Kentucky Reentry Resource Directory

🔍 Comprehensive Resource Portals

• Association of Community Ministries — Serving Jefferson County, full resource list
• Metro United Way 2-1-1 — Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, Shelby counties
• United Way of Bluegrass — Text zip to 898211 or dial 2-1-1; Fayette and surrounding counties
• United Way of Central KY — Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Meade counties
• United Way of Greater Cincinnati/Northern KY — Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Grant counties
• United Way of Southern KY — Allen, Barren, Butler, Warren and surrounding counties
• Green River 211 — Henderson, Ohio, Webster, Union, Daviess, McLean, Hancock counties
• United Way of Northeast KY — Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Elliott, Lawrence counties
• Louie Connect
• Unite Us
• Community Action KY — 23 agencies in all 120 counties; utilities, food, medication, workforce, transportation, education
• Aunt Bertha — Expansive resource guide
• CARE KY — Housing, transportation, and food assistance statewide

🏠 Housing

• Kentucky Reentry Service Centers
• Kentucky Department of Corrections Reentry Services
• Kentucky Housing Corporation — Low-income, homeless, and special needs housing programs
• Kentucky 211 — Interactive map for HUD-funded emergency shelters by county
• The Fletcher Group — Recovery housing development, free technical assistance, rural KY focus
• ZeroV — Domestic violence shelters and direct services by Area Development District
• Oxford House Kentucky — Self-supporting sober living houses statewide

💼 Employment

• Kentucky Career Center — Regional offices; workforce reentry, training, GED, Vocational Rehabilitation
• Unemployment Insurance
• Kentuckiana Works Job Board
• Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) — Immediate paid employment, skills training, and career support for formerly incarcerated
• Goodwill Industries: Jobs & Training
• Area Development Districts — Second-chance and supported employment by county

📄 Identification & Vital Documents

• Kentucky Driver Licensing
• Birth Certificates
• Social Security Administration

🍽 Food Assistance

• Kentucky SNAP Benefits — 1-855-306-8959
• Feeding Kentucky — Find your county food bank
• Food in Neighborhoods (FIN) — Louisville community food system
• Dare to Care — Louisville, 502-966-3821
• God's Pantry — Lexington and Eastern KY

🩺 Health Care

• Kentucky Medicaid and KCHIP — 1-855-459-6328
• Qualified Health Plans (QHP) — Affordable Care Act-certified insurance
• Community Health Centers
• Health Departments Statewide
• Free HIV and STI Testing
• Telehealth Benefits

💊 Addiction Recovery

• Find Help Now KY — Statewide treatment locator; 1-833-859-4357
• The Healing Place Louisville — Men: 502-585-4848, Women: 502-568-6680
• Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) — 888-520-9126; multiple centers statewide
• Oxford House Kentucky — Sober living houses statewide
• Alcoholics Anonymous — Online meetings
• In the Rooms — Virtual recovery meetings (AA, NA, OA)
• Louisville Recovery Community Connection — Virtual hangouts, recovery coaching
• SMART Recovery — Virtual meetings
• Harm Reduction Coalition of KY — Syringe exchange, Naloxone
• Find Naloxone Now KY
• Dept. of Corrections Division of Addiction Services
• KY Opioid Assistance Hotline: 1-800-854-6813

🧠 Mental Health

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988, 24/7
• The Brook Hospital (Louisville) — 502-785-8145, no referral needed, telehealth available
• UofL Health - Peace Hospital (Louisville) — 502-451-3330
• Rivendell (Bowling Green) — 270-843-1199, telehealth available
• NAMI Louisville — Support groups and Zoom meetings
• Mental Health America of KY — Immediate mental health response resources
• Community Mental Health Centers — Crisis lines by region
• Creative Spirits

🚗 Transportation

• LyftUP — Donated essential rides
• The Bail Project (Louisville) — Bus cards, LYFT rides, emergency shelter, court support
• Cars to Work Goodwill Program
• Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (Medicaid):
  • Federated Transportation (Bluegrass): 1-888-848-0989
  • Audubon Area (GRITS): 1-800-816-3511
  • Bluegrass Community Action: 1-800-456-6588
  • Rural Transit Enterprises (RTEC): 1-800-321-7832
  • Sandy Valley Transportation: 1-800-444-7433

⚖️ Legal Assistance

• Department of Public Advocacy — Search by county
• Kentucky Legal Aid
• Legal Aid Society — Expungement clinics
• Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
• Clean Slate KY — Expungement clinic dates, statutes, and guidebook
• Louisville Urban League — Expungement assistance
• Kentucky Pardon Application

🗳 Voting, Expungement & Pardons

• Voter Eligibility
• Civil Rights Restoration Application
• Expungement Guide and Clinics
• Pardon and Commutation Application

🎓 Education & Training

• Kentucky Community & Technical College System
• KHEAA — FAFSA, scholarships, federal programs for college
• Guide to Complete GED
• GED Resources
• KY Skills U GED

🔌 Utilities Assistance

• LIHEAP — Emergency utility assistance, available year-round
• Community Action Agencies — Local utility assistance by county

🎖 Veterans

• 24/7 Psychological Health Resource Center: 866-966-1020
• 24/7 Military Crisis Line: 800-273-8255
• KY Department of Veterans Affairs
• VA.gov
• VA Telehealth
• KY Commonwealth Veteran Benefits
• Wounded Warrior Project
• Real Warriors
• Veterans Outreach Center: 502-287-6710
• VA Louisville Regional Office: 800-827-1000

🌈 LGBTQ+ Resources

• Sweet Evening Breeze — LGBTQ youth homeless shelter
• Trans Health Advocacy: 502-694-2227

👨‍👩‍👧 Family Support

• Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
• 211 Community Resources
• KY Association of Sexual Assault Programs — 24/7 support, therapy, court advocacy
• La Casita Center — Latino community support, Louisville

⛪ Faith-Based & Community Organizations

• Prison Fellowship
• Catholic Charities
• The Salvation Army
• Life Coach Each One Teach One Reentry Fellowship — Awareness, prevention, direct services; 502-715-0977
• The Bail Project — Emergency housing, court support, transportation, cell phones

⛪ Kentucky Church Directory — Reentry & Outreach

Faith communities across Kentucky that support reentry, incarcerated families, and community outreach. Organized by region.

🍽 Kentucky Food Resources Directory — By Region

Food banks, missions, pantries, and meal programs across Kentucky. Organized by region with contact details and hours where available.

📚 Complete Kentucky Reentry Guides

• HRC Reentry Resource Guide 2025 (PDF) — The most comprehensive, up-to-date guide for Kentucky reentry
• KY DOC Community Resources by District
• Map of Reentry Employment Administrators
• Kentucky Reentry Councils