ABUSE & NEGLECT Adult Protective Services 435-5190 ARK Crisis Nursery 423-9425 Child Abuse/Neglect Reports 1-800-800-5556 Department of Child Services 838-4429 Domestic Violence (WillowTree) 838-3077 ANIMAL/PET ASSISTANCE Posey County Animal Control 838-1358 Posey County Humane Society 838-3211 BABY ITEMS, ASSISTANCE WITH Community Action Program/CAPE* 838-4839 Healthy Families* 1-877-336-8567 Precious Posey’s 838-1331 Posey County Red Cross 838-3671 (Car Seats) Very Important Babies (diapers) 838-5966 *Provide items to their clients only BUDGETING ASSISTANCE Consumer Credit Counseling 422-1108 Purdue Extension 838-1331 Township Trustee (See listing under Financial Assistance) CHILD CARE REFERRAL AGENCIES/VOUCHER AGENTS 4C of Southern Indiana 423-4008 www.child-care.org referral and vouchers Child Care Centers Children’s Learning Center 838-3312 Children’s White House 838-1850 KinderSchule Pre-School 673-4259 St. Matthew Day Care 838-1995 St. Wendel Pre-School 963-3958 Susanna Wesley Pre-School 838-2835 Wadesville Christian Day Care 673-4938 Zion Pre-School 985-2437 CHILDREN and FAMILY PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES 4-H –Purdue Extension 838-1331 Libraries *Alexandrian (Mt. Vernon) 838-3286 *New Harmony Working Men’s Institute 682-4806 *Poseyville Carnegie Library 874-3418 Mt. Vernon Park & Recreation 838-3691 CITIES/TOWNS Cynthiana Town Marshall Griffin Clerk/Treasurer Mt. Vernon Garage Mayor’s Office Park & Recreation Waterworks New Harmony Clerk-Treasurer Municipal Services Sewage Treatment Poseyville Clerk-Treasurer Gas/Water/Sewer Waste Water Lab CLOTHING Precious Posey’s (need special coupons) Salvation Army St. Vincent DePaul Thrift Shop 845-3385 851-3978 838-2352 838-5576 838-3691 838-2136 682-4846 682-3088 682-4109 874-2211 874-2212 874-2245 838-1331 838-6875 425-3485 838-3676 CRISIS LINES/SUPPORT GROUPS Albion Fellows Bacon Center Crisis Line 1-800-339-7752 ARK Crisis Nursery 423-9425 Child Protection Services 838-6445 Domestic Violence 838-3077 Sexual Assault 838-3077 Suicide Prevention 1-800-SUICIDE COUNSELING SERVICES Albion Fellows Bacon Center Crisis Line 1-800-339-7752 Catholic Charities 423-5456 Counseling for Change 491-2615 Community Marriage Builders 477-2260 Crisis Line 425-4355 Deaconess Cross Pointe 476-7200 Lampion Center 471-1776 Mulberry Center (outpatient) 485-8563 Pregnancy Resource Center 475-9549 Southwestern Indiana Mental Health Center 838-6558 United Family Counseling Svcs. 424-5680 COUNTY OFFICES Ambulance Services Emergency 9-1-1 Non-emergency 838-1319 Animal Control 838-1358 Area Plan Commission 838-1323 Auditor 838-1300 Building Commissioner 838-1324 Child Protection Services 838-6445 Circuit Court Judge 838-1302 Clerk 838-1306 Coroner 838-5268 County Assessor 838-1309 Dispatch 838-1320 Drug Hotline 838-2142 Emergency Management 838-1333 Garage 838-1334 Health Department 838-1328 Health Nurse 838-1330 Highway Department 838-1334 Probation Department Circuit 838-1312 Superior 838-1327 Prosecuting Attorney 838-1337 Recorder 838-1314 Sheriff 838-1321 Soil and Water Conservation 838-4191 Solid Waste District 838-1613 Superior Court Judge 838-1325 Surveyor 838-1340 Treasurer 838-1316 Veteran’s Services 838-8372 Voter Registration 838-1339 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CAPE 838-4839 ESL (English as a Second Language) 430-2281 John H. Emhuff Opportunity Center 833-3350 New Directions 435-8275 Posey Adult Learning Services 430-2281 Purdue Extension - Posey County 838-1331 Posey County Head Start 838-4839 Colleges/Universities Ivy Tech State College 429-1435 Oakland City University 479-6808 University of Evansville 479-2000 University of Southern Indiana 464-1765 DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Autism Society of Indiana 1-800-609-8449 Extension 707 First Steps of Southwest Indiana 402-4482 Jacob’s Village 963-5198 Posey County Rehabilitation Services 838-0636 Posey County Special Services 838-5516 The Rehabilitation Center 479-1411 Vocational Rehabilitation 425-1367 YWCA Domestic Violence 422-1911 FAMILY SUPPORT Albion Fellows Bacon Center Crisis Line 1-800-339-7752 Community Marriage Builders 477-2260 Ireland Home Based Services 479-1856 Healthy Families 1-877-336-8567 Headstart 838-4839 Parenting Time Center 483-5671 EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE Domestic Violence Shelters Albion Fellows Bacon Ctr. 422-9372 YWCA 422-1191 Mt. Vernon Homeless Shelter 838-6875 Red Cross – Posey County 838-3671 EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE WorkOne – Mt. Vernon 838-3563 New Frontiers Employment Services 838-0636 Vocational Rehabilitation 425-1367 State Job Service 424-4473 Unemployment Insurance 428-2970 FAMILY PLANNING ASSISTANCE Deaconess Family Practice Center 450-6044 Planned Parenthood 473-4990 Pregnancy Resource Center 475-9549 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CAPE (Community Action Program) 838-4839 Department of Child Services/ 838-4429 Bethel Township Trustee (Griffin) 851-3021 Black Township Trustee (Mt. Vernon) 838-3851 Center Township Trustee (Wadesville) 673-4627 Harmony Township Trustee (N. Harm.)568-5376 Lynn Township Trustee (N. Harmony) 783-2391 Marrs Township Trustee (east Po. Co.) 985-3083 Point Township Trustee 838-3135 Red Cross – Posey County 838-3671 Robb Township Trustee (Poseyville) 874-3330 Robinson Township Trustee (Wadesv.) 985-5536 Smith Township Trustee (Cynthiana) 845-2841 Salvation Army 838-6875 St. Paul United Methodist Church 874-2251 St. Vincent DePaul Society 425-3485 FOOD/NUTRITION INFORMATION At the Cross Mission 838-2743 Fit for the Future Coalition 838-6875 Food Pantry: Mt. Vernon 838-3841 Wadesville 985-3416 New Harmony 682-4604 Marrs Township 985-2542 Food Stamps – Posey County 1-800-403-0864 Purdue Extension, Posey County Family Nutrition Program 838-1331 WIC (Women, Infants, Children) 838-0094 HEALTH CARE/CLINICS ECHO Health Care 421-7489 Evansville Assn. for the Blind 422-1181 Hoosier Healthwise (Medicaid) 1-800-403-0864 IMPACT Health Care 426-6152 (Posey Cty. Site – St. Philips Road) Posey County Drug-Free Coalition 838-9720 Posey County Health Department 838-1330 Posey County Physicians: Chester Burkett 874-2228 David Julian 838-2231 Joseph Lee 838-4891 Matthew Lee 838-4891 Kyle Rapp 838-4891 James Rice 838-3730 Shriner’s Hospitals for Children 423-4285 Southwester Indiana Mental Health 838-6558 USI Dental Hygiene Clinic 464-1706 Visiting Nurse Association 425-3561 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL United Way of Posey County 838-3637 United Way of Southwestern Indiana 421-2800 (Vanderburgh, Warrick & Spencer) Or dial 2-1-1 which is answered 24/7 for information after business hours (evenings and weekends). LEGAL SERVICES Indiana Legal Services Org. 426-1295 Posey County Prosecutor 838-1337 LIBRARIES Alexandrian Public Library Poseyville Carnegie Library Working Men’s Institute 838-3286 874-3418 682-4806 LOW INCOME/INCOME BASED HOUSING CAPE 838-4839 Cloverleaf Apartments 838-6356 Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon 838-6356 Mt. Vernon Homeless Shelter 838-6875 Southwind Apartments 838-2088 PARENTING & INFANT CARE CLASSES 4C of Southern Indiana 423-4008 Deaconess Family Practice 450-3363 Healthy Families 1-877-336-8567 Lampion Center 471-1776 Purdue Extension – Posey County 838-1331 SCHOOLS MSD of North Posey MSD of Mt. Vernon St. Matthew Catholic School St. Philip Catholic School St. Wendel School UTILITY ASSISTANCE CAPE 838-4839 Community Emergency Assistance Bd. 838-2640 (Note: Township Trustee must make this call.) Salvation Army 838-6875 St. Vincent DePaul 425-3485 Township Trustees (see Financial Assistance) VETERANS INFORMATION Posey County Veteran’s Services 838-8372 Volunteers of America – Supportive Services for Veteran Families 855-840-4862 POCKET RESOURCE GUIDE Prepared by YOUTH ACTIVITIES 4-H–Purdue Extension–Posey County 838-1331 Mt. Vernon Park & Recreation Dept. 838-3691 YoungLife 454-4786 Family Matters Mission: “Family Matters builds stronger families in our community through information, January, 2015 education, interaction, and involvement.“ Inclusion in this Guide is not meant as an endorsement of any specific program and is strictly informational in nature. Every effort has been made to ensure this directory is as accurate as possible; we do not guarantee the accuracy of any listing nor are we liable for damages resulting from errors or omissions in the guide. Please report any errors or updates to: 874-2243 838-4471 838-3621 985-2447 963-3958 Family Matters SENIOR CITIZENS Cloverleaf Apartments 838-6356 Posey County Council on Aging 838-4656 SWIRCA 464-7800 Social Security 421-1303 Hedges Central School Entrance #8 716 Locust St. P. O. Box 392 SUBSTANCE ABUSE/PREVENTION Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 464-3161 AA – New Harmony 682-4604 Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 642-5831 Southwestern Indiana Mental Health 838-6558 Stepping Stone 473-3144 Tobacco Cessation Coalition 476-1471 YouthFirst 421-8336 Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 (812) 838-6875 E-Mail: familymatt2006@aol.com www.poseycountyfamilies.org We are an agency of the United Way of Posey County.