Emergency/Temporary Shelters

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Appalachian Children’s Home
P. O. Box 550
Barbourville, KY40906 / Steve Yeary
606-546-6753 / Males and Females
Ages: 6-18 /
  • Will take pregnant and parenting
  • Will take sibling groups
  • Some private rooms

BrightonCenter Homeward Bound
13-15 E. 20th Street
Covington, KY41014 / Brad Ervin
859-581-1111
Fax: 859-581-8033 / Males and Females
Ages: 11-17 /
  • IQ 70 or above
  • Will take pregnant girls
  • Levels 1-5
  • Will not take sexual perpetrators or fire setters

Florence Crittenton
519 W. Fourth Street
Lexington, KY40508 / Jennifer Connor
859-252-8636
Fax: 859-252-5546 / Females /
  • No physical aggression
  • No AWOL risk
  • Typically do not accept for short term placement (<30 days).
  • Utilize shelter if child is relatively stable.
  • Primarily use shelter service to assess high risk children for long term services.

FoothillsAcademy
Route 5, Box 507-A
Albany, KY42602 / 606-387-4673
Fax: 606-387-3380 or 606-387-4509 / Males
13-18 /
  • No child in need of detox
  • No homicidal or suicidal child

Gateway Juvenile Diversion
29 N. Maysville Street
Mt. Sterling, KY40353 / Kaye Ratliff or Sheila Templin
859-498-9892
Fax: 859-498-0316 / Males and Females /
  • Primarily an alternative to jail
  • Minimum IQ is 70
  • May only serve specific counties.
NOT CONTRACTED FOR TREATMENT
Home of the Innocents, Inc.
1100 East Market Street
Louisville, KY40206 / Carrie Irwin, Referral Intake Coordinator, or Social Services
502-596-1221 or 502-596-1201
Fax: 502-596-1400 / Males and Females
Ages: Birth-18
Home of the Innocents Host House
301 W. Jefferson
LaGrange, KY40031 / Carrie Irwin, Referral Intake Coordinator or Social Services.
502-596-1221 or 502-596-1201
Fax: 502-596-1400
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Laurie Kearns
Program Supervisor
502-596-1341 / Males and Females
Ages: 13-17 /
  • Serves primarily Henry, Oldham, Shelby, and Trimble counties, but will consider other referrals.
  • Will not accept pregnant or parenting teens.
  • May consider a 12y/o if an emergency.

Emergency Shelter / Contact / Gender/Age / Notes
KUMH Emergency Shelter
P. O. Box 749
Versailles, KY40383 / 859-873-4481
Fax: 859-873-8078 / Males
Ages: 12-18 /
  • IQ 72 and above
  • No firesetting in last 12 months
  • No danger to self/others
  • Level 3 and above
  • Assessments not part of per diem

Mary Kendall Home
193 Phillips Court
Owensboro, KY42301 / Emergency Shelter Staff or
Angie Green
270-683-6481
Fax: 270-684-4849 / Males and Females
Ages: 6-17
MASH Drop In
536 W. Third Street
Lexington, KY40508 / All Youth Care Workers
859-254-2501
Fax: 859-226-9392 / Males and Females
Ages: 11-17 /
  • No Level 5s
NOT CONTRACTED FOR TREATMENT
St. Joseph’s Peace Mission for Children
1328 W. 3rd Street
Owensboro, KY42301 / June Bell
270-683-9441
270-683-4407 / Male and Female
Ages Birth-18 /
  • Can take pregnant and parenting; sibling groups
  • Prefer DaviessCounty children because there is no on-site school but will consider others.
  • High AWOL risk and major behavior problems probably not appropriate.
  • No aggression or sexual acting out.
NOT CONTRACTED FOR TREATMENT
Turner Homes for Children
28875 Louisville Road
Cave City, KY
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1916,
Glasgow, KY42141 / Kari Hutchison or Christy Johns
270-773-5086 or 270-590-6597
Fax: 270-773-3367 / Male and Female
10-15 (with exceptions for sibling groups, children with children, etc. /
  • IQ of 65 and above
  • No Level 5s
NOT CONTRACTED FOR TREATMENT
YMCA Safe Place
2400 Crittenden Dr.
Louisville, Ky.40217 / Matt Reed
502-635-5233
Fax: 502-635-1443 / Males and Females
Ages: 13-17 /
  • IQ 70 or above
  • Will take pregnant
  • Non-smoking
  • Prefer JeffersonCounty residents
  • No sibling groups
NOT CONTRACTED FOR TREATMENT

The following are not considered emergency shelters but are crisis stabilization or assessment centers. They may be appropriate for some emergency situations:

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CCHSandersCenter
P. O. Box 45
Danville, KY40423 / Becky Lanham or Intake
859-236-5513
Fax: 859-236-5509 / Males and Females
Ages: 6-18 /
  • IQ 70 and above.

DCCH ACT Unit
75 Orphanage Road
Ft. Mitchell, KY41017 / Kerry Howcraft
859-331-2040 ext. 218
Fax: 859-344-5022 / Males
5-14 /
  • IQ 60 and above.
  • Up to 90 day placement

March 3, 2006