Community Services

Our goal is to provide a pathway to self-sufficiency; however we know that families and individuals living in poverty often face emergencies. Our community services team is here to help connect people to resources, provide short-term direct assistance, food, and help with utility bills. We also offer services that help individuals move into the workforce by securing necessary identification documents, equipment and required PPE.

For assistance please reach out to your local county office.

Community Services Block Grant

The purpose of the Community Services Block Grant programs is to assist communities in reducing poverty, revitalizing low-income communities and empowering low-income families to become self-sufficient. CSBG also brings community awareness to the struggles that low-income families face each day through poverty simulations for area organizations. Help includes low-income heating and energy assistance, emergency food and shelter, CHOICES (helps clients become more self-sufficient by obtaining job skills, financial literacy education and through other community resources), educational scholarships, and food pantries. This project is funded, in part, under a contract with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services with funds from the Community Services Block Grant Act of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This website is supported by Grant Number 736-2400003312 from the Office of Community Services within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Community Services.