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Help in Mount Vernon
19 service locations · 18 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Knox County Head Start at the New Hope Early Education Center
Child care and early childhood education
11700 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mount Vernon · 740-397-9304
Head Start early childhood program — 30 funded slots; operated by Knox County Head Start, Inc..
Family support servicesOlder adult servicesFamily and youth
206 East Ohio Avenue, Mount Vernon
Salvation Army community center
Northgate Head Start
Child care and early childhood education
20 Northgate Dr, Mount Vernon · 740-397-3454
Head Start early childhood program — 46 funded slots; operated by Knox County Head Start, Inc..
Financial assistance
Utility assistance
309 S. Main Street, Mt. Vernon · 740-397-0378
LIHEAP intake office serving Knox County
Food assistance
Cen - Grab And Go Revive Church
Meal program
15 Taylor Rd, Mount Vernon · (740) 507-7167
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Children's Hunger Alliance.
Grab And Go Mount Vernon High School
Meal program
300 Yellow Jacket Drive, Mt Vernon · (740) 393-5900
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Mount Vernon City Schools.
Mount Vernon High School
Meal program
300 Martinsburg Drive, Mt Vernon · (740) 393-5900
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Mount Vernon City Schools.
Mount Vernon High School
Meal program
300 Yellow Jacket Drive, Mt Vernon · (740) 393-5900
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Mount Vernon City Schools.
Health care
Behavioral Health of Mount Vernon Health Center
Community health centersliding-scale fees
206 S Mulberry St, Ste C, Mount Vernon · 740-399-8008
KCCHC Walk-In Clinic
Community health centersliding-scale fees
207 W High St, Mount Vernon · 740-399-8008
Community health centersliding-scale fees
11660 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mount Vernon · 740-399-8008
Mount Vernon Health Center
Community health centersliding-scale fees
202 W Vine St, Mount Vernon · 740-399-8008
Housing and shelter
Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority
Housing assistance
201A W High St, Mount Vernon · 740-397-8787
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) agency
Morrow Metropolitan Housing Authority
Housing assistance
201A W High St, Mount Vernon · 740-397-8787
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) agency
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
135 South Main Street, Mount Vernon · 740-397-2660
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
106 East Gambier Street, Mount Vernon · 740-397-2660
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
8402 Blackjack Road, Mount Vernon · 740-522-8477
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
507 Wooster Road, Mount Vernon · 740-349-7511
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Recovery & support meetings
AA meetings
Mon 19:00 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseOpen
Mon 19:30 · in-person · Faith Lutheran ChurchOpenSpeaker
Tue 12:00 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseClosedDiscussion
Tue 19:30 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseDiscussionOpen
Wed 19:00 · in-person · Mulberry Street United Methodist ChurchBig BookOpenSpeaker
Wed 19:30 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseOpenSpeaker
Thu 12:00 · in-person · First Presbyterian Church of Mount VernonClosedDiscussion
Thu 19:30 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseLiterature studyOpen
Fri 19:00 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseDiscussionOpen
Sat 11:00 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseClosedDiscussionMen
Sat 11:00 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseOpenWheelchair accessibleWomen
Sat 20:00 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseOpenSpeaker
Sun 12:00 · in-person · Knox County HospitalDiscussionOpenWheelchair accessible
Sun 19:30 · in-person · Saint Paul Parish House Parish HouseBig BookClosedDiscussion
NA meetings
LSD Group
Tue 19:00 · in-person · The Freedom CenterOpen
SMART Recovery meetings
Tue 18:00 · in-person · Knox County Health Department
Wed 18:30 · in-person · SCRAPS Studio
Fri 12:00 · in-person · The Freedom Center - Carriage House
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