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Seeks to eliminate racial prejudice and remove all barriers of racial discrimination through advocacy, the electoral process, lobbying, litigation, organization, and protest. Works to resolve complaints of racial, gender, and other types of discrimination and seeks to empower African-Americans. Does not provide legal service. Memberships available.

Enforces provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act dealing with public accommodations and commercial facilities. The ADA Information Line provides technical assistance and information on state and local government issues and on places of public accommodations and commercial facilities.

Provides information on fetal development and organization's philosophy that advocates stopping abortion, infanticide and euthanasia. Provides speakers and educational material promoting the pro-life position. Refers women to local alternative pregnancy centers.

Provides client services for someone facing an unplanned pregnancy, Services are free and confidential and are tailored to help the client think through all options, including abortion, adoption, and parenting. Women's Center offers abortion alternatives including pregnancy tests and ultrasound to determined the fetus age and viability, and more. Offers free pregnancy test and assistance, free ultrasounds, post-abortion support group, and mentoring services. Also offers free material assistance, such as infant formula, diapers, infant needs etc. Quantities and ability to earn material assistance are determined by agency.

Provides various monthly community classes such as cooking and nutrition classes, CPR courses, GED classes, fitness classes, and health screenings.

Provides programs that assist migrant workers in developing the knowledge and skills needed to enable them to make decisions regarding their job conditions, compensation and human rights; also provides assistance in meeting social and economic challenges and supporting the rights of the migrant worker; a mobile medical van provides basic medical services to migrant farm workers; provides immigration counseling, referrals to housing, transportation and food needs to immigrant populations.

Works to protect and defend the civil rights of all persons. Concerned with eliminating racial discrimination and segregation from all aspects of American public life.

Provides the state's civil rights commission which investigates alleged acts of discrimination in areas of employment, housing, public accommodations and credit based on race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry handicap or military; also covers age and marital status in areas of credit; accepts charge affidavits, conducts investigations and makes recommendations to the Commission; it cannot give punitive damages, except in housing cases; cannot provide attorneys; does not represent anyone but the State of Ohio; accepts federal discrimination charges under Title VII, 1964 Civil Rights Act.

The Miami County Right To Life Society promotes and defends the right to life of all human beings by eliminating abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and provides education to help individuals understand threats to human dignity.

Provides a membership association that offers information and services for those in midlife and beyond. Covers topics such as caregiving, safety, housing, nutrition, legal issues and recreation. Lobbies and advocates on legislative, consumer and judicial concerns that impact older persons.

Facilitates a quarterly signature forum/educational series offered various methodology tools such as forum dialogue, panel discussion, speaking engagement or roundtable activity that emphasizing on opportunities and ways to increase women’s economic opportunities, strengthen their economic leadership, and advance the rights of women in the community.

Provides advocacy and support to the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered) community. Offers resource material, such as brochures and other printed materials on topics such as health and wellness concerns and coming out/questioning issues. Also provides a mechanism to record hate crimes that have occurred in the service area as well as providing support, information, and referrals to appropriate services for victims of hate crimes. Supports the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that protect and promote the rights and interests of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender individuals, cross-dressers, and people who are in the process of coming out or who are questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Provides information and resources upon which individuals and the general public may make informed decisions reagrdign various topics of fetal development, abortion, alternatives to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia.

Works to protect the rights of the homeless: monitors to assure that municipalities do not unfairly target the homeless or broadly enforce laws which would be harmful to the homeless; assists homeless persons who may have been the victims of hate crimes; coordinates information exchange regarding the rights of the homeless. The agency has experts on homeless voting available to assist with registration, get out the vote or in-person identification issues. Holds forums at shelters and drop-in centers to uncover problems, and responds with advocacy, letter-writing, and media attention to such problems.

Offers advocacy and support for the LGBTQ+ community, their friends, families, and allies. Conducts community education programs, hosts public events, such as the annual SOGI Family Pride.

Protects and advocates, in partnership with people with disabilities, for human, civil and legal rights. Program staff include ombudspersons, disability rights advocates and attorneys who advocate for individual and systemic change through individual, group and class action cases; monitoring policies and legislative activity; and education and training.

Promote awareness, education, peer support, as well as, advocacy for the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual, and our Allies) community within the Mahoning Valley. Host monthly peer support groups within a safe-space center, provide events, trainings, and services for the LGBTQIA+ community, offer LGBTQIA+ inclusive training for area organizations and businesses.

Counsels, mediates, and advocates on behalf of Muslims and other Arabs who have experienced discrimination, defamation, or hate crimes. Works to protect and defend the constitutional rights of Muslims in America.

Provides information and education, community services, judicial and consumer advocacy, and membership service.

Provides information and resources upon which individuals and the general public may make informed decisions reagrdign various topics of fetal development, abortion, alternatives to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia.

Works to protect and defend the civil rights of all persons. Concerned with eliminating racial discrimination and segregation from all aspects of American public life.

Provides information and resources upon which individuals and the general public may make informed decisions reagrdign various topics of fetal development, abortion, alternatives to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia.

Program sponsors educational programs including workshops on human relations, inter-religious activities, and prejudice. Provides a speakers bureau and film library about Jews, Judaism, Israel, and the Jewish community.

Provides advocacy for people with mental illness.

Organizes advocacy and educational programs aimed at elimination of racial and other discrimination; conducts voter registration drives; lobbies in the legislature against discrimination and segregation.