Lawrence Community Resources

Resources

211 is a free, confidential referral and information website that connects people of all ages and from all communities to the health and human services they need. It’s available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit the 211 of Kansas website. Call 211 of Kansas: 211.
Visually informative list of resources available in Douglas County compiled by the United Way of Douglas County.
Comprehensive list of other local resources compiled by our wonderful Lawrence Public Library.
Local assistance for Domestic Abuse Survivors through The Willow and YWCA NE Kansas.
Assistance for seniors in Douglas County via the Senior Resource Center.
If you need food for your pets, the Lawrence Humane Society will provide it during their regular business hours.
- Lawrence Humane Society’s Crisis Pet Retention Fund
Downtown Salvation Army will provide Pet food on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon.
Van Go, Inc. is an arts-based social service agency that provides year-round after-school and summer job-training programs to high-needs and under-served youth, ages 14-24.
Children’s Advocacy Centers in Kansas.
Legal assistance through the Douglas County Legal Aid Society.
Legal assistance through the KU School of Law.
Disability assistance through Kansas Legal Services.
NE Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters: meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 5 through young adulthood in Douglas County.
Birth injury resource and information guide from CerebalPalsyGuide.com.
National Child Welfare Information Gateway.

WIC Program Information

WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) is for pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children up to age 5 who are determined to be a nutritional risk and meet income guidelines. You may be eligible for WIC services if you answer yes to any of the following questions:

Are you pregnant?
Are you breastfeeding a baby?
Have you had a baby recently?
Do you have a child under the age of 5?

For more information, please visit the Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health website.

The Ballard Center partners with individuals and families to achieve stability through early childhood education and needs-based services by cultivating a strong network of organizations, businesses, and individuals dedicated to serving our community.
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