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out of date.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
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:
.
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