Helpful Resources

All American Home Services
      •  Jonah Carlin  620-622-7986 text or call
      • Protection, Coldwater, Ashland, Pratt, Greensburg, Dodge City, Kinsley, Minneola, Bucklin Kansas and Woodward, Buffalo, and Alva Oklahoma and more! Call for more location options.
      • Pressure and Soft Wash Services indoor and outdoor, Lawn Services, and Vehicle Washing
Alzheimer’s Association
      • Alz.org is a good resource for assistance with someone who has declining memory. They have support groups for your loved one or yourself/family, online and in-person conferences.
      •  24/7 Helpline: 800.272.3900.
Ashland City Library
      • Promote literacy and community by providing materials, space, and services that serve local needs.
      • We offer books, DVDs, audio books and free digital eBooks and audio books through the KS State Library, and free children’s books through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
      • Programming includes Learn and Play, Children’s and Adult Art Classes, Piano Lessons, monthly acoustic jam sessions, monthly informational lunches called Lunch and Learn and children’s activities and more!
      • Public computers and Wi-Fi
      • All programming and activities are free. Follow their Facebook page for updated events!
Ashland Community Center
      •  John Stegman, Community Center   620-635-2999
      • Meals on Wheels
Ashland Health Center
      •  620-635-2241
      • Ashland Health Center (AHC) is a comprehensive, rural community health complex that has been providing care to the greater Ashland community for over 50 years. AHC is proud of our service to the community through our 25-bed critical access hospital (including 17 Senior Living Unit) and rural health clinic. We are a not-for-profit hospital district that is governed by a board of directors elected by the community.
      • Services- Family Medicine, Emergency Services, Lab and Imaging Services, Physical Therapy, Senior Living, Social Services, Specialty Care, Telemedicine, Acute/Swing bed, Pain Management, and more!
Churches in Ashland

(each will vary on what they may be able to assist with)

      • Ashland Bible Church (formally known as the Methodist Church)   Galen Crippen  620-635-2919
      • First Christian Church   620-635-2885
      • Presbyterian Church   620-635-2338
      • First Church of God  Nick Johnson   620-635-2590
      • St. Joseph’s Catholic Church  Jenny Betschart   620-826-5026
Clark County Health Department
      • 913 Highland St. PO Box 745 Ashland KS 67831
      •  620-635-2624
      • Adult & Child Health Services- immunizations, blood pressure checks, blood sugar check, hemoglobin test, foot care, Physicals, vision/hearing screenings, ear checks, and WIC
Clark County Sheriff
      •  911 for emergencies or 620-635-2802 for non-emergencies
Compass Behavioral Health
      • Dodge City  620-227-8566
      • Realigns individuals towards the right direction to recovery and balance. We offer a wide variety of quality and professional services. Each program is designed to help achieve optimal social and emotional wellbeing for the entire individual. As a leader in helping others discover improved behavioral health, we are constantly evolving with the needs of our supportive community, which expands throughout 13 counties in Southwest Kansas. Compass serves the following 13 counties: Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Morton, Scott, Stanton, and Wichita.
D&B Pharmacy and Gifts
      •  620-635-2322
      • Prescriptions medications and over the counter medications
      • Call to see if your insurance carrier has D&B in-network.
Dodge City VA Clinic
      •  Main phone: 888-878-6881 x57450, Mental health care: 620-225-7171 x41019
      • To provide veterans with the world-class benefits and services they have earned — and to do so by adhering to the highest standards of compassion, commitment, excellence, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and stewardship.
Food Pantry Ashland
      • Hours- Friday 10am-1pm
      • Contacts:  Leanne Pike- 620-635-0702,  Sherre Harrington- 620-6350176,  Haley Walker- 620-635-6600,  Sue Chester- 620-635-0628,  Millie Fudge- 620-635-0087,  Becky Luerman- 620-635-0369,  Lindsey Martin- 620-388-7324,  Linda Redger- 620-635-5493,  Jenny Betschart- 620-826-5026.
Grit and Grace Counseling and Consultation
      • Main office-Coldwater  Stephanie Salisbury LSCSW, LCAC  785-580-8698
      • Behavioral health treatment for individuals and families. Evening and weekend hours are available as well as in person or online. Call or message for location options.
Hospice of the Prairie
      • Dodge City  620-227-7209
      • Hospice of the Prairie & Prairie Home Health provides compassionate and professional home health, hospice, and bereavement care to the residents of Southwest Kansas.
HealthCare.gov
      • Health Insurance Marketplace  1-800-318-2596
      • If you don’t have health insurance through a job, Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or another source that provides qualifying health coverage, you can find coverage through the Marketplace.
Iroquois Center for Human Development
      •  620-723-2272, 24-hour crisis line – (888-877-0375) or (620-723-2656)
      • A non- profit community mental health center. It has a catchment area of Clark, Comanche, Edwards, and Kiowa counties. Although the home office is in Greensburg, branch offices are also located in Coldwater, Ashland, and Kinsley.
KanCare
      • Main home page- https://www.kancare.ks.gov/home or call  1-800-792-4884
      • KanCare offers basic medical services for eligible members through managed care organizations “MCOs” to coordinate health care for those enrolled. Look online or call to see eligibility.
      • MCO options:
        o Aetna- AetnaBetterHealth.com/Kansas or  1-855-221-5656
        o Sunflower- SunflowerHealthPlan.com or  1-877-644-4623
        o United Health Care- uhccp.com/Kansas or  1-855-575-0136.
Kansas Department for Children and Families
      • Dodge City  620-227-8508
      • Applications for Child Care Assistance, Child Welfare Programs, Substance abuse and mental health treatment programs designated by (SAMHSA) federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Independent Living Services, Food Assistance Programs, Temporary Cash Assistance Programs, Medicaid Programs. Reporting abuse.
Kansas Legal Services
      • Landlord and tenant rights and more  785-233-2068
      • https://www.kansaslegalservices.org/sites/kansaslegalservices.org/files/Kansas%20Landlords%20Handbook%20%282007%29.pdf
KVC Health Systems
      • Kansas locations- Chanute, Hays, Hiawatha, Independence, Kansas City, Lawrence, Olathe, Pittsburg, Topeka, and Wichita
      • Services- Family Strengthening and Prevention Programs, Family Reunification, Kinship Care, Foster Care, Adoption, Outpatient Services, inpatient and psychiatric residential services for youth, and Aftercare.
Medicare
      • https://www.medicare.gov/
      • Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. You may be eligible to get Medicare earlier if you have a disability, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or ALS (also called Lou Gehrig’s disease).
      • Online you can create a Medicare account. Find/change health and drug plans, and find care/providers in and out of networks.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
      •  Call- 800-799-7233 Text- START to 88788
      • Service Locations- Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Hays, Liberal, Salina, Kansas City, Newton, Garden City, Hutchison, Atchison, Manhattan, and El Dorado
Plan Life Wise Insurance
      •  Jessica Edwards – Sr Market Advisor
      •  316-262-1550
      • Medicare Health & Prescriptions, Life insurance, Long-term care insurance, Dental & Vision, Hospice & Cancer, Retirement Rollovers and more!
Prevention and Protection Services
      •  1-800-922-5330 or visit https://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/PPS/Pages/KIPS/KIPSWebIntake.aspx
      • Reporting Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Adults and Children. Reports can be made online and anonymously.
Saint Francis Ministries
      • Dodge City  620-225-1442, other locations available!
      • Services- Foster Care, Adoption, Residential Programs, Behavioral Health, Independent Living, and In-Home Prevention Services
Salvation Army
      • Dodge City  620-885-3374, other locations available!
      • Services- Disaster Relief, Holiday giving, LGBTQ+ Support, Homeless Shelters, food Pantries, Rent and Utility Assistance, Rehabilitation, Life Skills to Escape Poverty, Job Training, After-School Programs, Spiritual Healing, Responses to Human Trafficking, Veteran Services, Services for the Aging, Help for Domestic Abuse, and Grassroots Services.
Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging
      • Located in Dodge City  620-225-8230
      • Offers personalized case management, home care services, information and assistance, options counseling, caregiver assistance, Friendship meals, section 8 rent assistance in 28-county area (except Dodge City and Great Bend proper), legal services, technical assistance, and Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas counselors, who can help with your Medicare questions.
      • Other locations- Wichita, Kansas City, Chanute, Hiawatha, Arkansas City, Hays, Ottawa, Olathe, Topeka, and Manhattan.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
      •  Dial or text- 988
      • Available 24/7
Tabitha House
      • Ashland  620-635-4454
      • Can help with gently used home good items, personal need items, food assistance, and bill assistance. Call and ask about an application.
VFW (Ashland)
      • Can help with Durable Medical Equipment
      •  Georgeann Lang – 620-635-0314 or  Leanne Pike – 620-635-0702
WEPAC
      • Services for people within a physical address in Wilmore, Englewood, Protection, Ashland, Coldwater or Minneola
      • Well-Women Exams, Mammograms, Sonograms, Colonoscopies, Skin checks, HPV Vaccines, Low dose lung cancer screening.
      • Visit wepacthehouse.org for additional details on services provided or to donate to the cause.
Your Life, Your Choice LLC
      • Ashland   Ev Harmon, Registered Adult Care Home Operator, CRTS, CASP, CCMSCP, CSSD- 620-635-0226
      • Services- Patient Advocacy, Friendship visits, Aging in place services, relocation and transitional care, advance care planning, and Notary Services.
1-800-CHILDREN
      • Connect with resources and services in you community by visiting https://1800childrenks.org/
      • 24/7 support offer free and confidential support in English and Spanish as well as multiple other languages

 

Not seeing what you are looking for, ask for Social Services during your visit to Ashland Health Center or call  620-635-3138.

Thank you for choosing AHC!