COMMUNITY RESOURCES
LaRue County, Kentucky
John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." (ESV)
Community Action Center - 120 S Greensburg St, Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-3937, larueca@ckcac.org (Chastity Walters)
Occasional financial help with education, employment, rent and utilities
Helpful resource for employment opportunities
Family Resource, Youth Service Centers (FRYSC) - serving all LaRue County children, check your local school and contact for more info!
LaRue County High School, 925 S. Lincoln Blvd., Hodgenville KY 42748, (270) 358-2210, marsha.duncan@larue.kyschools.us
LaRue County Middle School, 911 S. Lincoln Blvd. Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-3196, lindsey.bryan@larue.kyschools.us
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, 2101 Lincoln Farm Rd, Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-4112, ellen.shelton@larue.kyschools.us
Hodgenville Elementary School, 33 Eagle Lane, Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-3506, melissa.pearman@larue.kyschools.us
Department for Community Based Services - 105 Howard Street, Hodgenville, KY 42748-0169, (270) 358-4175, www.chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dfs
SNAP food stamp program, KTAP (money payment for people with young children), signup assistance for KCHIP, medicaid (Passport, Aetna, Humana, & Wellcare - www.kynect.ky.gov ) and insurance (affordable care act), voters registration help, referrals to community department
call (855) 306-8959 for general questions and applications for family support in case you do not want to visit the local office
Clarity Solutions for Women - schedule a confidential appointment at (270) 234-1122, 105 E Memorial Dr., Elizabethtown, KY 42701-2502, www.clarityky.com
Free pregnancy test with results, free ultrasound exam, accurate information on pregnancy options, STD/STI Information, Complimentary consultation with a nurse
Warm Blessings - 609 E Dixie Ave, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 (by Etown Donut), (270) 763-9276, www.warmblessingsinc.com
providing meals to hungry people (with the vision to offer emergency shelter to people in crisis), showers, washer, dryer
Hot meals are served Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Community Health Clinic of Hardin and LaRue Counties - 114 East Memorial Drive, Elizabethtown, Ky 42701, info@thecommunityhealthclinic.com, (270) 763-9589, www.thecommunityhealthclinic.com
Free Health Care to uninsured at 300% Federal Poverty Level or below, Prescription Medication, Assistance to uninsured/under insured.
A Prescription Drug Box is available for safe disposal of unused or expired prescription medications it is located at the Hodgenville Police Department (24 hours a day 7 days a week) 109 High Street, Hodgenville.
Kentucky Child Care Assistance Program - 924 North Mulberry St. Ste. 118, Elizabethtown, KY, 1-800-809-7076, www.childcarecouncilofky.com
Community Action Transportation Services (CATS) For Medicaid/Passport Scheduling 1-800-245-2826 all other scheduling 1-800-242-8225
Child Protective Services (CPS) – 270-358-4175 [ see also “Child Abuse” in Emergency services]
Aging & Disability Resource Center through Lincoln Trail 270-769-6082 or 1-800-264-0393 www.ltadd.org
Services include:
Adult Daycare – Supervised care & organized activities during the day. Centers located in Elizabethtown and Hodgenville
Family Caregiver Support – Assistance for caregivers of individuals who are 60+. Assistance also to provide grandparents raising grandchildren under 18 years old.
In-Home Services- Provides assistance with activities of daily living, including homemaking, personal care, escort, respite, and chore service.
Home Delivered Meals- Provides nutritionally balanced meals to the homebound.
KPAP - Prescription Assistance 270-292-1862
Legal Aid – 502-584-1254 or 1-800-292-1862
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESOURCES
Child Abuse Reporting
First step - Call LaRue County Sheriff ((270) 358-3120) or Hodgenville Police ( (270) 358-3013) or at 911, They will assess the situation and take necessary steps like contacting the Child Protective Services (Protection & Permanency)
Call second, or for anonymous reporting - Regional Reporting - (Centralized Intake - Salt River Region) 1-888-403-5090. Request a reference number, Call back within 24 hours to find out if the report is “accepted” and meets the criteria for action. If the report is "accepted", social workers will begin the investigative process to determine is the report is “substantiated.”
State 24/7 Hotline - 1-877-597-2331
National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD
Local walk in reporting - Protection and Permanency Services [aka CPS, Child Protective Services], 105 Howard Street, Hodgenville, KY 42748-0169, (270) 358-4175.
Domestic Violence
First - Get Out!, Second - Call LaRue County Sheriff ((270) 358-3120) or Hodgenville Police ( (270) 358-3013) or at 911, Third - Go to a local hospital emergency room
Fourth - Call Springhaven Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7 free help) at 1-800-767-5838 (/www.springhaveninc.org)
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE
Suicide Hotlines - check out a helpful resource called "What does the Bible say about suicide?" at www.trustworthyword.com/suicide/
National Hopeline Network: 1-800-SUICIDE
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (Español: 1-888-628-9454)
Communicare Behavioral Health Counseling - www.communicare.org/hardin.asp
lots of counseling and inpatient/outpatient (short term) services, Elizabethtown (1-888-344-8066) and for 24/7 Crisis Situations (1-800-641-4673, Children’s & Adult Crisis Unit for individuals at risk to themselves and others), able to give other resources and refer to other agencies
Behavioral and Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug services, Habilitation and Vocational Services, Crisis Stabilization, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, and more
Hodgenville Clinic - 604 Beechtree St., Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-5667, individual, family, couple, group, adolescents with addictions, nurse practitioner for mental health service
Sexual Abuse Counseling
See Communicare contact information above for outpatient and inpatient counseling and help
Silverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services - Victims only, not perpetrators, even if perpetrator was already a victim, 24/7 availability, 10 minute screen phone call to assess the situation then an appointment is scheduled for evaluation, Elizabethtown, outpatient counseling, (270) 234-9236
LARUE COUNTY AREA CHURCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
CHURCHES THAT HAVE REGULAR FOOD PANTRIES
Shepherd’s Pie Food Pantry @ Magnolia Cumberland Presbyterian Church - 235 Old L&N Turnpike, Magnolia, KY 42757, (270) 324-3472. Every Tuesday pantry opens from 3- 6pm. Volunteers needed from 1-3p or 6pm.
Hodgenville United Methodist Church - 825 Tonieville Rd., Hodgenville, KY, 270-358-3028. Has a regular food pantry that gives out every 4th Wednesday of each month at 5:00 pm
LaRue County Church of Christ - 1136 Old Elizabethtown Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-9812. 4th Wednesday of month @ 6:00PM - 7:00PM, 4th Friday of month @ 9:30AM - 12:00PM
WJCR Radio, P.O. Box 91, Upton, KY 42784, (270) 369-8614. Every Wednesday @ 9:00AM (limit one visit per month)
CHURCHES WITH EMERGENCY FOOD SERVICES
Buffalo Baptist Church - 2530 Greensburg Road, Buffalo, KY 42716, (270) 325-3820
Harvestland Community Church, 4761 Lincoln Parkway, Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-5418
Hodgenville First Baptist Church, 730 Tonieville Rd., Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-3193, www.FBCHodgenville.org
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 4893 Mt. Sherman Road, Mt. Sherman, KY 42764, (270) 324-3679
Hodgenville United Methodist Church - 825 Tonieville Rd., Hodgenville, KY, 270-358-3028
OTHER BENEVOLENCE ASSISTANCE
Help with Unexpected Needs, Hodgenville Christian Church - 100 West Main Street, Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 358-4049
Mission Store – Furniture/Household Items, Magnolia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 235 Old L&N Turnpike, Magnolia, KY 42757, (270) 324-3472 or (270) 766-8365
Clothing Closet - South Fork Baptist Church, 4915 New Jackson Hwy., Hodgenville, KY 42748, (270) 325-3626, www.southforkbaptistchurch.com
If you have updates to this information, please send it to jonathan.l.carl@gmail.com
We appreciate your help!