Connecting You to Local Resources
OHIO Zanesville is committed to supporting the well-being of those we serve. Not only do we provide on-campus support resources to help you thrive, we have also created the Student Community Resource Guide to help you identify local resources available for a variety of situations.
For a complete of resources by county, please visit the Muskingum Valley Educational Resource website.
Quick Resources
Student-Specific Resources
Community Resources
There are many resources available throughout the region for students, faculty, staff and community members. We have compiled a list of local resources to help you connect with them and find the support you need.
To learn about resources, select the type of resource you need to see a full list of options.
Clothing Assistance
OHIO Zanesville Career Closet
The Career Closet provides students with business professional and business casual clothes for interviews, career fairs, formal events or any career-related function, both on and off campus.
- Location:Elson Hall on the second floor in room 226.
- Contact: Summer Jacobs
Eastside Community Ministries
Eastside Community Ministry is an ecumenical ministry seeking to help people transform their lives by meeting their basic needs and offering them education, life skills training, and relationship building opportunities.
- Location:221 Stillwell Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.452.7519
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army exists within a community to serve in various avenues for homeless and needy families.
- Location:515 Putnam Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.452.8350
Financial Services
211 # Hotline
Dial 211 to schedule a FREE tax filing appointment.
OHIO Zanesville Financial Aid and Scholarships
All financial aid packages are processed on the Athens campus, but the the Zanesville campus Financial Aid Office is available to answer all of your questions and help you secure financial aid.
- Contact Info:Mrs. Vicki DeLucas, Assistant Director of Regional Financial Aid
- Location:Elson Hall 141
- Phone: 740.588.1441
- Email: delucas@ohio.edu
Scholarship Central at the Muskingum County Community Foundation
Scholarship Central includes a search of available scholarships. Connect with them by scheduling an appointment or attending ACT Prep and upcoming events.
- Location:534 Putnam Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.453.5192
- Email: scholarshipcentral@mccf.org
Ohio Means Jobs Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy is the ability to understand how money works in the world: how someone manages to earn or make it, how that person manages it, how he/she invests it and how that person donates it to help others. This resources offers budget tools, and other learning tools.
- Location:445 Woodlawn Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.454.0161
Additional Resources:
Food Services
OHIO Zanesville Cat's Cupboard
The Cat's Cupboard offers non-perishable food items and hygiene products for students in need. See Jason Howard in Student Services for more information or complete the survey to request items.
211 # Hotline
Dial 211 to get connected to a list of pantries near you.
Christ's Table
Christ's Table is a non-profit hot meal site that serves lunch Monday-Saturday from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Location:28 S. 6th Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.452.9766
Eastside Community Ministries
Eastside Community Ministry is an ecumenical ministry seeking to help people transform their lives by meeting their basic needs and offering them education, life skills training and relationship building opportunities.
- Location:221 Stillwell Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.452.7519
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army exists within a community to serve in various avenues for homeless and needy families.
- Location:515 Putnam Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.452.8350
Health Services
211 # Hotline
Dial 211 to get connected to health insurance, maternal health programs, children's health insurance programs, crisis intervention, and medical information lines.
Genesis Healthcare System
- Location:2951 Maple Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.454.4000
Zanesville-Muskingum Health Department
- Location:205 N. 7th Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.454.9741
Homelessness & Housing
211 # Hotline
Dial 211 to get connected to shelters in your area.
Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority
Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority (ZMHA) coordinates housing assistance for low-income individuals across six different neighborhoods including: Adams Circle, Maple Terrace, Bonifield Court, Michael Drive, Lazelere, and Race Circle.
- Location:407 Pershing Road, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.454.9714
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army exists within a community to serve in various avenues for homeless and needy families.
- Location:515 Putnam Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.452.8350
Lifewell
An overnight only shelter, which is open from 9 p.m.-9 a.m. every night.
- Location:857 Putnam Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
- Phone: 740.221.3653
- Email: wigalfrench@yahoo.com
Intimate Partner Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Phone: 1.800.799.7233
- Text:START to 88788
Transitions
- Telephone: 740.454.3213
Mental & Behavioral Health
National Suicide Prevention Hotline Numbers
Numbers to Call
- 988
- 1.800.273.TALK ( 1.800.273.8255 )
- 1.800.SUICIDE ( 1.800.784.2433 )
- 1.877.SUICIDA ( 1.877.784.2432 ) (Spanish)
Numbers to Text
- Text HOME to 741741
211 # Hotline
Dial 211 to get connected to suicide prevention programs/help and counseling services.
Allwell Behavioral Health
Allwell Behavioral Health Services is a private, not-for-profit provider of comprehensive community mental health services in Coshocton, Guernsey, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble and Perry counties.
AllWell provides currently enrolled Ohio University Zanesville students with access to in-person counseling services. Students can take advantage of up to 3 sessions with a licensed counselor, either on campus or at one of AllWell’s many locations throughout SE Ohio. Connect with a licensed counselor by calling 740.588.6227 .
- Location:2845 Bell Street, Zanesville, OH
- Phone: 740.454.9766
Additional Student Mental Health & Well-Being Resources
To learn more about all of the mental health and well-being resources available to Zanesville Campus students, visit the Counseling Services webpage. Resources include: TimelyCare, WellTrack Boost, and Togetherall, as well as links to more comprehensive resources.
Parenting Resources
211 # Hotline
Dial 211 to get connected to child care, educational programs for low-income, after-school programs, summer camps and recreation programs, family resource centers, and tutoring and protective services.
WIC
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk.
- Phone: 740.454.9741
- Email: help@zmchd.org
Forever Dads
Forever Dads encourages, educates, and equips men as fathers to develop positive relationships with their children, family and community.
- Location:109 Madison Street, Zanesville, Ohio
- Phone: 740.543.1323
Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department
See the top "Families" tab to access a great number of resources for families to promote health and well-being.
- Location:205 N 7th Street, Zanesville, Ohio
- Email: help@zmchd.org
- After Hours Emergency Line(after 4:30 p.m.): 740.280.2227
- Office Hours:8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Substance Use Disorder Resources
211 # Hotline
Dial 211 to get connected to support groups, counseling, and drug and alcohol intervention and rehabilitation.
Drug Free Muskingum
Connect with Drug Free Muskingum for detox options, residential treatment options, outpatient treatment options, medication assisted treatment options, AA/NA and Alanon meeting lists, as well as transportation options.
- Location:1840 East Pike, Zanesville, Ohio
- Phone: 740.452.3637
Zanesville-Cedar Ridge Behavioral Health
Cedar Ridge Behavioral Health Solutions (CRBHS), is are committed to enriching the lives of individuals and families throughout Central and Southeastern Ohio. Their highly-qualified and caring therapists are dedicated to providing each individual we serve with the best possible opportunity to reach his or her full potential.
- Location:441 Putnam Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio
- Phone: 855.454.1266
Allwell Behavioral Health
Allwell Behavioral Health Services is a private, not-for-profit provider of comprehensive community mental health services in Coshocton, Guernsey, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble and Perry counties.
- Location:2845 Bell Street, Zanesville, OH
- Phone: 740.454.9766
Muskingum Valley Health Center
Muskingum Valley Health Center (MVHC) Addiction Services provides substance abuse treatment to individuals, including pregnant women, battling opiate, alcohol, and other substance abuse. MVHC locations include Zanesville, Cambridge, Coshocton, Malta, and South Zanesville.
- Phone: 888.454.5157
Transportation Resources
211 # Hotline
Dial 211 to get connected to transportation assistance.
South East Area Transit
The mission of South East Area Transit (SEAT) is Safe Efficient Affordable Transportation.
- Location:224 Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio
- Phone: 740.454.8573
Muskingum County Job and Family Services
Muskingum County Job and Family Services supervises the county's public assistance, employment services, child care, and child support programs.
- Location:445 Woodlawn Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio
- Phone: 740.454.0161
- Email: muski_info@jfs.ohio.gov
- Hours:7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Utility Resources
Muskingum County Community Action
Provides utility bill and utility repair assistance to low to moderate income residents of Muskingum County. Programs also include weatherization, emergency services, and affordable housing development.
- Location:928 Lee Street, Zanesville, Ohio
- Phone: 740.453.5703
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally-funded program managed by the Ohio Department of Development to help income-eligible households with winter heating costs.
- Phone:Call 988 then press 1
- Text:838255
Veteran's Services
OHIO Zanesville Veterans Services
The Zanesville Veteran Services team can help you get started on your journey through higher education, from applying and admission to using your GI benefits.
- Phone: 740.588.1439
- Email: howardj2@ohio.edu
Muskingum County Veterans Services
The Muskingum County Veterans Services offices serves veterans by advocating to ensure they receive appropriate services, benefits and entitlement under Title 59 (Ohio Revised Code).
- Location:225 Underwood Street, Zanesville, Ohio
- Phone: 740.455.7149
Zanesville Veterans Administration Community Based Outpatient Center
The outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, nutrition counseling, treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), vision care, smoking cessation and more.
- Location:2800 Maple Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio
- Phone: 740.453.7725
VA Crisis Hotline
24/7, confidential crisis support for Veterans and their loved ones. You do not have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.
- Phone: 988 then press 1
- Text:838255
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Questions?
If you have any questions about the resources available on this page, please email ouzcare@ohio.edu to connect with the Campus Care Team.