​​The Hart-Supported Living program provides funds for supports to help Kentuckians with disabilities live in their homes and communities and avoid institutionalization.

The statute enabling the state Hart-Supported Living Program, KRS 210.770, provides that the program makes grants for a broad category of flexible, individualized services that, when combined with natural unpaid or other eligible paid supports:

• Help a disabled person live in a home of the person's choice, typical of living arrangements for persons without disabilities;
• Encourage participation in the community with persons among the general population;
• Promote rights and autonomy;
• Enhance skills and abilities to live successfully in the community; and
• Enable acceptance in the community by promoting home ownership or leasing arrangements.

Is Hart-Supported Living for You?

Any Kentuckian with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disability Act and KRS 210.770 should consider applying for Hart-Supported Living funds if your goal is to:

• Live in a home of your choice typical of homes of those without disabilities;
• Participate in and with all members of your community;
• Decide for yourself what supports and services you need to live in the community; and
• Arrange for and manage your own supports.

Hart-Supported Living funds do not support:

• Segregated living models, programs or activities that physically or socially isolate people with disabilities from the general community;
• Congregate living models that group individuals with disabilities in an enclave within an integrated setting;
• Any model where the adult individual does not have maximum control of the home environment commensurate with the individual's abilities; and
• Any single living unit where more than three people with disabilities live.

How Do I Find Out More About Supported Living?

Description of HSL includes information about

• Supports that can be requested 
• Eligibility for Hart-Supported Living
• Completing your application
• Submitting your application
• Application review and funding process
  

Regional Hart-Supported Living Coordinators

Region 1
Rachel Phelan
PO Box 548 
Bardwell, KY 42023
Phone: (502) 229-9110
Counties: Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg, Union and Webster.

Region 2
Makalla Morrison
PO Box 2010
Bowling Green, KY 42102
Phone: (502) 229-5211
Counties: Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Logan, Meade, Metcalf, Monroe, Nelson, Ohio, Simpson, Taylor and Warren.

Region 3
Natalie Rawlings
PO Box 206037
Louisville, KY 40220
Phone: (502) 229-6500
Counties: Bullitt, Jefferson and Spencer.

Region 4
Denise Poynter-Shook
PO Box 33
Richmond, KY 40476
Phone: (502) 229-2102
Counties: Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison, Marion, Mercer, Montgomery, Powell, Scott, Washington and Woodford.

Region 5
Vacant: Please contact the Region 1 or Region 4 coordinators for assistance.
Counties: Bell, Boyle, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Garrard, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Lincoln, McCreary, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne and Whitley.

Region 6
Caryn Turvey
PO Box 498
Ironton, OH 45638
Phone: (502) 229-6863
Counties: Bath, Boyd, Bracken, Breathitt, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Menifee, Morgan, Nicholas, Perry, Pike, Robertson, Rowan and Wolfe.

Region 7
Jennifer Rush
PO Box 797
Lancaster, KY 40444
Phone: (502) 352-0516
Counties:  Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Henry, Kenton, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Shelby and Trimble. 

Hart-Supported Living Council Meetings

All meetings are held 10 a.m. - noon Eastern time via Zoom until further notice. 

Email the program for access.

Aug. 21, 2020
Oct. 16, 2020
Dec. 18, 2020
March 5, 2021
April 16, 2021

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