Residents of Kentucky should know that there are numerous agencies that can assist you in your time of need, be it creatively or in matters of health, well being and social justice.
Are you a Kentucky Non Profit or Resource provider? We want to add you to our directory. Please send us an email at amewzinthemountains@gmail.com with your info. Please note: It’s important to us that the people and places we advertise have humanities best interest in mind… Mewz reserves the right of refusal to advertise or support any groups or entities, charities or non profits that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or political affiliation.
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1 800 2273 8225 TTY 1 800 799 4889
If you are having thoughts of suicide, please reach out to someone. You are loved and there is a place for you in the world and your community.
National Domestic Violence Hotline : 1 800 799 7233
LGBTQ National Hotline: 1 888 843 4564
Teen Safe Place txt 4 Help: Text the word safe and your current location to 44357 and someone will assist you.
Open Doors Counseling Center LLC http://opendoorscounselingctr.com
Kentucky River Community Care: Crisis Line: 18002627491 http://krcccares.com
ROCKS Recovery: Providing a space for event attendants in recovery. Look for the yellow balloon. Contact Anna R (859) 317-0081 nodoubtsatall13@themewzky
Ahava Center for Spiritual Living http://ahavacenter.net
Fairness Campaign http://fairness.org
Groups: http://joingroups.com
Kentucky Youth Law Project, Inc. http://www.kylp.org
StepStone Family and Youth Services http://Stepstoneyouth.com
Kentucky Hickory Autism Foundation 859-449-2025 Email: Kentuckyhickory@gmail.com
Founded in 1971 in response to the tragic death of a nine-year-old boy from starvation on Thanksgiving Day, Dare to Care Food Bank was created by a shocked and determined Louisville community. Today, Dare to Care serves 13 counties–including Jefferson, Shelby, Oldham, Spencer, Carroll, Trimble, and Henry in Kentucky, and Floyd, Clark, Harrision, Washington, and Crawford in Indiana. Learn more at daretocare.org.
Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland is based in Elizabethtown, KY and partners with 242 non-profit, charitable agencies in 42 Kentucky counties to provide emergency food to over 125,500 people annually. They distribute over 11 million pounds of food each year. For more information on Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, visit feedingamericaky.org.
The Freestore Foodbank is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and distributes 23 million meals annually through 350 community partner agencies located in 20 counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. This includes food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, community centers, program sites, senior centers, and daycare facilities. The Freestore Foodbank serves nine Northern Kentucky counties. For more information on its work to fight hunger, visit freestorefoodbank.org.
The Facing Hunger Food Bank is based in Huntington, West Virginia and distributed nearly 6 million pounds of food to 17 counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia last year. The food bank serves three Eastern Kentucky counties. For more information on its work, visit facinghunger.org.
God’s Pantry Food Bank is based in Lexington, KY and supplies food for food pantries and meal programs throughout the 50 counties of Central and Eastern Kentucky, including soup kitchens, emergency shelters, and afterschool programs. To learn more about God’s Pantry Food Bank, visit their website: godspantry.org/.
Tri-State Food Bank is based in Evansville, Indiana and serves 7 Kentucky counties. Established in 1982, Tri-State distributed over 8 million pounds of food last year to over 250 feeding programs in 33 counties. To learn more about Tri-State Food Bank, visit tristatefoodbank.org.
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