Community Organization Links
Take a look at our list of community organizations and charities. Many of these could always use volunteers or donations to help meet the needs of the less fortunate in Lexington and the surrounding area. So take a look at their websites, email the people in charge, and make an impact in our community!
Food
God's Pantry
Emergency food pantry and food bank
www.godspantry.org
Movable Feasts
Prepares and delivers meals five days a week to people living with AIDS or HIV-related illnesses as well as individuals who are patients of Hospice of the Bluegrass.
www.feastlex.org
Meals on Wheels
Helps fill the need that many frail and recovering seniors have by providing nutritious meals.
www.mealcall.org
Shelters & Rehab Facilities
HOPE Center
Provides three meals a day, a place to sleep, detox, and a health clinic.
www.hopectr.org
Salvation Army
Emergency food, Thanksgiving dinner, lodging, clothing, some travel assistance, daycare center, and community recreation.
www.salvationarmylex.org
Kentucky Refugee Ministries
Program provides refugees with apartments and furnishings, helps enroll children in school, gets families to medical treatment, and secures employment for family members who are able to work.
www.kyrm.org
Lexington Rescue Mission
Strives to meet basic physical needs of the broken, vulnerable, and the poor, as well as teaching life skills, providing housing, employment, counseling, and helping men overcome addictions to drugs and alcohol.
www.lexingtonrescue.org
Chrysalis House
Substance abuse treatment program for women and their children.
www.chrysalishouse.org
Lighthouse Ministries
Provides hot meals to the hungry, poor, and needy in local communities. The Nehemiah House is a crisis induction home for men with life-controlling problems. The Rachel House is for women and their children who are victims of abuse, poverty, or life-controlling problems.
www.thelighthouseministries.org
Catholic Action Center
Serving the marginalized of our community. Three meals a day, shower & restroom facilities, mail receipt, telephone, clean clothing, a place to gather, and connections with social service agencies.
www.godsnet.info
Housing
Habitat for Humanity
Building homes in partnership with communities. Based on income and need.
www.lexhabitat.org
Family Crisis
YWCA Spouse Abuse Center
Shelter for victims of spousal & partner violence and their dependent children. 24-hour crisis line, counseling, casework, vocational services & safe school for shelter residents, counseling referrals, legal & hospital advocacy, and community education.
(859) 225-9808
Hospice of the Bluegrass
Home care for the terminally ill, including respite care for family members and family counseling.
www.hospicebg.com
Substance Abuse
Side by Side
In conjunction with Lexington Leadership Foundation, provides a mentoring program for individuals rehabilitating from drug & alcohol dependence.
(859) 277-3087
Employment/Training/Education
YMCA
Working with young people through areas such as tutoring, mentoring, and coaching.
www.ymcaofcentralky.org
Youth for Christ
After-school program includes feeding and tutoring young people.
(859) 273-4406
Sports for the Disabled
Special Olympics
Provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities.
www.soky.org
Bluegrass Miracle League
Recreational baseball league for children ages 3 - 18 with developmental and physical disabilities.
www.bluegrassmiracleleague.org
Children/Youth
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Helping to establish one-on-one relationships for a child from a single-parent home.
www.bbbs-bluegrass.org
Pregnancy/Teen Parenting
All God's Children
Provides care and support to young mothers and their children and families. Through Christ-centered ministries they offer safe temporary shelter and programs which address physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs.
www.kyallgodschildren.org
AA Pregnancy Help Center (Assurance)
Free pregnancy testing, abortion information, pregnancy education, counseling, and support groups.
www.assurancecare.org
Florence Crittenden Home
Offers both residential and non-residential programs to assist young women experiencing the problems associated with single-parent pregnancy. Prenatal and aftercare services are designed to aid the physical and emotional well-being of the mother and her baby.
www.flocrithome.com
Step by Step
A ministry designed to reach out to young unmarried women, ages 14-24, who have become mothers due to unplanned pregnancy.
www.sbslex.org
Elderly Care
Faith in Action
Elder outreach care provides transportation to medical and other appointments, help with shopping, reading & bill paying, minor home repairs, friendly visiting & telephone support, and respite care for family caregivers.
(859) 252-1365
Miscellaneous
Serve the City
A volunteer effort of multiple churches and organizations banded together to serve the community in which they live to reach out to neighbors in need.
www.servethecityky.com
Seedleaf
Giving people a chance to grow food, to cultivate an appreciation for healthy, local, nutritious food, and promoting availability to such food by installing and maintaining such gardens in and around Lexington.
www.seedleaf.org