| LOCAL SERVICES INFORMATION PAGE |
| BC Community Closet 284 S. Van Buren Street, Nashville, (behind Subway) 812-988-6003 Tues. - Thurs. 9am - 4pm and 1st & 3rd Sat. 10am - 1pm Low cost clothing and household items. Salvation Army 168 S. Jefferson St. Nashville 812-988-7019 Office Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 9:30am - noon Can provide vouchers for utility payments (no more than once every three months) and food pantry. Brown County TRIAD 55 SR 46E (Sheriff's Bldg), Nashville 988-5606 or 988-6655 Ext. 2112 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. Aging & Community Services 1531 13th St., Suite G900, Columbus, IN 47201 812-372-6918 or 866-644-6407 www.agingandcommunityservices.org Provides a system of information to connect older adults and persons with physical disabilities with resources to live independently. Home Helpers 25 Artist Drive, PO Box 711, Nashville 988-6830 or http://homecarenashvillein.com/Home.html In-home senior assistance with personal care, daily activities, light housekeeping, meal prep, companionship, transportation to doctor's appointments and more. Trained and bonded caregivers. ACCESS Brown County Public Transportation Dispatcher at 988-0185 - Leave message Office located in the Brown County YMCA complex. 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 Solid Waste Greasy Creek Rd. and Old 46, Nashville 812-988-0140 Mon - Sat 8am - 4pm http://bcswmd.org/ or Informational Materials Information can also be picked up at the Law Enforcement Center in Nashville. Brown County Trustees Hamblen Township – Phil Stephens – 317-474-0140 8120 Cordry Drive, Nineveh, IN 46164 Jackson Township – Mindy Weddle – 812-988-1013 5765 Carmel Ridge Road, Nashville, IN 47448 (use basement entrance) Washington Township – Bryan Gabriel – 812-988-6523 Creekstone Apartments, 2444 E. Old St. Rd. 46, Nashville, IN 47448 (located in former storage unit area). Van Buren Township – Vickie Payne – 812-988-4020 4748 Christiansburg Road, Columbus, IN 47201 |
| WHERE TO GO OR CALL FOR ASSISTANCE Brown County is known for helping one another. Below is a list of groups and agencies that provide assistance to Brown County residents. If we have left off a group or organization, please let us know so that we may make our list complete. |
| This page was updated on March 5, 2013 |
| North Salem United Methodist Church 7718 State Road 46 East, 988-2786 or 988-2571 First Thursday of the month, food pantry is open from 1-2pm. Call for clothing availability. |
| Purdue Extension First Steps to Flood Recovery http://www.extension.purdue.edu/floodpub/ Brochures can also be picked up at your local fire department, along with free drinking water. Mold Issues http://eden.lsu.edu/Topics/HumanHealth/Mold/Pages/defa ult.aspx Overview, prevention, clean-up & other mold resources Flood Cleanup: Avoiding Indoor Air Quality Problems http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pdfs/floods.pdf Read Repairing Your Flooded Home http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/Prepar edness/file_cont333_lang0_150.pdf |
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| LOCAL CHURCHES OFFERING FREE ITEMS FOOD,CLOTHING, ETC |
| First Call for Help Dial 211 http://www.211.org/ http://www.uwbarthco.org/2-1-1 An information and referral service that connects people with community resources. 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 North, Bean Blossom 812-988-8038 4-6pm Walk in. Provides free hot meal each evening from 4-6pm seven days a week. Also provides food bank and Government Commodity distribution during dinner hours. BC Division of Family Resources 30 E. Washington, PO Box 10, Nashville, IN 812-988-0160 or Fax 812-988-0172 800-403-0864 or Fax 800-403-0864 Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm Food Stamps -Provides food stamps for low income households. Must meet income and resource guidelines. 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. 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. WIC Program 54 Pittman House Lane, PO Box 476, Nashville 988-6792 Fax 988-1084 Tues. 8:30-5pm, Thurs. 10am - 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. Also helps with infant formula and breast feeding supports. Brown County Victims Assistance 31 Buck Stogsdill Way, PO Box 1008, Nashville 988-5470 or Fax 988-5521 Turning Point Domestic Violence Services 988-2239 Ext. 12464 or 800-221-6311 www.turningpointdv.org South Central Community Action Program (CAP) 168 S. Jefferson (Salvation Army Bldg.), PO Box 730 Nashville 988-6636 http://www.insccap.org/pages/brown Office Hours: Mon - Fri. 8am - 4:30pm; Closed 12-1pm Services offered: Energy assistance, weatherization programs, self-sufficiency case management, Section 8 housing vouchers; Wheels to Work; and Brown County Medical Van. |
| Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Food Pantry 5802 Old Settlers Road, Bean Blossom, 812-988-8057 Last Wednesday of the month from 9am –11am. Offers clothing and food. |
| God’s Grace at Brown County Presbyterian Church 602 State Road 135 North, Nashville, 812-988-9764 or 812-720-1187 http://www.bcpresby.com/ Offers FREE clothing & small household items and limited utility assistance. The easiest access to our part of the church is to park on the middle level and enter the building from the north double doors. The Church is located at 602 St. Rd 135N. Hours of operation 1st Monday of the month 4pm - 6pm, 2nd Wednesday of the month 1pm - 3pm and last Saturday of the month from 8:30am - 11:30am. Call Mary Kilgore at 720-1187 or the church at 988-9764 to make donations or to pick up items. |
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| Salvation Army Food Pantry 168 S. Jefferson Street, 988-7019 Wednesday and Fridays 10am to 1pm. |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society Off Clay Lick Road on Long Lake Rd.(by CYO Camp) 988-8821 or 988-8641 www.stvincentdepaulbrowncounty.com Monday and Saturday 10am to noon. Food, clothing and bedding is available on first come first serve basis |
| AngelFood Ministries Parkview Church of the Nazarene, 1750 State Road 46 West, Nashville 812-988-7797 www.angelfoodministries.com Provides low cost food. |