COMMUNITY INDEX RESOURCE GUIDE - Hoosier …

1 COMMUNITY INDEX . RESOURCE GUIDE Information and Referral .. 2. Children's Services 2, 3, 4, 5. FOR Crisis Services .. 5, 6. Employment and Training .. 7. WASHINGTON Food, Clothing, Rent, Utilities, Household, Etc.. 7, 8, 9. Handicapped Services .. 10, 11, 12. COUNTY Health Services .. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Housing .. 16, 17. Legal Services ..17, 18. Older Adult .. 18, 19, 20. Recreational/Cultural .. 20, 21. Support Services .. 21, 22, 23. Transportation .. 24. For further information on The AgrAbility program serves farm families affected by services listed or other services not listed, disability through education and assistance. This free please call: program is funded by the USDA. It's about HOPE. Contact: Hoosier Uplands / Area 15 Agency on Aging Hoosier Uplands, 500 W Main St., Mitchell, IN 47446 or call INFORMATION AND REFERRAL 800-827-2219 or 812-849-4447. Visit the website at: or (812) 849-4457. or 1-800-333-2451. The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).

2 Provides free, unbiased health insurance information This RESOURCE GUIDE was developed for people with Medicare. SHIP provides tools and for the benefit of all: information to help you make decisions regarding your health care. It is a non-profit organization designed to Washington County Residents provide unbiased assistance for seniors and pre-retirees to find answers to their health insurance questions. All We do not claim to have listed all services of the services are free. Contact a SHIP Counselor at Hoosier Uplands at 800-333-2451 or 812-849-4457 or available to the COMMUNITY , but hope to have listed call the State Health Insurance Assistance Program at programs which will meet your 800-452-4800. most immediate needs. 1.. Children's Special Health Care Services INFORMATION & REFERRAL Indiana State Department of Health .. 800-475-1355. 2 N. Meridian Street, Suite 5C .. 317-233-1351. Hoosier Uplands Information & Referral Services Indianapolis, IN 46204.

3 800-333-2451 or 812-849-4457 CSHCS provides supplemental medical coverage to Main Office Salem Office help Indiana families of children age birth to 21 years 500 W. Main Street 902 S. Aspen Drive who have severe/chronic medical conditions and who Mitchell, IN 47446 Salem, IN 47167 meet the program's financial and medical criteria, pay 800-827-2219 800-487-8890 for treatment related to their child's condition. 812-849-4447 812-883-5368. Family 800-838-3008. Aging & COMMUNITY Services Offices 101 Noah's Lane .. 812-282-8479. 521 W. Main Street Jeffersonville, IN 47130. Mitchell, IN 47446 Services include youth counseling, therapeutic foster 800-333-2451 care, treatment program for adolescent sex offenders, 812-849-4457 behavioral health services, and support groups for Washington County Chamber of Commerce victims of sexual abuse. 201 E. Market Street, Suite 104 ..812-883-4303 First Steps of Southern Indiana .. 800-941-2450. Salem, IN 47167 Blue River Services, Inc.

4 Provides tourism information, brochures, Chamber Box 547. newsletter, industrial development information, small Corydon, IN 47112. business services, and information about groups, This program is for children, ages birth to three years, organizations and businesses in Washington County. who are experiencing developmental delays and/or Visit online at: have a diagnosed condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay. Some of the CHILDREN'S SERVICES many services offered by First Steps are Audiology, Developmental Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical ..800-755-8558 Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. PO Box 240 ..812-926-1585 Happy Hollow Children's Camp .. 812-988-4900. Aurora, IN 47001 3049 Happy Hollow Road Information and referral; free parent and provider Nashville, IN 47448. child care training; has contacts for Child Care and One week camp sessions at little or no cost for children Development Fund (CCDF) voucher program which ages 7-14 years from financially disadvantaged provides financial assistance for families who are families that live in the United Way of Central Indiana working or enrolled in school; and provides licensing demographic area, foster children from the state of to providers.

5 Visit online at: Indiana, and children with moderate to severe asthma Children's Learning Center at Goodwill of from the State of Indiana. Central and Southern Indiana, Hoosier Healthwise Helpline .. 800-889-9949. 1329 Applegate Lane Hoosier Healthwise is a health insurance program for Clarksville, IN 47129 Indiana children, pregnant women, and low-income We are a child development center and preschool families. Health care is provided at little or no cost to for children ages six weeks to five years. Our services Indiana families enrolled in the program. Other health set us apart from other child care facilities, allowing us needs such as prescriptions, dental care, vision care, to help all children, challenged to gifted, to develop to family planning services, and mental health services their full potential. SIRH offers therapies in-house so are also available as part of the Hoosier Healthwise you don't have to worry about taking your child to a program.

6 Separate facility during the workday. Visit online at: 2 3. Hoosier Uplands Children's Services Washington County WIC Program ..812-883-1394. Administrative Office .. 800-827-2219 504 Reid Avenue 500 W. Main Street .. 812-849-4447 Salem, IN 47167. Mitchell, IN 47446 Provides nutritional counseling and food vouchers for Offers opportunities and support for growth and change pregnant mothers and families with children age new- by providing a safe, healthy, nurturing environment born to age five. Eligibility based on income GUIDE - where families, children, and staff members can realize their potential within the greater COMMUNITY . Hoosier Uplands Head Start .. 812-883-5368 CRISIS SERVICES. 902 S. Aspen Drive ..800-487-8890. Adult Protective Hotline 800-992-6978. Salem, IN 47167. 806 Martinsburg Road, Suite 202 .. 812-883-5988. Early Head Start offers child development services to Salem, IN 47167. pregnant mothers and families with infants and young This organization investigates reports of persons age 18.

7 Children birth to age three. The home-based program and over who cannot make informed decisions due to supports children and their families through weekly mental illness, mental retardation, dementia, or other home visits and group socialization activities held physical or mental incapacity. These victims are twice a month. The home visits provide individualized, incapable of managing/directing the management of comprehensive services to support and strengthen the their property or providing/directing the provisions of relationships between infants, toddlers, and their self-care. These victims may be harmed or threatened parents. Families must meet income eligibility with harm as a result of neglect, battery, or exploitation requirements. of the individual's personal services or property. Head Start is a family centered child development program for three and four year olds. Our comprehen- American Red Cross .. 800-850-8894. sive services provide opportunities that help children to 1805 E.

8 8th Street .. 812-283-8416. develop school readiness skills and assist families in Jeffersonville, IN 47130. recognizing their role as their child's first and most Provides notification to active duty military personnel important teacher. Nutritious meals are served daily. of death, serious illness, or circumstance of immediate Transportation is provided where possible. The Salem family members; disaster assistance; one-family or Center offers half day classes. Families must meet COMMUNITY blood drives; health and safety classes, income eligibility requirements. including CPR and first aid. Visit online at: River Valley Resources, Inc. Region 5b Agent Child Care Voucher Program .. 866-652-7027 Federal Emergency Management Agency 800 E. 8th Street .. 812-949-4381 Disaster Assistance .. 800-621-3362. New Albany, IN 47150 Washington County .. 812-883-7523. To help with the cost of child care for those working This office works in conjunction with the Indiana and who meet guidelines for assistance, please call the Homeland Security.

9 Individuals and small business intake agent at the number listed above. owners who suffer damages may be eligible for assistance from: The Federal Emergency Management 21st Century COMMUNITY Learning Centers Agency (FEMA), other federal agencies, the Small After School Program 800-827-2219. Business Administration (SBA), and voluntary agencies. West Washington Elementary School ..812-849-4447. The assistance programs are available to those Operates from after school until 5:45 every day designated as disaster areas. Call the number above that school is in session serving 35 in grades K through 6. about application information. The vision of the program is to assist children in achieving their potential through Hoosier Hills PACT ..Crisis Line 888-883-1959. academic and social skills. No cost 35 Public Square .. 812-883-1959. to parents. 21st Century COMMUNITY Salem, IN 47167. Learning Centers grant funded. Domestic violence crisis telephone lines 24-hours a Limited transportation.

10 Day/7 days a week. Provide programs that encourage offenders to take responsibility for their actions, 4 5. involves the victim in the criminal justice process, addresses COMMUNITY needs, works for COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. safety, and provides cost-effective alternatives to incarceration. They have advocates available to American Red Cross .. 800-733-2767. assist victims of domestic violence. Hoosier Hills 404 E Main Street .. 812-265-3818. PACT in Salem offers a domestic violence shelter Madison, IN 47250. with hospital/legal advocacy and support groups. Disaster relief and COMMUNITY disaster education, health and safety services, armed forces emergency Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) services, blood services, and COMMUNITY services (pet Region 18 Washington County .. 812-883-4305 therapy) are provided by volunteers of the organization. 711 Anson Street, Suite 103 ..(Hotline)800-800-5556. Salem, IN 47167 National Able Network, 317-396-7800.