Legal Services:
Child Support Division
315 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.
Ph: 574-8300
Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m., Wed. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Services: Establishes paternity, provides location
and collection services, and establishes support obligations for
Louisville residents. Assists in collecting past due child support.
Domestic Violence Intake
Center
600 W. Jefferson St.
Ph: 595-0853
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.-12:30 a.m.
Services: Allows a victim of domestic violence to
file Emergency Protective Orders and Criminal Complaints.
Emergency Protective Order
(EPO) Office
700 W. Jefferson St.
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Services: Allows a victim of domestic violence to
file an Emergency Protective Order.
Kentucky Lawyer Referral
Service
Ph: 583-1801
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Services: Provides referrals to private attorneys.
Does not provide legal advice.
425 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. #300
Ph: 584-1254
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Intake: Monday-Wednesday 10:00am-4:00pm; Thursday
10:00am-6:00pm
Services: Provides legal assistance to low-income people for civil cases. Legal assistance with Emergency Protective Order hearings, divorces involving recent domestic violence, assistance with Pro Se divorces, tenant issues and landlord disputes.
Small Claims Court
600 W. Jefferson St.
Ph: 595-4475
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
Services: Helps lay person settle small claims,
civil, and eviction disputes without an attorney.
Pregnancy/Adoption:
The place to start is Helen Rothgerber at Catholic Charities. Call her at 637-9786 to discuss the situation. Adoptions are a viable alternative to unplanned or unwanted pregnancy.
Adoption & Maternity Services
Catholic Charities
2917 S. 4th St.
Louisville, KY 40208
Ph: 637-9786
Services: provides counseling and maternity
services to persons and adoption services to mothers and families.
Eligibility: ANYONE
Fee: None to sliding scale to adoptive families
Childplace
2420 Highway 62
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Ph: 363-1633 or (812) 282-8248
Services: provides an alternative to women
experiencing a problem pregnancy; provides counseling, adoption
services, maternity home, and referral to medical services.
Eligibility: ANYONE
Fee: FREE counseling for those who are
experiencing a problem pregnancy.
Opportunities for Life, Inc.
www.opportunitiesforlife.org
Ph: 1-800-822-5824 (for English) or
1-800-860-7165 (for Spanish)
Services: a network of volunteers offering
counseling, support and referrals to women experiencing a problem
pregnancy.
Eligibility: ANYONE
Fee: NONE
Prescription Assistance and Resources:
These organizations provide directories of various prescription assistance programs including those provided by manufacturers as well as state programs. Additional information and application forms are available by phone or on the websites. Some websites require registration but there is no cost. In addition to these organizations, many pharmacies such as Costco, CVS, Kmart, Kroger, Meijer’s, Sams Club, Target, Walgreens and Wal-Mart have assistance programs or offer deeply discounted generic medications.
NeedyMeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 219f
Gloucester, MA 01931
www.needyMeds.org
Email: needymeds.com
*does not currently offer telephone support
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Ph: 1-888-477-2669
Email:
info@PPARX.org
Volunteers in Health Care
111 Brewster Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
*does not currently offer telephone support
Email:
www.rxassist.org
Other Health Resource Assistance
Email:
www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/
Services: Free health care for low income adults
and families.
Kentucky Commission for Children with
Special Health Care needs
Provides assistance for children up to age 21
with certain health care conditions.
982 Eastern Parkway
Louisville, KY 40217
Ph: 1-800-232-1160 or 502-595-4459
www.cshfs.ky.gov/ccshcn/
Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program
(KADAP)
275 E. Main St. HS2E-C
Frankfort, KY 40621
HIV-AIDS Main Branch
Ph: 866-510-0005 or 502-564-6539
www.chfs.ky.gov/dph/epi/hivaids.htm
Services: Provides HIV/AIDS related medications