Housing
Everybody needs a place to sleep.
If you need help paying rent, paying your power bill, or finding somewhere safe to stay tonight, this page can help. Some of these places help you keep the home you have. Some of these places help you find a new one. Some of these places help you understand your rights when something goes wrong. Some of these places are open right now if you have nowhere else to go.
If you live in Warren County and you need help with where you live, that is a real reason to ask. You don’t have to have already tried everything else first.
Most of these programs have rules about who they can help. Income, family size, where you live, what kind of help you need. The people who answer the phone can tell you in five minutes whether you qualify. Call before you make a long trip.
This list is not every place that helps with housing in Warren County. It is the places we know about. If you know a place we missed, tell us and we will add it.
Help paying rent and utilities
Community Action of Southern KY
Community Action runs LIHEAP, which helps you pay your heating bill in winter and your cooling bill in summer. They also weatherize homes for free, which means they add insulation and seal up drafts so your bills go down for years.
200 East 4th Street · Monday through Friday, 9 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon · (270) 784-4484
HOTEL INC.
HOTEL INC. helps families who are about to lose their housing or who already have. They can sometimes help with rent, deposits, or moving costs. They also work with you over time to find a stable place to live.
1005 Boatlanding Road · (270) 782-1263
United Way of Southern KY
United Way runs 211, which is a phone number that connects you to community resources, financial help, and emergency assistance. If you don’t know where to start, dial 211 and tell them what you need. They also distribute funds to families in crisis through partner organizations.
1110 College Street · Dial 211 · Office (270) 843-3205
BG Welfare Center (State Benefits Office)
If you would rather apply for state benefits in person than online, this is the local office where you can do it. They can help you with SNAP food benefits, Medicaid, KTAP cash assistance, and other state programs.
429 East 10th Street · Monday through Friday, 8 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon · (270) 843-5340
Help finding affordable housing for the long term
Housing Authority of Bowling Green
If you live within Bowling Green city limits, this is where you apply for Section 8 (which helps you pay rent for a long time) and public housing (rental units owned by the city). Both are for families with low income. The waitlist is usually long, but signing up is the only way to get on it.
1017 College Street · (270) 393-3663 or (800) 648-6056 (TDD for hearing impaired)
Section 8: Warren County
If you live in Warren County but outside Bowling Green city limits, this is where you apply for Section 8. Same federal program, different office.
177 Graham Street · (270) 782-7988
Hope House Ministries
Hope House helps people who have been homeless or unstable find a longer-term place to live and rebuild from there. They work with you for months, not days. They can also connect you with jobs, classes, and other support.
112 W 10th Avenue · Monday through Friday, 9 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon · (270) 904-1200
Habitat for Humanity of Bowling Green
Habitat helps families who are renting now move toward owning their own home. You put in hours of work helping build the house, called sweat equity, and Habitat sells you the home with no profit and no interest. The whole process takes time, but the result is a real home that belongs to you.
813 College Street, Suite 401 · (270) 843-6027
Emergency shelter — when you need a roof tonight
Salvation Army
If you have nowhere safe to sleep tonight, the Salvation Army can sometimes help. Call first if you can. When the temperature drops below 35 degrees, they open their doors to anyone who needs to be warm.
400 West Main Street · (270) 843-3485
Room In The Inn (Winter Only)
Overnight winter shelter at the Life Navigation Center. Open November through March. They serve dinner, give you a place to sleep, and serve breakfast in the morning. Free.
423 West Main Avenue · (270) 599-6401
BRASS (Shelter for Survivors of Domestic Violence)
Barren River Area Safe Space provides shelter and support for women, men, and children fleeing domestic violence. Available 24 hours a day. Free. Confidential. Location is kept private to protect the people staying there.
24-hour crisis line: (800) 928-1183 · Office: (270) 781-9334
Daytime Warming Centers (Winter)
When it is cold outside and you don’t have somewhere warm to be during the day, these places will let you come inside, sit down, and stay warm.
Salvation Army · 400 West Main Street · (270) 843-3485
Wellness Connection · 428 Center Street · Tuesday through Thursday, 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon · (270) 901-5463
The Capitol · 416 East Main Avenue
Showers and laundry
Free Showers
Bowling Green Parks and Recreation · 225 East 3rd Avenue · Monday through Friday, 7:30 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon · (270) 393-3249
Bowling Green Christian Church · 1912 Smallhouse Road · (270) 842-6231
Life Navigation Center · 423 West Main Avenue · (270) 843-3485
Free Laundry
Life Navigation Center has free laundry service for people who need it.
423 West Main Avenue · (270) 843-3485
Tenant rights and housing discrimination
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass
If your landlord is trying to evict you, or your home is unsafe, or your landlord is doing something they cannot legally do, Legal Aid can help you for free. They will tell you your rights and stand with you in court if it goes that far.
1700 Destiny Lane · Monday through Friday, 8:30 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon · (270) 782-1924
BG Human Rights Commission (Housing Discrimination)
If a landlord refused to rent to you because of your race, disability, family with children, country of origin, or religion, that is illegal. The BG Human Rights Commission investigates housing discrimination complaints and can help you file a case.
491 Double Springs Road · (270) 782-7900
Know a place that should be on this list? Email us and we will add it!