Child and Family Services

Community Action - Child Care Centers
270-782-3162
921 Beauty Avenue
Provides quality, affordable child care services for ages six weeks and older to area families with two childcare centers in Bowling Green and one each in Brownsville, Edmonton, and Russellville; Evening care is offered in Bowling Green.

Community Action – Comm. Collaborations for Children - Support Service Aides
270-782-3162
921 Beauty Avenue
Provides services to children and families in cooperation with Department for Community Based Services Protection and Permanency; this project provides enhancement and preventative services to families in crisis or children at risk of abuse or neglect.

Department for Community Based Services – Family Support
270-746-7850
1010 State Street
Provide food stamp benefits (SNAP), Medicaid and other medical benefits for the elderly, medical transportation, Kchip and Kinship Care, KTAP, and KPC.

Department for Community Based Services – Protection and Permanency
270-746-7447
1010 State Street
Child protection, adult protection, and foster care and adoption.

Family Enrichment Center, Inc.
270-781-6714
441 Church Avenue
Empowering families and preventing child abuse by providing education, social support, crisis intervention, and a safe environment for children and their families. Services include Wee Care Nursery, Parent Education, Supervised Visitation Program, Adoption Resource Center, Parents as Teachers, Respite Child Care, parent support groups, and child abuse community awareness. Wee Care Nursery also provides free, Respite/drop-in childcare as space is available. Respite care is a free service to those who are receiving services from the Department for Community Based Services experiencing a crisis and those who are in the Foster Program. There is a sliding scale fee for those not referred by an approved agency or meet program criteria.

Lifeskills Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit
270-901-5000 ext 1301
822 Woodway Drive
Provides a place to stay and stabilize circumstances, emotions, and/or chemistry for people with severe mental illness such as depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, and other serious and chronic mental illness. Professionals work together with and encourage consumers and family members to resolve issues and situations that may have contributed to the crisis. Services are provided in a supportive environment without leaving the community or entering a hospital. Each resident is evaluated by mental health professionals and is involved in the development of his or her own personal treatment plan.

Lifeskills Child and Family Center – Warren County Services Center
270-901-5000 ext 1301
380 Suwannee Trail Street
Provide counseling, case management, home visitation, and assessments for child mental health clientele.

Lifeskills Child Crisis Stabilization Unit
270-901-5000 ext 1242
501 Chestnut Street
Provide a 24-hour crisis stabilization program for child mental health clientele ages 7 to 17 in a very informal, non-threatening environment.

Lifeskills Park Place Recovery Center
270-901-5000 ext 1268
822 Woodway Drive
The Park Place Recovery Center is a 14 to 28 day residential, 20 bed, co-ed treatment facility where women and men are housed separately. It offers non-medical detox services, psychotherapy, parenting and educational groups, individual counseling, medical lectures, gender-specific, 12-step groups and after care services. An assessment fee of $50 is charged. Park Place is open to all residents of the 10-county area. Other Kentucky State residents will be admitted with a referral.

Lifeskills Regional Prevention Center
270-842-5509 ext 1329
922 State Street
Provide information, educational programs, and technical assistance on tobacco, drugs, and violence for at risk youth and adults; also provides substance abuse prevention coordination for ASAP (Agency for Substance Abuse Policy).

Lifeskills Service Center – Warren County Services Center
270-901-5000
380 Suwannee Trail Street
Provide counseling, case management, and therapeutic rehabilitation for adult mental health clientele; also has a Home Shelter program to aid with housing needs, a Supported Employment program and the Wishing Well Clubhouse for clientele.

Lifeskills Supports for Community Living
270-901-5000
380 Suwannee Trail Street
Serve individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities to provide them with whatever services they may need.

Lifeskills Therapeutic Foster Care
270-901-5000
380 Suwannee Trail Street
Lifeskills TFC program is designed to provide care for children who have complex emotional needs requiring special parenting skills. Children placed in TFC homes can include boys or girls of any age and race. They may have had relationship problems in the community, in their families, or in school. Many are victims of neglect: social, physical, emotional or sexual abuse. They are in need of quality foster care in order to prevent placement in a residential facility or psychiatric hospital.

Needy Children of Warren County
270-781-7355
908 East 11th Street
Needy Children of Warren County Fund, Inc. is a non-profit organization helping needy children in Warren County with necessities such as coats, school supplies, clothing and other basic needs. At Christmas we provide a Christmas Party with dinner and presents for referred children, money donations are appreciated to facilitate this project.

Potter Children's Home and Family Ministries
270-843-3038
2350 Nashville Road
Potter Children's Home provides several services to children and families in need. All referrals are private and no fees are charged for services. On campus foster care (children 6-18 years old), Single Parent Alliance for Raising Kids family ministry, Transitional Living (serves young people 18-23 years), foster care, adoption, and Christian counseling. Our mission is to be a tool in the hands of supporting Churches of Christ and individual Christians to deliver God's justice and mercy to children and families in need.

Pregnancy Support Center, Inc.
270-781-5050
1439 Magnolia Street
Pregnancy Support Center provides pregnancy testing with positive referrals, help with maternity clothes, parenting training, baby showers, counseling, breastfeeding classes and educational information.

UK Target Assessment Program
270-746-7124 ext 2
1010 State Street
Provide screening interviews, consultation with other service providers, referrals, home visits, one to one assistance to help client obtain services, assessments for domestic violence, mental health, learning problems, and substance abuse.

WKU Child Care Resource and Referral
270-745-2216
Jones Jaggers Hall, WKU
For families we: • Help you find child care that meets your needs • Provide information about resources to pay for child care • Give you information to help you as you make decisions about child care • Connect you with advocacy activities • Answer your questions about young children. For early childhood professionals we: • Provide monthly workshops • Have a resource library of books, videos, and toys • Provide consultation on quality initiatives, such as accreditation • Publish a monthly newsletter • Answer your questions about working with young children. For business and industry we: • Conduct a needs assessment of your employees. • Provide training on parenting and child care issues for your employees • Provide articles about parenting and child care to include in your company newsletter or bulletin boards • Provide enhanced referrals to help your employees find dependable and high quality child care • Assist you with setting up a company child care program or building partnerships with existing child care programs. For our communities we: • Gather information about child care needs and resources. • Collaborate with other agencies by serving on committees and boards, including announcements in our newsletter or web page, connecting parents and professionals to the right agency for services, and co-sponsoring events. • Provide information about how to start a child care business. • Submit early care and education related articles to newspapers and newsletters • Create early care and education related public service announcements.

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