Partners & Other Supportive Agencies

The agencies and organizations listed here are but a few of the many entities in the area that provide services and assistance to help you become self sufficient, better educated, more employable.

Linda Crum, a representative from the Commonwealth Educational Opportunity Center (CEOC) is available every Wednesday from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Department for Employment Services Office located at 138 College Street in Pikeville. You may email Linda Crum or Elizabeth Bishop to schedule an appointment for a different time. Free services available include:

For more information call 606-433-7721 in Pikeville, Kentucky on Wednesday or 800-648-5372 during the week.

Department for Medicaid Services

Libby Carter, RN, Nurse Consultant, with the Department for Medicaid Services KenPAC Division is available at the Department for Employment Services,
138 College Street in Pikeville, Kentucky. The KenPAC Nurse Consultant Program is a statewide network of registered nurses located in regions of the Commonwealth with higher Medicaid population density. The primary goal of KenPAC's new program is to establish a presence for Medicaid at the community level to support the local KenPAC Primary Care Case Managers who provide medical services for KenPAC recipients. Libby will serve as a resource for providers about Medicaid and KenPAC policies and assist members and providers access other community based services. You may email Libby Carter or give her a call at 606-433-7072 Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.

"eastern kentucky's jobsight"

What is "eastern kentucky's jobsight"? It is a one stop site coordinated and administered by Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP), located at 120 South Riverfill Drive in Pikeville Kentucky that makes available numerous training, education, and employment programs in a single, customer-focused, user-friendly service system where the public can go to for assistance regarding G.E.D. classes, unemployment insurance, resume preparation, student grants and loans, job search assistance, career planning, job placement, tuition assistance, internet job searches, Vocational Rehabilitation, two-year degree programs, older workers assistance, labor market information, and vocational training. At this center all the partnering agencies (Job Corps, Big Sandy CAP, KCTCS, CEOC, DVR, Adult Education, DES, EKCEP) are co-housed in one building for the convenience of the public. All services are free. Hours of operation are Monday 8:00am to 6:30pm, Tuesday-Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm, and Friday 8:00am to 2:30pm. For more information call 606-218-2106.

Department for Community Based Services

The Cabinet for Families and Children Department for Community Based Services located in the Big Sandy Area provides the following assistance to clients meeting the eligibility criteria:

The Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) provides financial or medical assistance to needy dependent children in Kentucky and the parents, or relatives, with whom the children are living. KTAP helps families find jobs or get training that leads to a job.

The Medicare Program, is a Health Insurance Program for people who have worked for at least 10 years in Medicare-covered employment anr 65 years of age or older, some disabled people under 65 years of age, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant).

They provide food stamps for those who meet income and resource limits; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to families with children under 18, deprived of parental support due to the death, absences, or disability of one or both parents; Medical assistance for families with children under 18 and elderly adults while also providing assistance with Adoptions,
Adult Abuse, Child Abuse, Childcare Services, Child Support, Foster Care, Heating Assistance, KCHIP, Kinship Care Program, Medical/TANF Transportation, State Guardianship.

The following is a listing of the DCBS locations in the Big Sandy Area:

Department for Protection and Permanency

The Department for Protection and Permanency provides investigation of and counseling for adult and child abuse, adoption, foster-care, and juvenile services. All reports remain anonymous. If 18 or older and have room for someone or are in need of a place to stay where there is some assistance, you may contact one of the following office in the Big Sandy Area:

The following is a listing of the locations in the Big Sandy Area:

What is KCHIP? The Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP) provides free health insurance for Kentucky's children at no cost to the family. Uninsured children from birth to 19 years of age who live in families with income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level is eligible. (For a family of four that is $34,100 a year.)

KCHIP covers everything from checkups to prescriptions, broken bones to booster shots, eyeglasses, hearing aids, dental care, behavioral health, hospital care and more.

For more information about KCHIP you may call:
     1-877-KCHIP-18 (524-4718)
     1-877-524-4719 (TDD/TTY) for the hearing impaired

        Big Sandy Area Community Action Program, Inc.

The Big Sandy Area Community Action Program, Inc. provides various services in a five county area which consisting of Pike, Martin, Floyd, Magoffin, and Johnson counties. Services they offer to low income households include: Housing, Food, Employment including the Senior Community Services Employment Program and Title I WIA (Adult youth and Dislocated Workers), Energy Assistance, Home Repair and Weatherization, Family Preservation/Reunification, Year Round Youth Program, Educational Scholarships, County Headstart Program, Childcare Assistance, and Parenting classes. Office hours are Monday through Friday
8:00am to 4:30pm at the office, located on 478 Town Mountain Road in Pikeville Kentucky, or you may stop by to see one of their representatives Tuesday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm at "eastern kentucky's jobsight".
All services are free. For more information regarding these services you may email Larry Dotson, County Coordinator of the BSACAP, Inc. or call
606-432-2775.

The Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) offices are located in Pikeville at 126 Trivette Drive; Uniplex Building, Suite 302. DVR counselors are available from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. You may call
606-433-7618 for more information or to schedule an appointment. A representative from DVR can also be reached at "eastern kentucky's jobsight" each Tuesday from 8:00am to 12 noon. DVR works closely with the Department for Employment Services to provide employment services to individuals with disabilities.

Kentucky Relay Service
(For the Hearing and Speech impaired):

TDD Users 1-800-648-6056
Voice Users 1-800-648-6057

Kentucky Department for the Blind (DFB) counselors work in conjunction with Department for Employment Services (DES) staff to provide job search assistance and specialized services to customers. Counselors from the Kentucky Department for the Blind (DFB) are located on-site at "eastern kentucky's jobsight" located at 120 South Riverfill Drive in Pikeville Kentucky every Tuesday from 12:00pm to 4:30pm. DFB counselors work in conjunction with Department for Employment Services (DES) staff to provide job search assistance and specialized services to customers. They assist individuals who are blind or visually impaired to become more independent and productive in the workplace, community, school, and home. You may call 800-334-6940 or 606-886-2730 to arrange an appointment with a DFB counselor.

The Kentucky Department for the Blind’s KY Jobline provides you with the ability to search America's Job Bank without the use of a computer. Job seekers can use a keypad telephone to have the latest job openings spoken to them over the phone via a computerized job bank system.

Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program
(EKCEP)

EKCEP has a rural service delivery area which serves twenty-three counties in Eastern Kentucky and administers employment and training programs to economically disadvantaged individuals including youth, TANF recipients, Veterans, offenders, minorities, disabled, school dropouts and older workers. They can be reached daily at the "eastern kentucky's jobsight" located at
120 South Riverfill Drive in Pikeville Kentucky or by calling 606-218-2106.

The Pikeville Regional Technical College is a KCTCS institution located in Downtown Pikeville at 120 South Riverfill Drive. Visit their web site for more information about classes and class schedules. If you need assistance in selecting a program, career counseling is available at no charge. Call
606-218-2060 and ask to speak to one of the counselors.

The Pike County Public School System and Adult Basic Education have a number of Learning Centers located throughout Lawrence County, Martin County and Pike County. Free GED and Academic Upgrade classes are offered along with a number of other free programs and services. For more information regarding the GED program in your area you may contact the local Board of Education. Take advantage of this opportunity to increase your employability options: "LEARN MORE.....EARN MORE"

Job Corps is the largest residential education and training program in the United States for disadvantaged youth ages 16 through 24. The mission of the Job Corps program is to help economically disadvantaged young adults become responsible, employable and productive citizens by providing them with opportunities to develop the vocational, educational and social skills needed to succeed. For more information call 1-800-585-4052 or stop by
"eastern kentucky's jobsight" to talk with a representative every Monday from 8:00am to 12:30pm.

Federal Black Lung Office

The primary function for the Federal Black Lung Office located at 164 Main Street; Bank One Building 5th Floor; Pikeville, KY is to process claims from miners, former miners, and survivors of miners who currently reside in the Commonwealth. They review medical coal mine employment evidence then determine whether individuals are totally disabled from pneumoconiosis (Black Lung). For more information you may call 606-432-0302 locally or
800-366-4599 nationally.

Appalachian Research & Defense Fund (APPALRED)

APPALRED located in Pikeville at 126 Third Street provides free legal assistance to low income clients. For more information click on the above link or call
606-432-2181.