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BCHD Resource Guide - Education

Bluegrass Academy

Choosing childcare is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent. Our goal is to be the place you want to trust your child’s safety and well-being. Bluegrass Academy works extremely hard to ensure our environment is one of educational and intellectual learning.


Phone: 502-538-6604

 

1196 N. Bardstown Rd
Mt. Washington, Ky, 40047

The Bullitt County Coalition for Recreation, Education, and Wellness (C.R.E.W.) has been able to help community members improve their health by providing programs, events, and educational information. Our vision is a community of vibrant people who are provided with programs and facilities that encourage healthy choices for Bullitt County. C.R.E.W. is inclusive of all organizations and individuals in Bullitt County.  We embrace the diversity of our community.  We will provide compassion and uphold the integrity of our organization at all times.

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Email: Melissa.hall@bullitthealth.org

Phone: 502-955-5355

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183 Lees Valley Road
Shepherdsville, Ky, 40165

Welcome to Bullitt County Cooperative Extension. We’re part of the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University off-campus information network. Let us connect you to UKKSU and the world.  We deliver information, education, and solutions.  And we grow ideas into better communities, stronger local economies, and healthier lives. Contact us today and see how we can make a difference in your life.

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Phone: 502-543-2257


384 Halls Lane
Shepherdsville, KY 40165

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Staff Directory 

Tori Carter – Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
Ruth Chowning – Extension Agent, Family, and Consumer Science
Samantha Gamblin – Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
Michael Hall – Extension Custodian
Julie Keeter – Extension Staff Assistant
Lorilee Kunze – Extension Agent, Horticulture
David Littlejohn – County Manager
Kaylee Lovell – Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
Tiarra Mercado – Extension Agent, Horticulture
Marcia Moss – FCS Program Assistant Senior, Family & Consumer Science, SNAP Education
Nathan Rider – Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Chloe Stillwell – Extension Staff Assistant
Jennifer Walls – Extension Assistant, Family, and Consumer Science

Bullitt Co. Family YMCA

The Bullitt Co. YMCA is for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.  We carry out this mantra every day through our childcare services and youth sports.  We are here to serve Bullitt County and surrounding communities in any way possible.

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Website: www.ymcalouisville.org/bullitt-county

Phone: (502) 955-6433

 

P.O. Box 846
409 Joe B. Hall Ave. Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Bullitt County Health Department

Our Vision: Bullitt County Health Department will become an accredited leader among local health departments in Kentucky in prevention, protection, and health promotion.

Our Mission: "To promote healthy lifestyles in Bullitt County through prevention and protection."

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Bullitt County Health Department
Public Health Director: Rob Flaherty


Email: contactbchd@bullitthealth.org

Website: www.bullittcountyhealthdept.org

Phone:  502-543-2415 / 502-955-7837

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181 Lees Valley Road
Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Bullitt Central High School Youth Service Center

Program to assist students and families to remove non-academic barriers to improve graduation and successful transition.

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Phone: 502-869-6000


Christy Hardin
1330 hwy 44 east
Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Bullitt County Partners in Prevention

Bullitt County Partners in Prevention (PIP) is a coalition of caring involved citizens working to create a safe and healthy environment through comprehensive prevention services and reducing substance abuse among Bullitt County youth and families.  Partners in Prevention was established as a drug-free coalition in 1995 and is currently a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant recipient.  Everyone is welcome to join!

 

Sarah Smith (502)-869-8000
Allison Robinson (502) 869-8000

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Bullitt County Public Library

Your Bullitt County Public Library system consists of five locations: Central Library, the main library, and administration offices; Hillview Branch Library; Lebanon Junction Branch Library; Mt. Washington Branch Library; and Nichols Branch Library. The library’s mission is to empower our community through free and open access to relevant, informative, and engaging resources and services.

Services:

  • Copies, Faxes, and More

  • Computers & Wi-Fi

  • Homebound Delivery

  • Meeting Spaces

  • Test Proctoring

  • Job Help

  • Reference Services

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Email: tohagan@bcplib.org

Website: bcplib.org

Phone: 502-324-7699

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Central Library: 740 Conestoga Parkway, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
Mt. Washington Branch: 214 N. Bardstown Road, Mt. Washington, KY 40047
Hillview Branch: 155 Terry Boulevard, Hillview, KY 40229
Lebanon Junction Branch: 11382 S. Preston Highway, Lebanon Junction, KY 40150
Nichols Branch: 10729 Highway 44 West, West Point, KY 40177

Bullitt County Public School

Bullitt County Public Schools offers a quality education to nearly 13,000 students in 23 schools. The district is the 7th largest in Kentucky. Over 850 teachers and 850 classified staff work hard every school day to ensure all students receive the best possible education. The district has 13 elementary schools, six middle schools and three high schools. Other educational programs include the Bullitt Advanced Math and Science (BAMS) class, the Career Readiness Center, the Bullitt Alternative Center and the state-operated Bullitt County Area Technology Center. All elementary schools have grades kindergarten through fifth. All middle schools have grades 6-8. High schools have grades 9-12. We are the Leader in Educational Excellence!

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Website: www.bullittschools.org

Phone: 502-869-8000

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Dr. Jesse Bacon, Superintendent

1040 Highway 44 East

Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Bullitt County Skills U

BCSU provides free educational services for adults (must be 18 & older). Services include GED classes, college preparation classes and employability (soft skills) courses to earn the National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC) and Kentucky Essential Skills Certification (KESC). BCSU also provides college and career navigating services to assist students in making future plans.

JCTC- KY Skills U provides a variety of services that include GED, ABE, college transition, ELL, Life Skill Workshops, Work Readiness workshops and basic brush-up. All services are free of charged. Classes are administered by professional, qualified and friendly instructors.

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Contact: Julia Parsons, Chad Hutchison, Teresa Kesterson Doyle Adams

 

Email: cristina.marsh@kctcs.edu
Phone: 502-213-7979



505 Buffalo Run Rd.

Shepherdsville, KY. 40165

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Boy Scouts Troop 81

The Troop is currently boys only group. They meet every Thursday night 7:00pm at Journey Church in Shepherdsville.  

Brooks/Freedom FRC

Brooks/Freedom FRC serves the children and families of Brooks Elementary and Freedom Elementary.  The purpose of the Family Resource Center is to remove barriers to education so that all children and families may be successful.

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Email: sherri.bishop@bullitt.kyschools.us

Phone: 502-869-2012 / 502-869-3612

 

Sherri Bishop, Coordinator
1400 Brooks Hill Road
Brooks, KY 40109

Caring.com

Caring.com is the leading online destination for those seeking information and support as they care for aging parents, spouses, and other loved ones. More than 40 million people in the United States care for someone over age 50, yet most have little preparation or experience when they begin their care giving journey. To make that journey a little easier, we provide personal, one-on-one guidance with a Family Advisor, thousands of original articles, helpful tools, comprehensive Senior Living and Senior Care directories, and the collective wisdom of an involved community. Caring.com’s carefully researched and expert-reviewed content includes advice from a team of more than 50 trusted leaders in geriatric medicine, law, finance, housing, and other key areas of healthcare and eldercare. Our seasoned management team, editors, and technical staff have decades of experience producing award-winning health and family media. But perhaps more important, nearly all of us have firsthand experience as caregivers. We know well the role’s practical challenges as well as its emotional ones. And we’re dedicated to guiding a fast-growing population of new caregivers through both.

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Email: colleen@caring.com
Website: www.caring.com
Phone: 800-558-0653 / 800-973-1540


P.O. Box 32217
Charlotte NC, 28232

Child Care Assistance Program for Families

What It Is
​​​The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) provides support to help families pay for child care. The Division of Child Care is responsible for all child care provider support and The Division of Family Support helps clients apply for the program. The goal of this program is to provide access to quality child care that allows parents to work, attend education and training programs and/or participate in the Kentucky Temporary Assistance Program.

Child care subsidies are also available for child protective services. Child care services through the CCAP are purchased from licensed, certified and registered providers.
 

ApplyCCAP 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.

Child Care Service Agent Map

Families Moving Beyond Abuse (FMBA) Substance Abuse Program

The FMBA program is designed to help heal families that are dealing with substance abuse.

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Email: angelamchargue@kycourts.net

Phone: 502-543-2478

 

Bullitt Circuit Family Court, Division II
250 Frank E. Simon Avenue
Shepherdsville, Kentucky 40165

 

Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana

We offer a unique leadership experience to girls through different pathways: Troop, Event, Series, Camp & Travel.  We are a volunteer driven and girl led organization that serves girls Kindergarten through High School and our goal is to help girls discover who they can be and what they can do.

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Website: www.gskentuckiana.org

Phone: 502-716-7232

 

2115 Lexington Road
Louisville, Ky 40206

Hand In Hand Family Resource Center

Bullitt County Family Resource Center aimed at serving families in the Maryville/Overdale elementary school area. This center provides assistance with basic needs, educational support, health service referrals and works toward removing barriers to academic success.

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Overdale Elementary
651 Overdale Drive
Louisville, KY 40229
502-869-2812

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Organization Address:
Maryville Elementary
4504 Summers Drive
Louisville, KY 40229
502-869-2412

HANDS Program of the Bullitt County Health Department

Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) is a support program for KY residents pregnant with or expecting their first child or parenting (by birth or adoption) their first child less than 3 months of age. Families receive information and learn about community resources, healthy pregnancy, caring for and bonding with baby, providing enriching learning experiences to enhance child development in a safe and healthy home. Services are provided at no cost to families in the comfort of their own home.

 

Email: handsbchd@bullitthealth.org

Website: www.bullittcountyhealthdept.org

Phone: 502-955-5668

Fax: 502-543-2449

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Wendy Keown, HANDS
181 Lees Valley Road
Shepherdsville KY, 40165

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Kentuckiana Works Career Center/ The SPOT

Kentuckiana Works One Stop Centers are comprised of multiple agencies working together in one location to assist those who are seeking employment or education opportunities that lead to employment. This is a resource center designed to give job seekers all of the necessary resources to be effective in their job search. Additionally, counselors are available from the Office of Employment and Training, Workforce Investment Act, and Vocational Rehabilitation to aid customers with specific needs. The center is available to employers as a meeting, job promoting, or job fair location in an effort to connect employers with our job-seeking customer base.

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Website: www.kentuckianaworks.org

Phone: 502-640-5281

 

Dusty Lay, Program Director
295 N. Buckman Street

Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Metro United Way

Metro United Way advances the common good in our community by creating opportunities for a better life for all. For over 95 years, Metro United Way has served our community and will move forward throughout the next decade with a more focused approach to addressing community-level issues by showing measureable progress in the areas of education, financial stability and health, the building blocks for a good quality of life. Metro United Way recognizes that it takes the whole community working together to reach our mutual goals and we recruit the people and organizations from across the community who bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to accomplish our goals. We invite you to be a part of the change. You can give, you can advocate and you can volunteer. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.

 

Website: metrounitedway.org

Phone: 502-583-2821

 

334 E. Broadway
Louisville, KY 40204

The YSC’s mission is simple- reduce students’ barriers to academic success! In developing community partnerships, FRYSCs provide vital programs, services, and referrals to students and their families to support learning, overall well-being, and transition into adulthood.

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Services:

  • Referrals to health & social services

  • Substance abuse education & counseling

  • Family crisis & mental health counseling

 

Email: megan.hatter@bullitt.kyschools.us

Website: mwmsemsysc.weebly.com

Phone: 502-869-5212

 

269 Water Street,

Mt. Washington 40047

North Bullitt High School Youth Service Center

To serve students and provide:

  • -Referrals to health services and community resources

  • -Summer and Part-Time job development

  • -Employment counseling, training, and placement

  • -Drug and alcohol abuse counseling

  • -Family Crisis & Mental Health Counseling

 

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/hmsnbhsyouthservicecenter/

Phone: 502-869-6213

 

 

Jennifer Lowe

3300 E. Hebron Lane
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
 

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Notebook Learning Center

Notebook Learning Center reaches out to help all families in need not only in Bullitt County but the surrounding counties. NBLC is licensed for children from Newborn to age 5. We are here to put a plan in place for your child's education and development. As a team, we will accomplish the goals for each child. Communication is essential to all families and we strive to ensure this happens with "Daily Notebooks". We have been in business since 2008. 

We are also part of the Kentucky All STARS program. We currently have a (5) Five STAR Rating. This is the highest rating you can receive within the program. STARS is a voluntary quality rating improvement system for Licensed Childcare programs. Ratings are from one to five STARS. A childcare's participation in KY ALL-STARS indicates that the program's staff wishes to measure quality indicators above those standards required by licensing regulations.

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Email: director.notebook@gmail.com

Website: www.tnblc.com

Phone: 502-955-6252

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Notebook Learning Center

3397 Burkland Blvd

Shepherdsville, KY 40165

The mission statement of the Old Mill/Crossroads Elementary Family Resource Center is to identify and help families with their unique needs and to overcome barriers that prevent children from receiving the most benefit from their educational opportunities.

 

Email: gabrielle.lawson@bullitt.kyschools.us

Phone: 502-869-7412

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Gabby Lawson

156 Erin Circle
Mt. Washington, KY 40047

Options Unlimited, Inc.

Options Unlimited’s mission is to assist people with disabilities to become as independent as possible by obtaining opportunities to participate in and contribute to their community through work and educational programs.  In order to achieve this mission, Options Unlimited will operate an employment program, an adult day training program, and social activities that will provide these opportunities.

Our Supported Employment services are intended for individuals with a wide range of disabilities who require assistance to find, learn and keep steady employment. Many individuals who have never worked before or had continued employment successfully are able to do well with assistance provided by our supported employment counselors. We also provide supported employment and follow-up services for individuals that are referred to us from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Our Adult Day Program provides a wonderful mixture of life skills, training, and community integration activities. Each participant and their individual needs are handled with intricate care. We provide an environment that includes both learning and fun where a person develops independent living and social skills, and artistic abilities.

 

Website: www.optionsunlimitedinc.org

Phone: 502-955-7271

 

205 Castlerock Drive

Shepherdsville, KY 40165

OVEC Head Start/Early Head Start

OVEC Head Start & Early Head Start serve children in Bullitt Co ages 6 weeks – 3 years old. We are an early education program that offers comprehensive services in health & nutrition, education and family support.


Email: thoover@ovec.org
Website: www.ovecheadstart.org

Phone: 502-955-4831

Roby & Nichols Family Resource Center 

Shepherdsville Nichols Family Resource Center provides assistance for families in the areas of basic needs, health services referrals, and educational support, whenever possible, and refers to other agencies when necessary.

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Mekayla Belcher
Phone: 502 869-7212

Today’s Kids Childcare & Early Education Center

Today’s Kids provide a safe secure and loving place where parents can leave their children. Early Childhood education center.


Email: todayskidsky@todayskidschildcare.com

Website: www.todayskidschildcare.com

Phone: 502-543-2503

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Tammy Ott
1170 Hwy 44 W
Shepherdsville, Kentucky, 40165

Bluegrass Academy

Welcome to Bluegrass Academy

Choosing childcare is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent. Our goal is to be the place you want to trust your child’s safety and well-being. Bluegrass Academy works extremely hard to ensure our environment is one of educational and intellectual learning.

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Website: www.bgachildcare.com

Phone: 502-538-6604

 

1196 N. Bardstown Rd
Mt. Washington, Ky, 40047

Watch Me Grow Childcare, Inc.

Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing family-oriented environment to the children in our care. We believe that a small group setting builds a strong foundation for a child’s learning and social skills. Children have diverse learning styles and interests; therefore we continually adjust our teaching based on each child’s needs.

 

Email: watchmegrowchildcare13@gmail.com

Website: watchmegrowchildcare.info

Phone: 502-538-3171

 

140 Owen Road
Mount Washington, KY 40047

Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center

Job Corps is a career and technical training program serving individuals 16 - 24 years of age, and anyone affected by a disability over 16, facing barriers to employment. We provide residential services, a high school diploma program, drivers license instruction, career certification, room, and board, along with full healthcare and dental, plus job placement upon completion of training. All services are free of cost to eligible students.
Careers begin here at Job Corps!

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Services:

  • Technical Training

  • Serving ages 16-24

  • Students

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Email: OBryan.Marie@jobcorps.org

Website: whitneymyoung.jobcorps.gov

Phone: 502-774-1886 / 800-733-5627

 

8460 Shelbyville Road
Simpsonville, KY
40067

Satellite offices in Covington, Elizabethtown, and Louisville

contactbchd@bullitthealth.org

502-543-2415 or 502-955-7837

181 Lees Valley Road

Shepherdsville, KY 40165

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