Bluegrass Resources
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Counties include: Franklin, Scott, Harrison, Nicholas, Bourbon, Fayette, Woodford, Anderson, Mercer, Jessamine, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Powell, Estill, Madison, Garrard, Boyle and Lincoln |
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Aging Services |
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Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging 
Comprehensive service delivery system to meet the needs of seniors in Central Kentucky
Bluegrass Area Development District
Links to aging services
Volunteers of America
Elderly service programs to promote health and independence for seniors
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
Multi-purpose community focal point for services to persons 60 and older in Fayette County
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Clothing |
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Garrard County Cooperative Parish
Provides direct assistance with clothing and shoes
Appalachian Region Missions
Provides direct assistance with clothing and shoes
The Hope Center
A variety of programs to help people get off the street and stay off the street, including emergency shelter, food and clothing assistance
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Education |
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Family Services
A vast array of services are available to families in Fayette County to help them become self-sufficient, including a GED Program and Post Secondary education
CEOC Commonwealth Educational Opportunity Center
Providing free advice and assistance to Kentucky adults seeking to improve their job opportunities through education in Bath, Estill, Montgomery, and Powell Counties
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Employment |
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Garrard County Cooperative Parish
Matches available jobs with those seeking work
Fort Logan Cooperative Ministries
Job referral service through Kentucky Appalachian Ministry
Central Kentucky Job Center
Regional connection for employment information and workforce training issues, catering to both businesses and job seekers
Family Services
A vast array of services are available to families in Fayette County to help them become self-sufficient, job placement services
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Financial Assistance |
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Garrard County Cooperative Parish
Assistance with clothing, shoes, utility bills and small home repairs, part of Kentucky Appalachian Ministry
Fort Logan Cooperative Ministries
Lincoln County Assistance with food, rent and utility bills, medical expenses, and a job referral program. (Part of the Kentucky Appalachian Ministry) LFUCG - Financial and Social Services Find short-term financial assistance for payment of rent and/or utilities to prevent eviction or utility cutoff in Fayette County
Utility Bill Assistance Programs
A list of utility bill assistance programs
Services for low-income people in Anderson, Boyle, Franklin, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer, Scott and Woodford Counties
Dedicated to combating poverty by offering opportunities for low income people to achieve self sufficiency in Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison and Nicholas Counties
Need-based strategies and family based services leading to family self sufficiency and economic self reliance
United Way of the Bluegrass 2-1-1
People in need are linked with health and human services in Scot, Anderson, Woodford, Fayette, Bourbon, Montgomery, Clark, Jessamine and Madison counties
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Food |
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Fort Logan Cooperative Ministries
Food assistance in Lincoln County
Appalachian Region Missions
Food assistance in Estill County
Gods Pantry Food Bank
Find a food pantry near you
The Hope Center
A variety of programs to help people get off the street and stay off the street, including emergency shelter, food and clothing assistance
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Health and Wellness |
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Bluegrass MH/MR Board
Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott and Woodford Counties
The Hope Center
Mental Health programs, Health Clinic, and a Recovery Program for men and women
Family Services
Health services for children and mothers include acute and preventive primary care, WIC, dental care, individual and family psychotherapy, speech and language therapy, physical and occupational therapy
NAMI of Lexington
A non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with severe and persistent mental illnesses
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Housing |
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Provides the Live Where You Work Housing Program, housing rehab assistance and housing investment partnerships in Fayette County
Winter care and shelter programs in Anderson, Boyle, Franklin, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer, Scott and Woodford Counties
The council works to serve the low income population through advocacy, service delivery and community involvement Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison and Nicholas Counties
New Liberty Homeless Shelter, weatherization, tenant based rental assistance, supportive housing, affordable housing, and homeownership counseling
Youth Services
Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, health clinic services, employment counseling, life skills, housing support and treatment in Fayette County
Volunteers of America
Affordable housing for low and moderate households
The Hope Center
A variety of programs to help people get off the street and stay off the street, including emergency shelter, food and clothing assistance
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Prescription Assistance |
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Faith Pharmacy
Short term medical assistance program
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Transportation |
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Wheels Transportation
Mass transit system for disabled individuals in Lexington-Fayette County
Lexington Bluegrass Mobility Office
Offers a carpool/vanpool commuter ride matching program that includes LexVan, a work commute vanpool leasing program that is available to anyone that lives or works in Fayette or any of the 18 county Bluegrass area
Foothills Community Action Partnership
Foothills Express operates a public deviated-fixed transportation route in Berea and Richmond
BUS Bluegrass Ultra-Transit Service
BUS, a rural public transit service, operates in Anderson, Boyle, Casey, Franklin, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer, Scott, Washington and Woodford Counties; Transportation service is available for both Public and the HSTD Brokerage
LKLP Community Action Council
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