Help in Mount Vernon

15 service locations

Family and youth

Home-Based Rockcastle County

Child care and early childhood education

235 Richmond St, Mount Vernon

Head Start early childhood program — 10 funded slots; operated by Community Action Council for Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas Counties Inc.

directions · via ACF (Office of Head Start), verified 2026-07-19

Rockcastle County

Child care and early childhood education

50 Tevis St, Mount Vernon · 606-256-8022

Head Start early childhood program — 33 funded slots; operated by KCEOC Child Development Program.

directions · via ACF (Office of Head Start), verified 2026-07-19

Financial assistance

Daniel Boone Community Action Agency

Utility assistance

105 East Main Steet (Box 7), Mt. Vernon · 606-256-5315

LIHEAP intake office serving Rockcastle County

directions · via ACF LIHEAP Clearinghouse, verified 2026-07-19

Food assistance

Brush Creek Church

Food pantry

75 Brush Creek Church Rd, Orlando · 859-576-5723

directions · via God's Pantry Food Bank, verified 2026-07-21

Feeding The Flock Ministries

Food pantry

1422 Quail Road - mail, Mount Vernon · 606-256-4571

Wed 09:00–12:00

directions · via God's Pantry Food Bank, verified 2026-07-21

Grateful Bread CSFP

Food pantry

3095 Richmond St., Mt. Vernon · 606-392-5849

Thu 09:00–16:15

directions · via God's Pantry Food Bank, verified 2026-07-21

Grateful Bread Food Pantry

Food pantry

3065 Richmond Street, Mount Vernon · 606-256-2175

Tue/Wed/Thu 09:00–16:15

directions · via God's Pantry Food Bank, verified 2026-07-21

Higher Praise Ministries

Meal program

4896 Lake Cumberland Road, Mt Vernon

Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by KCEOC Comm Action Partnership.

directions · via USDA Food and Nutrition Service, verified 2026-07-19

Mt. Vernon Elementary School

Meal program

530 Williams Street, Mt. Vernon

Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Rockcastle County Board of Education.

directions · via USDA Food and Nutrition Service, verified 2026-07-19

Rockcastle County High School

Meal program

1545 Lake Cumberland Road, Mount Vernon

Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Rockcastle County Board of Education.

directions · via USDA Food and Nutrition Service, verified 2026-07-19

Roundstone Elementary School

Meal program

6701 N Wilderness Road, Mount Vernon

Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Rockcastle County Board of Education.

directions · via USDA Food and Nutrition Service, verified 2026-07-19

White House Clinic Mt. Vernon

Meal program

116 Progress Drive, Mount Vernon

Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by God's Pantry Food Bank Inc.

directions · via USDA Food and Nutrition Service, verified 2026-07-19

Health care

Mount Vernon Community Care

Community health centersliding-scale fees

325 Richmond St, Mount Vernon · 606-256-5812

directions · via HRSA, verified 2026-07-19

White House Clinic - Mt. Vernon

Community health centersliding-scale fees

116 Progress Dr, Mount Vernon · 606-256-2143

directions · via HRSA, verified 2026-07-19

Substance use and recovery

Cumberland River Behavioral Health

Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility

260 Old U.S. Highway 25 South, Mount Vernon · 606-256-2129

Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.

directions · via SAMHSA (BHSIS), verified 2026-07-19

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