TORNADO & FLOOD
INFORMATION PAGE

First Call for Help  Dial 211
www.firstcallforhelp211.org

Crisis Help Line - Call Toll Free 24 hours
800-221-6311
You don't have to give your name.  You can call for advice
or emotional support, or to talk about making a safety
plan.  You can call for safe shelter.

Red Cross
1-800-813-3260

Mother's Cupboard Community Kitchen
5306 St. Road 135 N. Nashville
988-8083   4-6pm  Walk in.
Provides free hot meal each evening from 4-6pm.  Also
provides food bank and Government Commodity
distribution during dinner hours.

BC Division of Family Resources
121 Locust Lane, Nashville
988-2239 or 988-2036  Mon - Fri  8am - 4:30pm
Food Stamps -Provides food stamps for low income
households.  Must meet income and resource guidelines.
Medicaid Program - Health care for low income children
and families, senior citizens and people with severe
disabilities.
TANF Program - Provides cash assistance and support
services to help low-income families. Must comply with
child support enforcement.
Hoosier Healthwise - Health Insurance for children,
pregnant women and low income families; children up to
age 19 can receive "premium-free" or low-cost coverage.  
Call for details.

WIC Program
91 W. Mound Street, Nashville
988-6742  Tues. 8:30-5pm,  Thurs. 9:30am-6:30pm
Provides vouchers for eggs, milk, cereal, and juice for and
other nutritious foods for pregnant women and families
with infants or children under 5.

South Central Community Action Program (CAP)
988-6636
168 S. Jefferson (Salvation Army Bldg.) Nashville
Office Hours: Mon - Fri. 8am - 4:30pm;
Closed 12-1pm
Services offered:  Section 8 housing vouchers; Wheels to
Work; and Brown County Medical Van.

St. Vincent de Paul Society
Clay Lick Road (by CYO Camp)
988-8821 or 988-8509
Food, clothing and bedding is available on first come first
serve basis

Salvation Army
168 S. Jefferson St. Nashville  988-7019
Office Hours:  Mon. and Thurs. 9:30am - noon
Can provide vouchers for utility payments no more than
once every three months.

Brown County TRIAD
55 SR 46E (Sheriff's Bldg), Nashville  988-5606
Volunteers provide helpful services for seniors, disabled
people, those recovering from surgery or anyone on their
own who would like to be checked in on from time to time.

Brown County Health Department
201 Locust Lane, Nashville
812-988-2255  Mon -Fri 8am - 4pm
www.browncountyhealthdept.org

Public Health Information
http://www.in.gov/isdh/

Brown County Fire Protection District
www.bcfpdistrict.org

Brown County Planning and Zoning
201 Locust Lane, Nashville
812-988-5490 Mon -Fri 8am - 4pm

Brown County Solid Waste
Greasy Creek Rd. and Old 46, Nashville
812-988-0140  Mon - Sat  8am - 4pm
www.bcswmd.org  or  Informational Materials
Information can also be picked up at the Law Enforcement
Center in Nashville.

Jackson Township Trustee
Ronald Sanders 988-2179 or 988-2645 or 988-8424
6718 Lick Creek Road
1 1/2 miles north of  St. Rd. 45 Helmsburg or
8 miles south of St. Rd. 135N Morgantown

Residents of Brown County are reminded that with the
recent disaster, many structures in the community may
have experienced structural damage.  

from the Brown County Area Plan Commission as
from the Brown County Area Plan Commission as required by Brown County's local floodplain ordinance.
required by Brown County's local floodplain ordinance.


Failure to obtain the necessary permits can result in
fines up to $500.  In addition, depending on a property’
s location, a permit may be required from the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources prior to the start of
any reconstruction activity.

For more information on the permitting process,
contact the Plan Commission office at 812-988-5490.
Tetanus shots
are available at
the Health
Department.  
Walk-ins are
accepted
however calling
ahead is
recommended.  
These shots are
good for 10
years, but
inoculation
should not occur
sooner than 5
years since a
previous tetanus
shot.
Contact the
Health
Department at
812-988-2255.
Emergency medical care is available for  
Brown County residents through:

Johnson Memorial Hospital  317-736-3300

Bloomington Hospital  812-353-6821

PromptCare Bloomington  812-855-9086
Brown County Commissioners
Declarations of Local Disasters
WHERE TO CALL FOR HELP
Brown County Humane Society
Urgently Needs Volunteers,
Cleaning Supplies and Dog/Cat Food

Call 812-988-7362, go to the Shelter or
e-mail  bchumane@gmail.com
This page was updated on Aug. 15, 2008 at 3:00pm
The North Salem Church
7718 State Road 46 E  
Has a food bank and adult- children's
clothing, household items even beds!
Contact Carole Joshlin at 988-2571 for
information regarding the distribution
programs.
Planning and Zoning is warning
people about contractors coming
into the county.  Their office will
have a list of approved
contractors available to the public.
BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
INFORMATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
THE BC HEALTH
DEPT. HAS NOT
CONDEMNED
ANY
PROPERTIES
AFFECTED BY
THE FLOOD AT
THIS TIME!

Best Way Franklin Transfer Station , US 31
on 730 Industrial Dr. 317-736-4542
Hours:  M-F 7am-5pm, Sat. 7am-noon

Rumpke Transfer Station SR37, ½ mile
south Dillman Rd. 812-824-7998
Hours: M-F 6am-6pm

Rumpke Medora Landfill, County Rd 870W
(south of US50) Jackson County
1-800-832-5025 ext 7501 &7508  
Hours: M-F 6am-5pm  Sat 6am-noon

South Side Landfill, 2561 Kentucky Ave. ,
Indianapolis   317-247-6808
Hours: 24-hours M-F, Sat 12am-5pm
Updated Landfill and Transfer
Station Information
THERE IS A FEE TO USE ALL TRANSFER
STATION AND LANDFILLS
The Brown County
Health Department
continues to collect and
distribute clean-up kits to
flood disaster victims, as
well as, making sun
screen and insect
repellent available to
residents in the affected
flood areas.
The Brown County Community Foundation is accepting
donations for Disaster Relief.  These funds will be made immediately
available to LOCAL organizations who are involved in the relief effort
through the Foundation's mini grant process.  The Brown County
Community Foundation Office is located at 96 S. Jefferson Street, PO
Box 191, Nashville, IN 47448.  For information please call Judy at
812-988-4882 or e-mail judy@Browncountcommunityfoundation.org.  
Donations are accepted through the website at
www.browncountycommunityfoundation.org
A BIG THANK YOU TO
THE MENNONITE
DISASTER SERVICES
AND VOLUNTEERS
FOR ALL THEIR HARD
WORK!!
Hazard Mitigation.
Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship has free food,
clothing, toys, and household items. The easiest access
to our part of the church is to park on the middle level
and enter the building from the back. The Church is
located at 602 St. Rd 135N.  Call Mary Kilgore at
720-1187 or Jane Gore at 988-6512 to make donations
or to pick up items.
FREE ITEMS
FOOD,CLOTHING, ETC
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED!

CONTACT BOB OLIGER

361-2759 OR 320-6395
Mitigation is any sustained action taken
to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to
life and property from a hazard event.  
This process has four steps:

1. Organizing resources
2. Assessing risks
3. Developing a mitigation plan
4. Implementing the plan and                       
    monitoring progress.
IF You Have Registered With FEMA and
You Still Have Disaster Related Housing Needs…
CALL THE FEMA HELPLINE NOW!!!

  If you are still out of your home or living in unsafe conditions
because of the storms and flooding that hit Indiana between
May 30 and June 27,  please call the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Helpline.

Tell the operator you are from Indiana and you have disaster
housing needs.
Call the
toll-free number
1-800-621-FEMA (3362).

Speech-or hearing-impaired may call TTY 1-800-462-7585.
Individuals also may register for disaster assistance at
the FEMA Web site www.fema.gov.