Kentucky Outreach

Archive for the ‘Education Services and Information’ Category

Central Kentucky Head Start Program
332 Hood Avenue P.O. Box 830
Lebanon, KY 40033

Phone: (270) 692-2136
Fax: (270) 692-4530

To provide educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to preschool, disadvantaged children and their families.

OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

SERVICES: Pre-School curriculum and related activities.

SERVICE AREA: Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson and Washington counties.

ELIGIBILITY: 3 and 4 years old; low income and/or handicapped.

FEES: None

Bardstown/Nelson County Adult Learning Center
403 North 1st Street
Bardstown, KY 40004

Phone: (502) 348-1654

OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM (Monday-Thursday)

Tuesday & Thursday Nights 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

ESL (English as a Second Language) (Call for times)

Literacy (Call for times)

SERVICES: GED, Basic Skills, ESL (English as a second language), Literacy

SERVICE AREA: Nelson County.

ELIGIBILITY: Must be 16 years old to enroll.

FEES: Services are free. (The cost of the official GED test is $30.00.)

Kentucky Cancer Program
1010 Woodland Drive, #201
Elizabethtown, KY 40701

Phone: (270) 360-0901
Fax: (270) 360-1801

Kentucky Cancer Program is a unique cancer control organization funded by the General Assembly. The program has thirteen regional offices located throughout the state to coordinate cancer control programs in the community such as the ones listed below. The mission of the Kentucky Cancer Program is to promote cancer education, research, and service programs to reduce incidence, morbidity, and mortality from cancer.

OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM EST

SERVICES: Cancer prevention/early detection presentations for the public, health screenings, cancer risk assessment, professional education programs, information and resources for cancer patients and their families, and a Cancer information Service (1-800-4CANCER).

SERVICE AREA: Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson and

Washington Counties.

ELIGIBILITY: Any Kentucky resident.

FEES: None for public/community education programs or for most cancer screenings.