Services

2-1-1

Comprehensive Information and Referral phone line, 2-1-1. Our certified referral specialists are available 24 hours a day to respond when your situation requires the devotion and expertise of a caring professional.

Beyond The Freeway

Raising awareness of the issues surrounding poverty and homelessness in our community and connecting tour participants with opportunities to help the impoverished and homeless population.

BOARDLINK

Boardlink works with nonprofit agencies on a case-by-case basis to help them manage and develop productive boards. We also connect volunteers interested in serving on the governing or advisory board of a nonprofit to a collection of over 800 organizations in Franklin County.

Community Resources

Access immediate assistance with quick reference guides to emergency shelters, soup kitchens, community clinics, clothing and food pantries in the Columbus community.

Customized Information Services

Using our state-of-the-art database, we can custom create directories of service providers, social service statistical data, and much more.

Dental OPTIONS

Assisting Ohioans with special health care needs and financial barriers to obtain needed dental care.

Foodlink

Referral Specialists connect people to food pantries and soup kitchens to meet emergency food needs.

Kinship Navigator

FIRSTLINK, in cooperation with Franklin County Children Services, provides the Kinship Care Navigator Program to assist caregivers Caring for a child other than your own.

Mentoring Center

Pathlink

Pathlink is a community service program which aids in the positioning of personally challenged people by accessing appropriate and satisfying volunteer placements through a helpful linkage process.