Emergency Assistance
American Red Cross (St. Joseph Chapter)
3220 E. Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, Indiana 46615
Phone: 574-234-0191 (24 hours)
Fax 574-234-0194
Hours: Monday - Thursday = 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday = 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Services: food, medical, shelter
If you have family in any area that is hit by a natural disaster the American Red Cross has set up an application that will allow them to let you know that they are safe and well. You can also use it to let friends and family know if you are safe and well if a natural disaster hits our area or an area you are visiting. Just visit https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php and follow the instructions.
The Caring Place
3107 Cascade Drive
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
Phone: 219-464-0840 / 574-772-2222
Services: domestic abuse assistance, programs, shelter (victims)
Coalation Against Domestic Abuse (CADA)
P. O. Box 228
Knox, Indiana 46534
Phone: 574-772-3331
Fax: 574-772-4956
http://www.starkecountycada.org
Services: education, programs, shelter (transitional)
Community Services of Starke County
311 E. Culver Road
Knox, Indiana 46534
Phone: 574-772-7070
Fax: 574-772-7281
www.communityservicesofstarkecounty.org
Hours: Monday - Friday = 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Services: food, transportation, senior center, home-delivered meals, homemaker program, food pantry
Department of Child Services
318 East Culver Road
Knox, Indiana 46534
Phone: 574-772-3411
Fax: 317 232-1330
Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline: 1-800-800-5556
Hours: 8 AM - 4:30PM, Central Time Zone
Furniture Ministry - North Judson United Methodist Church
210 W. Central Avenue
North Judson, Indiana 46366
Phone: 574-896-5927
Kids' Closet - A Ministry of the North Judson United Methodist Church
210 Central
North Judson, Indiana 46366
Phone: 574-896-5927
Services: clothing and school supplies
Kids' Voice of Indiana
9150 Harrison Park Ct., Suite C.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46216
Phone: 317-558-287
Fax: 317-558-2945
info.kidsvoicein.org
Kids’ Voice of Indiana protects abused and neglected children by providing child advocacy, legal education, and family visitation through three programs:
Bette J. Dick Guardian ad Litem for Kids Program - https://www.kidsvoicein.org/gal-kids/
Derelle Watson-Duvall Children’s Law Center of Indiana - https://www.kidsvoicein.org/childrens-law-center-indiana-clci/
Jenny Miller Safe Child Parenting Time Program - https://www.kidsvoicein.org/safe-child-parenting-time/
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline can help create a safety plan with victims, friends and family members - anyone who is concerned about their own safety or the safety of someone else.
Call today
- 1-800-799-7233
- 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
or visit www.thehotline.org/
Salvation Army
311 E. Culver Road
Knox, Indiana 46534
Phone: 574-772-7070
Hours: Monday - Friday = 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Services: medical, shelter, utilities
Society of St. Vincent de Paul (North Judson)
303 Keller Avenue
North Judson, Indiana 46366
Phone: 574-249-0162
Services: financial, food, utilities
Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Knox)
406 E. Washington Street
Knox, Indiana 46534
Phone: 574-806-0431 / 574-772-4134
Services: financial, food, utilities
Starke/Pulaski Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 46
Winamac, Indiana 46996
Phone: 574-896-2811 / 574-946-3552
Hours: Monday - Friday = 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
YWCA of North Central Indiana
1102 S, Fellows Street
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Phone: 574-233-9491
Hours: Monday - Friday = 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Services: clothing, counseling, education, programs, special needs, employment/training, food, legal, shelter, substance abuse, transportation