Community Support Services

02/07/2026

We are proud to partner with Klein's Pharmacy to offer an added layer of care and convenience for our clients. Having a Klein's on site at our main campus is another way CSS provides comprehensive care that meets clients and patients where they are. Learn more about how Klein's and CSS work together at https://www.cssbh.org/pharmacy!

02/06/2026

❗️WARMING CENTER UPDATES!❗️
◼️The City of Akron, Ohio - Mayor's Office will extend hours at Summit Lake Community Center (380 W. Crosier St.) this weekend to provide a warming center for residents in need. The center will be open Saturday (Feb. 7) and Sunday (Feb. 8 ) between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day.
◼️The Emergency Overnight Warming Center located at 111 East Voris St. will be open nightly through Monday, Feb. 9. Operating hours are 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.

02/05/2026

From CSS' beginning to today, Terry Dalton has been a passionate supporter of CSS, its clients and mental health in our community and beyond. As chief operating officer from 1988 through 2005, Terry guided CSS in its infancy and facilitated its growth as we added new services and facilities and doubled our workforce. He had such an impact that CSS created the Dalton Fund for Meaningful Activities, which funds opportunities for staff to spend time with clients doing recreational activities. Terry retired as CSS' president and CEO in 2017, but he still generously supports CSS through donations and by spreading the word about CSS. Thank you, Terry, for all you've done - and continue to do!

02/04/2026

Thank you to the North Hill Crochet Club for crafting and donating these beautiful hats and scarves! They are warming the heads and hearts of individuals stopping in to our homeless outreach center!

02/03/2026

Securing housing is a huge win for our clients. But even achievements that may seem small in everyday life – like simply getting dressed and making it to a doctor’s appointment – are reason to celebrate. When our clients thrive, we can’t help but share in their joy.

If you or someone you love needs to find hope, better health and a pathway to success, we are here to help! Visit www.cssbh.org/get-started or call 330-996-9130.

If you want to be part of a team that not only celebrates client successes but helps build them, head to our careers page and see if one of our opportunities is the right fit for you. Visit www.cssbh.org/careers.

02/02/2026

The Akron Emergency Overnight Warming Center has extended dates to Feb. 8th. Please spread the word. Also, donations and volunteers help immensely! Visit www.AkronEmergencyShelter.org for updates and info.

The Akron Emergency Overnight Warming Center (EOWC) will be open on the following nights to provide a safe, warm place to sleep:

• Monday, February 2, 2026
• Tuesday, February 3, 2026
• Wednesday, February 4, 2026
• Thursday, February 5, 2026
• Friday, February 6, 2026
• Saturday, February 7, 2026
• Sunday, February 8, 2026

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 111 East Voris Street, Akron 44311
𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: Opens at 7 PM and closes at 8 AM

If you’re out and about, please let anyone you encounter know about this overnight resource. Share this post and pass it along to your networks.

This works when we look out for each other. Let’s keep building a model of community support that others can follow.

02/02/2026

The Summit County Point-In-Time (PIT) Count is an annual effort to count the number of individuals experiencing homelessness in our community.

On Tuesday, January 27, Summit County Continuum of Care, as well as volunteers, counted the number of people experiencing homelessness in a single day and distributed items of need.

If they are willing, those encountered answer survey questions to provide data on demographics and needs.

Community Support Services not only lends staff efforts to the annual count, but also uses the data gathered to guide our Homeless Outreach Center, emergency overnight warming center, and other services for the unhoused.

A donation to Community Support Services’ Homeless Outreach fund can help provide free laundry facilities, showers, and coffee at the Homeless Outreach Center (111 E. Voris Street in Akron) and an emergency overnight warming center during periods of extreme cold.

Please visit www.cssbh.org/homeless-outreach to learn how you can support our efforts.

01/30/2026

Are you ready to join us for our biggest event of the year? Tickets for Art of Recovery go on sale Feb. 1st!

Come to the event March 24th and enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres, learn about our art therapy program, and take home some gorgeous artwork! More than 50 works of professionally framed client-created art will be on display and up for bids.

BONUS: Purchase your tickets before Feb. 14 and enjoy a discount off the general admission price.

For information and tickets, visit www.cssbh.org/ArtofRecovery2026.

01/29/2026

Today's Thankful Thursday shoutout goes to our friends at NAMI Summit County! We value our longstanding partnership with this group and their dedication to supporting those with mental illness and their families while also fighting the stigma of mental illness. We're grateful for the support they've shown our clients through education, their housewarming program, financial support for our holiday bagging event, Rubber Ducks tickets and so much more. We're proud to provide space for their family support group each week, and we love that their offices are in our building! Thank you, NAMI, for all the great work that you do!

01/29/2026

Every year, thousands of homeless individuals visit the day room at the CSS homeless outreach center to take showers, do laundry, and rest.

About 700 of them engage with outreach staff to get help with mental health treatment, medical care, and housing options.

You can help those in need by donating to Community Support Services’ Homeless Outreach fund. Donations are gladly accepted to help those using the center and Emergency Overnight Shelters during periods of extreme cold.

Items requested include laundry detergent, personal care items, blankets, bus passes, and flashlights.

Please visit www.cssbh.org/homeless-outreach to learn how you can support our efforts.

01/29/2026

What an uplifting morning we had listening to Judge Joy Malek Oldfield sharing hope, encouragement and stories of successes through the Summit County Turning Point Program. Her dedication to raising up those with addiction struggles is inspiring! Thank you, Judge Oldfield, and thank you to Love Akron for putting a spotlight on hope, faith and recovery with this event.

Learn about the great work of the Summit Turning Point Program at https://www.summitcpcourt.net/adult-probation/specialty-supervision-units/the-turning-point-program/.

01/28/2026

Thank you to Signal Akron and Lauren Cohen for reporting on the dire need of volunteers at the Akron Emergency Overnight Warming Center. Providing a warm place to stay in these extreme temperatures can save unsheltered individuals from losing fingers, toes - and their lives. Please help if you can!

This week’s extreme cold weather has Akron’s warming centers and overnight shelters busy and seeking volunteers.