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Defiance County, Ohio

Free help in Defiance, Ohio

9 places in Defiance, plus 7 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Defiance8

Defiance

Catholic Food Pantry

Food pantry, a Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
715 Jefferson Avenue, Defiance, OH 43512

Call first. Hours come from the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank pantry map.Suggest an update
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Hebron Ministries

Food pantry, a Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
1123 Ayersville Avenue, Defiance, OH 43512

Call first. Hours come from the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank pantry map.Suggest an update
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Restoration Tabernacle Church

Food pantry, a Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
9119 Christy Road, Defiance, OH 43512

Call first. Hours come from the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank pantry map.Suggest an update
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St. John's Lutheran, Defiance

Food pantry, a Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
655 Wayne Avenue, Defiance, OH 43512

Call first. Hours come from the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank pantry map.Suggest an update
Defiance

St. Paul's United, Defiance

Food pantry, a Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
400 Wayne Street, Defiance, OH 43512

Call first. Hours come from the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank pantry map.Suggest an update
Defiance

Temple Of Praise Assembly

Food pantry, a Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
505 Elbert St., Defiance, OH 43512

Call first. Hours come from the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank pantry map.Suggest an update

Health and dental in Defiance1

Defiance

Defiance Community Health Center

Community health center run by Health Partners of Western Ohio. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1018 Ralston Ave, Defiance, OH 43512

Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

Also helps people in Defiance7

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Countywide

Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank (call to find a pantry near you)

Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank serves Defiance County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
24 East Woodruff Avenue, Toledo, OH 43604

Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.

Statewide

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

Veterans Crisis Line

Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.

Hours
Open 24 hours a day, every day
Statewide

VA national phone lines

VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.

Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern

Questions people ask in Defiance

Where can I get free food in Defiance, Ohio?

We have confirmed 9 places that can help in Defiance: Believers Church International-New Covenant Church (Call for hours), (419) 782-1851, call first; Catholic Food Pantry (Call for hours), (419) 782-2776, call first; Hebron Ministries (Call for hours), (419) 980-0269, call first. 6 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Defiance, Ohio?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Defiance: Defiance Community Health Center, (567) 239-4562. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Defiance, Ohio?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Defiance: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Defiance, Ohio?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Defiance: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

Where can I get free legal help in Defiance, Ohio?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Defiance: Legal Aid of Western Ohio, (888) 534-1432. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

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