Family Resource Page
Community Resources for Families
Our job as the Family Resource Center is to help bridge the gap between our families in need and the resources within our community that they may need. Many families will need one or more of the resources below at least once during their child's educational career and we are here to help take away the stigma of asking for help. This page has a variety of resources that families may need throughout the school year. These include information about food, clothing, shelter, holiday assistance, kindergarten readiness and much more.
If you are in need of further assistance please feel free to reach out to our FRC:
Rebecca Johns, MSSW
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm
Office and Work Cell Phone: 502-977-8214
Email Rebecca Johns
You can also ask your student's teacher to have Rebecca reach out to you.
JCPS Clothing Assistance Program
The JCPS Clothing Assistance Program provides clothing assistance to enrolled JCPS students and their families. For more information please see the link above. To request clothing for your student please contact your Family Resource Center Coordinator, Rebecca Johns. Website
Goodwill Voucher Program
Hope's closet provides clothing and other basic needs items free of charge to children in foster, adoptive and Kinship families in Kentuckiana. Please visit their website, linked in the name above this box, to see what is needed to utilize this resource. Website
Individuals who meet the income guidelines and provide ALL supporting documentation may be eligible to receive a Goodwill voucher for $50 and up to a total of five vouchers with a biennial limit of $250, NO REFUNDS if the entirety of the voucher is not used. Only available until funding runs out.
Applicants can begin the process by either visiting or calling any of the eight Neighborhood Place sites. Ask the receptionist to speak to a Resilience and Community Services (RCS) staff member regarding the Goodwill Voucher Program. Applicants will be advised of more details and what documentation will be required to complete prior to the initial appointment.
Call Metro311 by simply dialing 311 or 574-5000 for help locating the Neighborhood Place nearest you.
Eligibility for the Child Care Assistance Program
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements in 922 KAR 2:160. An applicant can see if they are eligible by using the Prescreening Tool. To apply please call toll free (855) 306-8959 or visit kynect.
Spanish CCAP Eligibility Flyer
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CCAP applications can be submitted by phone at (855) 306-8959 or online at kynect.
Please tell us if you need assistance because you do not speak English or have a disability. Free language assistance and/or other aids and services are available upon request. To receive free interpreter services, call (866) 291- 8931. For other assistance, call (855) 306-8959 or (TTY) (800) 627-4720.
Holiday Assistance
Holiday Assistance
JCPS has families from all walks of life and all walks of faith. Due to this we try and help all families have the ability to celebrate the holidays in line with their own family beliefs and traditions. Within our District many families are struggling to provide everyday needs for their families and are in need of additional support during the holiday season. As a Family Resource Center our job is to help families connect with community partners that can help them during this time to ensure that their children are able to have as amazing of a holiday experience as their peers.
Salvation Army Angel Tree
The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program provides thousands of children every year with Christmas Morning Joy. Applications need to be submitted in September to be selected for this program. Website
Miracle on Broadway
Wayside is making sure every child has a present to open on Christmas morning. Miracle on Broadway is a free Christmas store for the homeless and needy at Hotel Louisville. The store provides toys, personal items and food for over 5,000 people each year. All applications and supporting documents have to be submitted by November 30th each year. Visit the website linked above for more information on how to apply. Website
Community Ministries
The local Community Ministries assists hundreds of families every year with holiday assistance. Please reach out to the Community Ministry that serves your zip code. This can be found on their website linked above. Website
Those who seek emergency shelter at Catalyst are encouraged to take the next step on the road to permanent housing. Job and housing counselors connect our clients to new opportunities, help them identify barriers to self-sufficiency, and connect them to our case management team as they move forward.
Our mission at Catalyst is to identify barriers to housing and to eliminate them. This means that our case manager will be working with our clients on getting identification cards, birth certificates, and social security cards. Our goal is to work through past evictions and help our clients pay the debts they owe. This means obtaining disability, SSI, a part-time job, or a full-time job is a must.
Catalyst will work with potential landlords to match our clients with the housing options that are best for them. Through our partnerships with the New Albany Housing Authority and Jeffersonville Housing Authority, we seek housing permanency for all our clients.
ReCenter Ministries
ReCenter Ministries offers a Drop-In Shelter and a LifeChange: Stability Program.
The Drop-In Shelter is an emergency day shelter for women and their young children, providing a safe place for them to rest, store their belongings, get their mail, do laundry and take care of personal hygiene needs. The Drop-In Shelter is open Monday-Friday 8am-2pm.
The LifeChange: Stability Program provides men with emergency overnight shelter for up to 45 days with access to case management and other various services to help them regain stability and independence. Website
Rhonda's Another Chance, Inc Transitional Housing
Transitional home; accommodates four single, homeless women who may reside at Rhonda's for six months to a year.
Women are accepted from any life-change situation: recovery from drugs/alcohol, job lost or a painful experience of divorce. Mission is to guide women toward permanent lifestyle change and self-dependency and to lend a hand to any woman who requests our assistance. Website
