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Goodwill Somerset Opportunity Center

Career coaching, job-readiness training and certifications, budgeting help, digital skills, rides to and from the center, legal and expungement help, SNAP help, and referrals for treatment and mental health support.

For: Job seekers facing barriers to work.

Kentucky Career Center, Somerset

The state's one-stop job center: job search help, interview practice, apprenticeship and training programs, scholarships for training, and unemployment insurance questions.

For: Job seekers and employers.

Somerset Community College, Workforce Solutions

Short training programs and certifications (lineman, fiber optic, peer support and more), continuing education, and custom training for employers.

For: Anyone seeking job training; employers.

Pulaski County Adult Education (GED), at Somerset Community College

Free adult education and GED preparation; this is the Kentucky Adult Education office for Pulaski County.

For: Adults without a high school diploma, and adults brushing up basic skills.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Somerset

Helps Kentuckians with disabilities get and keep work: assessment, counseling, training, supported employment, job placement and assistive technology.

For: People with disabilities; a counselor decides eligibility.

Cumberlands Workforce Board (WIOA training help)

Pays for tuition, books and supplies for approved job training, and may help with child care and travel while you train, then helps with job placement.

For: Low-income adults, people with special needs, and workers who lost a job to a plant closure or layoff, in Pulaski and the surrounding counties.

Welcome House, Lake Cumberland office

Street outreach to people experiencing homelessness, permanent supportive housing for people with serious mental illness or other disabilities, and rent assistance for up to 24 months.

For: People experiencing homelessness and households needing rent help in Pulaski and nine nearby counties.

Housing Authority of Somerset

Public housing and Section 8 housing choice vouchers for income-eligible families, elderly residents and people with disabilities. Apply online or at the office.

For: Income-eligible households.

Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency, Pulaski County outreach

Heating help (LIHEAP, usually from early November, and WinterCare), case management, Head Start and home weatherization.

For: Households at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level for heating help.

Salvation Army, Pulaski County service unit

The official listing gives the Somerset address and a phone number but does not say which services this unit offers; call to ask.

Warming centers in a cold snap

Pulaski County opens warming centers only when the county declares the need, most recently at the St. Robert Community Center in February 2025. There is no year-round shelter listed on any official page.

For: Anyone who needs warmth during a declared emergency.

Kentucky 211

One call connects you to help with bills, food, housing and mental health care anywhere in Kentucky, around the clock.

For: Anyone.

Any Door KY (Kentucky Housing Corporation)

The state's coordinated entry for homelessness services outside Lexington and Louisville. Entry does not guarantee a housing referral, but it is where the regional system starts.

For: People experiencing homelessness.

Pulaski County DCBS Family Support office (SNAP, Medicaid, KTAP)

Takes applications and questions for food stamps, Medicaid and cash assistance; you can also apply online at kynect.

For: Income-tested programs.

AppalReD Legal Aid

Free civil legal help, including housing and benefits problems, for people who qualify; Pulaski County is served by the Somerset field office. Start with central intake.

For: Low-income residents.

Adanta Sexual Assault Resource Center

The region's rape crisis center: hospital accompaniment, counseling, legal advocacy, help with crime victims compensation, and information and referrals. All services are free to survivors and their families.

For: Survivors of sexual violence of any age, and their family and friends.

Bethany House Abuse Shelter

A safe place and services for victims of domestic violence and their children. Call the hotline; the shelter's address is not published.

For: Victims of domestic violence and their children.

Adanta 24-hour crisis line

The Somerset-based community mental health center's crisis line for anyone in a mental health or substance use crisis.

For: Anyone in crisis in the Lake Cumberland region.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call, text or chat for a suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, any hour. Free and confidential; Kentucky calls route to a community mental health call center.

For: Anyone.

Adanta Group, Pulaski County Clinic

Outpatient mental health, substance use and developmental disability services, including case management, assertive community treatment and peer support. Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and self-pay, with a sliding fee application.

For: Adults and families in Pulaski and nine nearby counties.

Adanta SKYHope Recovery Program for Women

A 100-bed residential, abstinence-based, peer-driven recovery program for adult women. Call to complete a prescreening; a waiting list is kept when beds are full.

For: Women 18 and over with a substance use disorder who do not need acute medical care.

Promise Community Health Center, Somerset

Primary care, behavioral health, medication management and addiction treatment including medication-assisted treatment, with same-day appointment care.

For: All patients; cost and sliding fee are not stated on the clinic's pages, so ask when you call.

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Behavioral Health

Inpatient psychiatric care for adults 18 and over and a program for seniors 65 and over; you can refer yourself for a confidential assessment. In a crisis the hospital says to call 911 or go to the Emergency Department.

For: Adults 18 and over.

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Emergency Room

The county's emergency department, open around the clock. For an overdose or a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

For: Anyone.

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Walk-in Clinic

Minor illnesses and injuries, physicals and some vaccines, no appointment needed. Prices are on the hospital's price transparency page.

For: Anyone with a non-emergency need.

Pulaski County Health Department clinic

Public health clinic: immunizations, family planning, prenatal care, STI and HIV screening, WIC, breastfeeding support and HANDS home visits for new parents. Medicaid accepted for immunizations; call to schedule.

For: Pulaski County residents.

Pulaski County Health Department, syringe exchange

Walk-in syringe exchange run by the health department to prevent hepatitis C and HIV, with referrals to treatment.

For: Anyone who injects drugs; rules are in the program's participant document.

Lake Cumberland District Health Department, CARE program

Case management and referrals for people at risk from opioid or substance use: treatment, support groups, mental health care, housing, food, insurance and job training.

For: Residents of the ten-county Lake Cumberland district, Pulaski included.

Operation UNITE treatment help line

Confidential line for anyone seeking help with a substance use disorder, and for questions about UNITE's residential treatment vouchers for low-income residents of its service region.

For: Anyone; voucher eligibility depends on county and income.

KY HELP treatment call center

Talk with a screening and referral specialist about substance use treatment or recovery, for yourself or someone else. Leave a name and number outside hours for a callback.

For: Anyone, including family members.

Find Help Now KY

The state's online directory of treatment providers, naloxone and recovery housing that are taking new clients right now.

For: Anyone.

Find Naloxone Now KY

Searchable list of Kentucky pharmacies that stock naloxone, by city, ZIP or county, with mail-order options. Thirteen Pulaski County pharmacies are listed; call ahead to confirm stock and price.

For: Anyone.

Kentucky Opioid Assistance and Resource Hotline

Nurses and pharmacists certified in toxicology answer opioid-related questions; the health department lists it as the after-hours line for its CARE program.

For: Anyone.

Quit Now Kentucky

Free phone and online coaching to quit smoking, vaping or other tobacco, with free quit medication for those who qualify. Under 18: text START MY QUIT to 36072.

For: Anyone, all ages.

Kentucky Poison Control Center

Free, confidential help for a suspected poisoning or ingestion, for all ages, every county in Kentucky.

For: Anyone.