Resources
The following is a list of helpful organizations and web sites that can assist someone trying to escape domestic violence. (Some of these resources may be specific to residents of Hendricks County, IN)
24-Hour Crisis Lines
Sheltering Wings (317) 745-1496
211 Connect2Help211
Mission: Connect2Help is a nonprofit agency dedicated to facilitating connections between people who need human services and those who provide them. Connect2Help 2-1-1 is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by highly trained Information and Referral Specialists. Services are available in English and Spanish. Connect2Help 2-1-1 is a free and confidential telephone assistance service to help those in need get information about: food, housing, health care, employment, support groups, parenting, counseling, education, clothing, shelter, volunteering, legal aid and more. Simply dial 2-1-1. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If dialing 2-1-1 does not work from your phone, dial (317) 926-4357.
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence1 (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
Mission: ICADV is committed to the elimination of domestic violence through: providing public awareness and education; advocating for systemic and societal change; influencing public policy and allocation of resources; educating and strengthening coalition members; and, promoting the availability of quality comprehensive services.
National Domestic Violence Hotline (TDD)1 (800) 787-3224
Children’s Services
Child Care Answers (317) 631-4643
Services: Resource and Referral
Mission: Ensure that the children of today and tomorrow are cared for in a professional and nurturing manner and that every parent, child care provider and community leader know the importance of their roles in the development of children.
Day Nursery Association (317) 839-0263
As an advocate for quality child care, Day Nursery provides a variety of programs that support the children, parents, and child care providers in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, and Shelby counties.
Services: Day care, health and immunization service, balanced meals and snacks, breakfast program, educational programs, school-aged children before and after school and during summer, ages 2 through 8 years
Fees: Based on family income
First Steps (317) 745-7503
Services: Provides services for young children who are considered developmentally vulnerable and their families
Headstart (317) 745-1650
Services: Preschool educational opportunity for 3-5 year old. Center-based three or four mornings or afternoons a week
Eligibility: Income eligibility requirement. Handicapped children ready for mainstreaming, foster children and those receiving AFDC
Healthy Families Hendricks County (317) 745-9426
Services: Support program for all pregnant women and for families with new babies
Hendricks County Department of Family & Children (317) 272-4917
Services: Medicaid, Aid for Dependent Children, Child Welfare, Food Stamps, Hospital Commitment or Medical
Eligibility: Determined on a case-by-case basis after an application has been completed
Hendricks County Health Department (317) 745-9213
Services: Home visits with emphasis on prevention of disease, promotion of health and rehabilitation. Crippled children follow-up, Immunization Clinic, Adult Wellness Clinic, Child Health Clinic, and Dental Screening Clinic
WIC (317) 745-2027
Services: Nutrition Education, supplemental food for pregnant and breast-feeding women and children to age 5
Eligibility: Hendricks County resident
Computers/Technology/Training
Hendricks College Network (317) 745-9265
Counseling Services
Hamilton Center (317) 837-9719
Interact (317) 718-0605
Adult Group Services: Helps client learn more about the cycle of violence, the effects of family violence on children, developing healthy coping skills, developing support systems, and protecting yourself and your children. Each group session lasts one hour, followed by a one-hour domestic violence support group. Most groups are led by a survivor of domestic violence.
Children’s Services: While a client attends the sessions, group activities are provided for children. The groups will be adapted to the age of the children and will focus on helping them express their feeling and learn positive coping skills.
Case Management: Helps client with things such as apply for Medicaid, welfare, or food stamps, looking for employment, or finding childcare.
Transportation is available. These programs are free of charge.
Mental Health America of Hendricks County (317) 272-0027
Services: Referral service for emotional or psychiatric problems.
Sudsberry & Associates (317) 272-8138
Emergency Services
Police, Fire, Medical 911
Avon (317) 272-4485
Brownsburg (317) 852-1103
Danville (317) 745-5446
Plainfield (317) 838-3565
Indiana State Police (800) 225-8576
Child Abuse Hotline (800) 800-5556
Employment & Job Training
Basic Adult Education Center (317) 248-8616
Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services (317) 232-1571
Sycamore Rehabilitation Services (317) 745-4715
Financial
Brown Township Trustee (317) 852-0899
Trustees can assist eligible township residents with food, medical care, clothing, household goods, shelter, school clothing, utilities, limited transportation, fuel oil, coal, and burial expense. The trustee acts as the township assessor. The assessor identifies, lists and calculates the assessed value of all real and personal property in their township.
Center Township Trustee (317) 745-2813
Clay Township Trustee (765) 386-2049
Communtiy Action Heating Assistance Program (317) 745-2642
Eel River Township Trustee (765) 676-6615
Franklin Township Trustee (317) 539-2667
Guilford Township Trustee (317) 838-0564
Hendricks Co. Division of Family & Children (317) 272-4917
Liberty Township Trustee (317) 539-7944
Lincoln Township Trustee (317) 852-8745
Marion Township Trustee (317) 539-4024
Middle Township Trustee (317) 892-5000
Red Cross – Hendricks County (317) 839-8027
Step Ahead – Childcare Voucher Program (317) 745-0864
Union Township Trustee (317) 994-5506
Washington Township Trustee (317) 272-1835
Food
Christian Support Center (317) 839-8976
Community Action Food Pantry (317) 745-2642
Cornerstone Christian Church Food Pantry (317) 852-2411
Division of Family & Children (317) 272-4917
Food Pantry (317) 852-2411
Food Stamps (317) 272-4917
Light and Life Church (317) 839-5151
Meals On Wheels (317) 745-3469
Mill Creek Christian Support Center Food Pantry (317) 539-6157
Red Cross (317) 839-8027
St. Marks Food Pantry (317) 839-6730
WIC Program (317) 745-2027
Housing
Community Action – Hendricks County (317) 745-2642
Habitat for Humanity of Hendricks Co. (317) 272-1405
Indiana Housing Finance Authority (317) 232-7777
Legal Services
Legal Services (317) 632-5764
Legal Aid (317) 635-9538
Legal Service Organization 1 (800) 869-0212
Hendricks Co. Child Support Division (317) 745-9287
National Hotline for Missing Children 1 (800) 843-5678
Victim’s Assistance Program (317) 745-9283
Medical Care
IU West (317) 217-3000
Community Care Center (317) 272-0708
Hendricks County Health Department (317) 745-9217
Hendricks Regional Health (317) 745-4451
Physician Referral (317) 745-3759
Med-Express (317) 839-8484
Medicaid (317) 272-4917
Partners-in-Care (317) 745-9531
Provides medical care, including OB-GYN care, to low income patients for a minimal fee.
Substance Abuse
Adult Children of Alcoholics (317) 592-9626
Al-Anon / Alateen (317) 357-9607
Alcoholics Anonymous (317) 632-7864
American Council for Drug Education 1 (800) 488-DRUG
Avon Clinic (317) 839-3356
Behavior Healthcare Counseling Center (Avon) (317) 745-1400
Community Addiction Services of IN (317) 633-8240
Cummins Mental Health Center (317) 272-3330
Division of Mental Health 1 (800) WITHIT
Drug Help Services 1 (800) COCAINE
Hamilton Center (317) 837-9721
Narcotics Anonymous (317) 875-5459
Positive Directions (317) 441-7695
St. Vincent Stress Center Helpline (317) 841-2300
Utilities
AT&T (formerly Ameritech/Indiana Bell) (317) 556-4200
Brownsburg Water Dept.(317) 852-1102
Danville Water Co. (317) 745-4180
Duke Energy 1 (800) 343-3525
Hendricks Power Cooperative( 317) 745-5473
Indiana Gas Company (Vectren) 1 (800) 777-2060
Indianapolis Power & Light (317) 261-8222
Indianapolis Water Company (317) 631-1431
Websites
American Bar Association Commission on DV
Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indiana
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assult
Institute on DV in the African American Cmty.
Love Doesn’t Have to Hurt Teens
Megan’s Law & Crime Victims Center National Helpline(888) 275-7365
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
