Department for Children and Child care assistance, child support enforcement, food assistance, www.dcf.ks.gov Families Services Successful Families Program, health services, and more. (620)429-3087 Health assessments, home health, care licensing, clinical Cherokee County Health 110 E. Walnut Street services, immunizations, Kan-Be-Healthy (Medicaid program for Department Columbus, KS 66725 children, teenagers, and young adults), Women, Infants & Children www.cherokeecountyks.gov (W.I.C.) supplemental food program, and more. Nutrition education, youth development, family financial planning, K-State Research & Extension (620)429-3849 family life, healthy living, and more. Services vary by county, please Office (Local Agent) www.ksre.ksu.edu call your county agent for details. Community services that help the needy, support for military American Red Cross of Midway (316)219-4000 members and families, educational programs that promote health Kansas (Local Chapter) www.redcross.org and safety, blood collection, and more. Books, Classes, community information, internet access, children’s (620)429-2086 Columbus Public Library programs, adult programs, and more. Services vary by location; Columbus.mykansas.library.org please contact your local library for details. Cherokee County Emergency (620)429-1857 Provides information to prepare for a disaster or an emergency. Preparedness Cherokeecountyks.gov Community Health Center of (620)856-2900 Medical, dental, mental health and pharmacy services. Southeast Kansas Chcsek.org (620)231-9840 DCCCA, Inc. Human services to adults, children, and youth Dccca.org (866) 305-5147 KanCare Low cost or no cost health insurance for families and children www.kancare.ks.gov Call 2-1-1 Food pantries, counseling, mentoring, after-school programs, United Way 2-1-1 of Kansas www.211kansas.org disability services and much more Parent Help Line (Kansas A 24-hour help line for parents in stress or in need of other Children’s Service League (800) 244-5373 – services Healthy Families) Child Abuse & Neglect (800) 922-5330 If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, please call Hotline
KanCare (866) 305-5147 www.kancare.ks.gov Low cost or no cost health insurance for families and children United Way 2-1-1 of Kansas Call 2-1-1 www.211kansas.org Food pantries, counseling, mentoring, after-school programs, disability services and much more Parent Help Line (Kansas Children’s Service League – Healthy Families) (800) 244-5373 A 24-hour help line for parents in stress or in need of other services Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline (800) 922-5330 If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, please call Department for Children and Families Services www.dcf.ks.gov Child care assistance, child support enforcement, food assistance, Successful Families Program, health services, and more. Cherokee County Health Department (620)429-3087 110 E. Walnut Street Columbus, KS 66725 www.cherokeecountyks.gov Health assessments, home health, care licensing, clinical services, immunizations, Kan-Be-Healthy (Medicaid program for children, teenagers, and young adults), Women, Infants & Children (W.I.C.) supplemental food program, and more. K-State Research & Extension Office (Local Agent) (620)429-3849 www.ksre.ksu.edu Nutrition education, youth development, family financial planning, family life, healthy living, and more. Services vary by county, please call your county agent for details. American Red Cross of Midway Kansas (Local Chapter) (316)219-4000 www.redcross.org Community services that help the needy, support for military members and families, educational programs that promote health and safety, blood collection, and more. Columbus Public Library (620)429-2086 Columbus.mykansas.library.org Books, Classes, community information, internet access, children’s programs, adult programs, and more. Services vary by location; please contact your local library for details. Cherokee County Emergency Preparedness (620)429-1857 Cherokeecountyks.gov Provides information to prepare for a disaster or an emergency. Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (620)856-2900 Chcsek.org Medical, dental, mental health and pharmacy services. DCCCA, Inc. (620)231-9840 Dccca.org Human services to adults, children, and youth
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