Bowling Green, KY, Community Resources
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Community Referral Resources


Always check the referral office before giving a mentioned resource to a client. Such things quickly go out of date.

Originally Compiled by Saundra Starks
Revised and Updated by Sally Kuhlenschmidt, 8/91, 2/95, 8/96, 8/01


Abuse

Child Abuse/Child Neglect

  • Department of Social Services 843-5447
  • Police, County Attorney
  • Child Protection, Inc. 781-6714 (Family Enrichment Center)
  • Nat'l Child Safety Council Childwatch 800/222-1464
    Reporting
  • Days Bureau for Social Services 781-2750
  • Nights Comp Care Center; Help Line 843-4357; Abuse Hotline 1-800-752-6200

    Spouse Abuse

  • Barren River Area Safe Space 843-1183; Toll Free Crisis Only 800/928-1183; Business 502-781-9334

    Adult Abuse

  • Warren Co 842-6101 or 782-6507
  • Human Resources Ombudsman 1-800-372-2973
  • Social Services Hotline 1-800-752-6200
  • Longterm Care Ombudsman 1-800-372-2991

    Advocacy

  • Dept of Public Advocacy 1-800-372-2988

    Aging Services

  • Barren River Aging Services 782-9223
  • Alzheimer's Association 1-800-221-1277
  • Concern Telephone Program (checks on elderly) 781-4330
  • Dept for Social Insurance 781-5425 (also disabled or blind;
  • Medicaid, Food stamps, energy assistance)
  • Aging Information Line 1-800-395-7654 or 782-9223

    Alcohol

  • Information 1-800-432-9337
  • Warrem Co. 842-6101 or 782-6507
  • Alcoholics Anonymous 782-5267
  • Alcohol Abuse 24 Hr Hotline 800/444-9999
  • AL-ANON (Families of Alcoholics) 842-3188 or 782-4041
  • AL-ATEEN (Children of Alcoholics) 842-3188
  • ACOA-Adult Children of Alcoholics 782-5267 (answering service 842-3188)

    Alcohol/Drug Abuse (Outpatient Services)

  • LifeSkills, Substance Abuse Counseling 842-2546
  • Cottage Psychological Clinic 842-0707
  • Careunit 270-796-5100
  • Drug Information Service for Kentucky 800/432-9337 (information and referral)
  • Rivendell 843-1199
  • Sowders & Associates 782-3583
  • Medical Center 796-2550
  • Koala Outreach, Nashville 842-0222
  • Earl B. Williams, MD 781-5111
  • Narcotics Anonymous 782-4029

    Alcohol/Drug Abuse (Inpatient)

  • Careunit 270-796-5100

    AIDS

  • AIDS Southern Ky, Inc (ASK) 842-5833
  • National AIDS hotline: Recorded Information 1-800-342-2437; 800/654-AIDS; Spanish 344-7432; TTY for deaf 243-7889
  • HIV Coordinator, Health Dept. 781-8039

    Allergies

  • These companies will send a list of allergen-free products or products with known allergens: General Mills 800/231-0308; Nabisco Foods 800/932-7800; Pillsbury Co. 800/767-4466

    Behavior Problems

  • Children and Adults w/Attention Deficit Disorders. Doug and Linda Foster 842-2843
  • Creating Alternatives through Respite Expansion. statewide respite service for children and adults w/behavior problems or mental retardation and physical care needs. Linda McAuliffe (502)459-5292.

    Cancer

  • Cancer Center (Hopeline, some information or counseling) 1-800-422-6237, 1-800-638-6694
  • American Cancer Society 782-3654
  • I Can Cope 782-3654
  • Matthews Foundation for Prostrate Cancer Research 800/234-6284

    Children's Services (mental health)

  • Lifeskills 842-4864

    Cocaine Hotline

  • 1-800-662-4357

    Comprehensive Care Centers

  • Allen Co 237-4481
  • Barren Co. 651-8378
  • Butler Co. 526-3877
  • Edmonson Co. 597-2713
  • Hart Co. 524-9883
  • Logan Co. 726-3629
  • Metcalfe Co. 432-4951
  • Monroe Co. 487-5655
  • Simpson Co. 586-8826
  • Warren Co. 842-6344

    Developmental Problems (Children)

  • Regional Child Development Clinics 843-8284
  • Diagnostic Network Coordination Center 745-5363
  • Kentucky Interdisciplinary Diagnostic Services (private) 782-7288
  • Lifeskills Industry 842-8813, 842-6970
  • Panorama (Sheltered Workshop for the Mentally Retarded) 782-7770
  • Project ASSET (Supported employment) 1-800-372-7172
  • Headstart
  • Child Evaluation Center, Louisville, KY 1-588-5331

    Diabetes

  • American Diabetic Association 781-4330
  • KY Diabetes Control Program (Barren River Health Dept, Diabetes Team) 781-2490

    Disabilities

  • American Disabilities Act Hotline 1-800-466-4ADA
  • Studio for the Handicapped records for visually impaired. Sandy Koukola, 11403 Park Road, Anchorage KY 40223, (502)245-5422
  • Easy Access Housing free brochure available from Easy Access, national Easter Seal Society, 70 East Lake St., Chicago, IL 60601 (also 3$ in 1992 Lifetime Homes-floor plans)
  • American Speech and Hearing Association 1-800-638-TALK
  • Network for travelers with disabilities (615)552-6670.
  • Computerized bulletin board for travel planning as above: modem 516-887-5804. voice 516-887-5684.

    Dying/Grief

  • Hospice of Bowling Green, Inc. 782-3402
  • SHARE (parents who lost infant) 781-2150

    Emergency Needs

  • H.O.T.E.L., Inc 782-1263
  • Salvation Army 843-3485
  • Southern KY Community Action Agency 782-3162
  • St. Vincent De Paul Society 781-0432
  • Welfare Center 843-5340

    Employment

  • Department for Manpower Services 781-8400
  • WKU Student Employment Placement 745-5513
  • WKU Cooperative Education 745-3095
  • Department for Job Services 781-5425

    Food Stamps

  • Dept. for Social Insurance 781-5516

    Handicapped, Physical

  • Commission for Handicapped Children 781-2490
  • Dept for the Blind and VIsually Impaired 843-5479
  • Yellow Cab Co (offers charitable rates) 843-3232

    Health-related (other than cancer, diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases)

  • American Red Cross 781-7377
  • American Heart Association 842-5700
  • Arizona Heart Institute Hartline 800/345-HART
  • Healthy Hearts--Cardiac Rehabilitation 781-2150
  • Heart Smart--Cardio/Pulmonary Rehab 781-4330
  • National Herpes Hot Line 919/361-8488
  • Barren River Gastric By-Pass Assoc 781-4330
  • Barren River Distric Health Dept 842-0061
  • Barren River Ostomate Assoc 781-4330
  • Bowling Green Kidney Center 782-1318
  • Digestive Disorders 301-654-3810
  • La Leche League (breast-feeding) 781-3229
  • Multiple Sclerosis Support Group 842-0654
  • Premenstrual Syndrome Support Group 781-2150
  • Reach to Recovery (mastectomy) 782-3654

    HELP Line (Crisis Counseling)

  • 843-HELP

    Home Health Care

  • Barren River Distric Health Dept 781-2490
  • Foster Medical 781-2787
  • Barren River Aging Services 782-9223
  • Family Care Home Health 781-4911
  • Medical Center Home Care Program 781-2150
  • Lifeline 781-0702

    Hospice (Care for the Terminally Ill)

  • 782-3402

    Hospitals

  • Cancer Treatment for Southern KY 781-7178
  • HCA Greenview Hospital 781-4330
  • Medical Center at Bowling Green 781-2150, 745-1000
  • Ambulance 843-1174
  • Rivendell Center 843-1199, 800/548-2621

    Housing Discrimination

  • 1-800-424-8590
  • Human Rights Comm. 782-7900

    Learning Disabilities

  • Assoc. for Children and Adults w/ LD, Inc. 781-2711 or 412/341-1515 or 412/341-8077

    Legal Services

  • Cumberland Trace Legal Services 782-1924

    Mental Health

  • Bowling Green Alliance for the Mentally Ill 842-5955/793-0186
  • Emotions Anonymous 782-8393
  • The Wishing Well 782-9925
  • VietNam Veterans group 842-5642
  • LifeSkills, Counseling Center 842-6344
  • LifeSkills, Psychiatric Assoc 842-4454

    Mental Retardation

  • The Arc is formerly known as The Association for Retarded Citizens.
  • Creating Alternatives through Respite Expansion. statewide respite service for children and adults w/behavior problems or mental retardation and physical care needs. Linda McAuliffe (502)459-5292.

    Narcotics

  • Narcotics Anonymous 782-4029

    Pregnancy

  • Teenage Parent Program 781-0357
  • INTENDS-Information 1-800-468-3637
  • Pregnancy Support Center 781-5050
  • Warren County Coalition on Teenage Pregnancy 781-2381
  • Liberty Godparent Foundation (24 hr crisis counseling, referral network 1-800-368-3336)

    Rape Counseling

  • Hotline 782-1848
  • Rape Crisis Center 782-5014
  • Rape Crisis & Prevention Center 1-800-347-1848

    Senior Centers (multi-services are provided) Counties:

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  • Allen 237-3691
  • Barren 651-6288 & 773-2800
  • Butler 526-5268
  • Edmonson 597-3116; Hart 524-1019
  • Logan 726-9884, 542-4968 & 539-6051
  • Metcalfe 432-7213
  • Monroe 487-5602, 457-3016 & 434-3544
  • Simpson 586-9411
  • Warren 842-6101 & 782-6507.

    Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  • National STD Hotline 800/227-8922
  • ASHA Resource Center 800/230-6039
  • National AIDS Hotline (See AIDS)
  • National Herpes Hot Line 919/361-8488

    Single Parents

  • Parents Without Partners 842-8445 or 842-3343

    Social Security SSI (Disability)

  • 842-0111

    Surrogate parent

  • Big Brothers & Sisters 781-1180
  • Foster Grandparents 782-3162

    Vocational Rehabilitation/Adult Education

  • Dept of Vocational Rehabilitation781-5492
  • Dislocated Worker's Progream 843-5423
  • Adult Studies Center (G.E.D help) 843-5700
  • H.O.T.E.L., Inc (Christian org.) 782-1263

    Volunteer

  • Volunteer Connection 842-4281

    Weight Control-- private companies are in phone book

  • Overeaters Anonymous 781-2150, ext 2213
  • Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) 782-1231, 1-800-932-8677


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