Find help, things to do, counseling, and more around Boone County

You can download the latest version of this guide as a PDF document provided by the Boone County Health Department and Community Foundation of Boone County. Download the PDF version of the guide

The Boone County Asset Guide is a free guide hosted by Sylvia’s CAC. Families and children who come to Sylvia’s CAC are often referred to partners around Boone County by our Victim Advocates. These partners provide things we don’t, such as food, financial assistance, tutoring, things to do, counseling, and a whole lot more.

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Boone County Economic Development Corporation

Economic and workforce development. Financial and planning assistance for small businesses.

  • Lebanon
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  • Economic and workforce development
  • Financial and planning assistance for small businesses
  • WorkInBoone.com- Boone County job search
  • Resource for the development of businesses in Boone County

Indiana Career Explorer

Job search assistance, training certifications, career planning, and high school equivalency resources.

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  • Job search assistance, training certifications, career planning, and high school equivalency resources

Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Indiana-sponsored center for information on career planning, higher education, financial aid, and scholarships.

  • Indianapolis
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  • Indiana-sponsored center for information on career planning, higher education, financial aid, and scholarships

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Achieve Your Degree (participating employers pay tuition for a pre-approved program). Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment (high school students can earn college credits).

  • Indianapolis
  • Free
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  • Achieve Your Degree (participating employers pay tuition for a pre-approved program)
  • Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment (high school students can earn college credits)
  • Ivy+ Career Link (talent and skill network for employers)
  • Ivy+IT Academy (accelerated summer courses for tech industry careers)
  • Next Level Jobs (free courses towards certificates for in-demand jobs)
  • Apprenticeships, certificates, study abroad, and accelerated programs available

Latino U College Access (LUCA)

Assists low-income, first generation Latino youth applying for college. Works with families and students to ensure graduation, career readiness, and financial literacy.

  • White Plains
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  • Assists low-income, first generation Latino youth applying for college
  • Works with families and students to ensure graduation, career readiness, and financial literacy
  • Assists in financial aid options

The Arc of Greater Boone County

Mainstreet Enterprises: Work skill development. Job Connection (job search, on the job assistance).

  • Lebanon
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  • Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm
  • Mainstreet Enterprises: Work skill development
  • Job Connection (job search, on the job assistance)
  • Job Connection: job search, job assistance
  • Personal and Community Services: daily living skills training

WorkOne Region 5

Online/onsite classes/training/scholarships. Supported employment, Career Connect.

  • Lebanon
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  • Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
  • Online/onsite classes/training/scholarships
  • Supported employment, Career Connect
  • Independent living services
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Job search and skills assessment
  • Winning Ways Workshop

Love In the Name of Christ (Love, INC)

Operates as a call center (no walk-in requests). Not equipped for emergency requests.

  • Lebanon
  • Key resource
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  • Operates as a call center (no walk-in requests)
  • Not equipped for emergency requests
  • Volunteers available to follow-up on request
  • Construction of handicap accessibility ramps by volunteers (cost of materials not covered)
  • Life skills classes
  • Faith and Finance class
  • Affirming Potential class
  • Assistance with household needs, budgeting, food, and clothing
  • Emergency food pantry for those experiencing homelessness, Monday-Thursday, 10-am-4pm
  • By appointment

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21st Century Scholars

Pays up to 100% tuition for 2 or 4 year degrees for eligible Indiana students at eligible Indiana colleges or universities. Eligible students must be Indiana residents, in 7th or 8th grade, be a US citizen or eligible non-citizen, and meet income guidelines.

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  • Pays up to 100% tuition for 2 or 4 year degrees for eligible Indiana students at eligible Indiana colleges or universities
  • Eligible students must be Indiana residents, in 7th or 8th grade, be a US citizen or eligible non-citizen, and meet income guidelines

Easterseals Crossroads

Employment, transition, veteran, and respite services for people with disabilities. Assistive technology services for people with disabilities.

  • Indianapolis
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  • Employment, transition, veteran, and respite services for people with disabilities
  • Assistive technology services for people with disabilities
  • Autism, behavior, early intervention, respite, camps, and outpatient therapy services for children with disabilities
  • Technology training, information, referral, equipment loans, and funding

Piece by Piece Autism Center

Education with Applied Behavioral Analysis therapists for youth with autism and other disabilities. Skills including social, life, fine motor, interpersonal, and communication.

  • Lebanon
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  • Education with Applied Behavioral Analysis therapists for youth with autism and other disabilities
  • Skills including social, life, fine motor, interpersonal, and communication
  • Call for insurance eligibility

Public Advocates in Community Re-Entry (PACE)

Helps convicted felons gain employment. Youth (17-24) employment services.

  • Indianapolis
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  • Helps convicted felons gain employment
  • Youth (17-24) employment services
  • Financial, employment, income, and mental health coaching
  • Recovery services
  • Assistance enrolling to receive HIP, SNAP, TANF, SSI, drivers licenses, birth certificates
  • HSE/basic adult education classes

Purdue Extension Boone County

Classes on parenting/budgeting, nutrition/food preparation, youth development, and wellness. Nutrition, physical activity, health, and wellness education programing.

  • Lebanon
  • Free
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  • Classes on parenting/budgeting, nutrition/food preparation, youth development, and wellness
  • Nutrition, physical activity, health, and wellness education programing
  • Free nutrition classes at various locations
  • Hosts the Boone County Food Pantry Coalition
  • Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
  • 4-H youth programs
  • Free nutrition classes (see Food Section)
  • Boone County 4-H Fair in July
  • Boone County Extension Homemakers Club
  • Master Gardener Program

Watch Us Farm

Provides inclusive employment opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities with lower support needs. Lessons, classes, after school programs, and summer camps available.

  • Zionsville
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  • Provides inclusive employment opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities with lower support needs
  • Lessons, classes, after school programs, and summer camps available
  • Farming, fiber arts, and other crafts
  • Employment opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities and lower support needs

zWorks

Entrepreneurial and coworking center. Startup incubation space.

  • Zionsville
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  • Entrepreneurial and coworking center
  • Startup incubation space
  • Entrepreneurship resources

Firefly Children & Family Alliance

Gene Glick Family Support Center

Liaison that provides in-home assistance. Help locating needed programs & services.

  • Indianapolis
  • Key resource
  • 24/7
  • Crisis line
  • Español
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  • Liaison that provides in-home assistance
  • Help locating needed programs & services
  • Assistance with needs such as:
  • Housing, utilities, food, clothing
  • Employment, education, transportation
  • Parenting, childcare, legal resources
  • Mental health, substance abuse information
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability issues
  • For caregivers of children 0-17 years old
  • Serving Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, and Putnam counties Emergency temporary shelter for homeless/ runaway youth and children removed from homes
  • Planned respite care for children
  • 24/7 access to a crisis worker
  • Youth services (short-term residential
  • Family preservation & reunification services
  • Support for young adults transitioning out of
  • Family Resource Center (food pantries, recovery support, career training, and more)
  • Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) provides parents in need with financial
  • Substance use and mental health treatment
  • Domestic violence and sexual assault survivor support programming

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Vincennes University

Gene Haas Training and Education Center

CNC machining and industrial maintenance programs at Lebanon location. Financing available.

  • Lebanon
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  • CNC machining and industrial maintenance programs at Lebanon location
  • Financing available

Vocational Rehabilitation Areas 13 & 14

Helps people with disabilities gain employment. New career and job advancement training available.

  • Indianapolis
  • Free
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  • Helps people with disabilities gain employment
  • New career and job advancement training available

Division of Family Resources

Determines eligibility for Medicaid, TANF (cash assistance), SNAP (food stamps), IMPACT (job training) and burial assistance. Apply online (computer available in office).

  • Lebanon
  • Key resource
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  • Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
  • Determines eligibility for Medicaid, TANF (cash assistance), SNAP (food stamps), IMPACT (job training) and burial assistance
  • Apply online (computer available in office)
  • Apply online-computer available in office
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), food stamps (SNAP), Medicaid, Hoosier Healthwise, Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP)
  • Apply for and manage benefits online
  • Apply for Medicaid online, computer available

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Lebanon Community School Corporation

Superintendent's Office: (765)482-0380. Lebanon High School: (765)482-0400.

  • Lebanon
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Western Boone Community School Corporation

Superintendent’s Office: (765)482-6333. Western Boone Jr.-Sr. High: (765)482-6143.

  • Thorntown
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Zionsville Community School Corporation

Superintendent's Office: (317)873-2858. Zionsville High: (317)873-3355.

  • Zionsville
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Bosma Enterprises

Bosma Center for Visionary Solutions (provides rehabilitation and training for people who are blind of visually impaired). In-home senior training and assessment.

  • Indianapolis
  • Free
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  • Bosma Center for Visionary Solutions (provides rehabilitation and training for people who are blind of visually impaired)
  • In-home senior training and assessment
  • Employment services for adults and youth
  • Salesforce administration training

Mockingbird Hill Recovery Center

Residential treatment facility for men. Primary medical care.

  • Anderson
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  • Residential treatment facility for men
  • Primary medical care
  • Behavioral health therapy
  • Peer support groups
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), withdrawal management
  • Education, skills, and job training

Volunteers of America Ohio and Indiana

Housing facilities for veterans. Employment, treatment, and life skills training.

  • Indianapolis
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  • Housing facilities for veterans
  • Employment, treatment, and life skills training
  • Recovery housing for women and their kids
  • Housing assistance for homeless veterans

Listings come from the Boone County Resource Guide, 15th edition (March 2025), plus a few added by our staff. Download the printed guide (PDF). Tell us if something is out of date.