This page is intended to give you resources on human services topics that pertain to children, seniors, food banks, disability rights and resources, energy assistance programs, state and county offices and more within LIFE’s 20-county service area.
Those counties are:
Appling | Bacon | Brantley | Bryan | Bulloch | Camden | Candler | Charlton | Chatham | Effingham | Evans | Glynn | Liberty | Long | McIntosh | Pierce | Tattnal | Toombs | Ware | Wayne
To find out what’s available in your area, click on the icon below labeled “Resources by County” and search for your county. To the best of our knowledge, the information presented here is up to date. Our goal is to make this Resource Directory as accurate and complete as possible…and to do that, we need your help.
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Short Business Description Focuses on pregnant women, infants, and toddlers up to age 3 as well as parents. It aids in the transition into Head Start or another pre-K program. It promotes healthy prenatal outcomes, enhance development of very young children and healthy family functioning.
Qualifications to Receive Services Services are free based on family size and income eligibility.
Services Provided Services encompass the full range of a family's needs from pregnancy through a child's third birthday. Child care, nutrition education, parenting education, disability screening and navigating the system.
Phone Number 912-449-0076
Address 665 Grady St.
Blackshear, GA 31516
Short Business Description This is the local decision-making body that focuses on the serious challenges facing children and families. It brings together community partners to develop, implement, and evaluate plans to prevent child abuse, reduce high school dropout rates and ensure our residents have healthy and productive lives.
Services Provided Information and referral for Blackshear and all of Pierce County
Phone Number 912-230-7835
Address 707 Hendry St.
Blackshear, GA 31516-2262
Short Business Description Provides groceries for food-insecure households
Qualifications to Receive Services Income based; must qualify under The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Call Brenda Sutton, 912-288-2288, for more information and to register.
Services Provided Provides 50 pounds of groceries, including meat and other food, every two weeks for Pierce County families that qualify.
Phone Number 912-288-2288
Address 912 Hendry Street
Blackshear, GA 31516
Short Business Description Head Start increases the school readiness, and assists in the mental, social and emotional development of children 3-4 years old in low-income families. Also has a Pre-K program for children from 4-5 years old.
Qualifications to Receive Services Services are free based on family size and income eligibility. Register at Action Pact.
Services Provided Children and their families receive child care, health, nutrition, social, and other services. Provides individualized early learning opportunities, including social skills and emotional well-being. Language and literacy learning; health, nutrition, dental, and mental health services; family goal planning and early intervention services for children with disabilities are also provided.
Phone Number 912-449-0076
Address 665 Grady St.
Blackshear, GA 31516
Short Business Description Activities and fellowship for seniors
Qualifications to Receive Services Must be 65 or older
Services Provided Activities and fellowship for seniors
Phone Number 912-449-0145
Address 711 Hendry Street
Blackshear, GA 31516
Qualifications to Receive Services Need to provide ID, copy of the bill and proof of income. For additional information on services, call 912-449-1438.
Services Provided Energy assistance and rental assistance, when funds are available. Please call to make an appointment, 912-900-3070.
Phone Number 912-449-1438
Address 713 Hendry St.
Blackshear, GA 31516
Short Business Description Pineland BHDD services is a public, not-for-profit community based organization that helps children, adolescents, adults and seniors who have mental illness, developmental disabilities and addiction challenges to live more full and productive lives.
Services Provided Provides outpatient mental health counseling, acute stabilization and detoxification, psychosocial rehabilitation, peer, residential services, day and evening substance abuse treatment as well as a full range of developmental disabilities services. Pineland BHDD is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Phone Number 912-764-6906
Address 5 West Altman St.
Statesboro, GA 30458
Short Business Description Focuses on pregnant women, infants, and toddlers up to age 3 as well as parents. It aids in the transition into Head Start or another pre-K program. It promotes healthy prenatal outcomes, enhance development of very young children and healthy family functioning.
Qualifications to Receive Services Services are free based on family size and income eligibility.
Services Provided Services encompass the full range of a family's needs from pregnancy through a child's third birthday.
Phone Number 912-693-2207
Address 720 N. Main St.
Collins, GA 30421
Short Business Description Head Start increases the school readiness, and assists in the mental, social and emotional development of children 3-4 years old in low-income families. Also has a Pre-K program for children from 4-5 years old.
Qualifications to Receive Services Services are free based on family size and income eligibility.
Services Provided Children and their families receive child care, health, nutrition, social, and other services. Provides individualized early learning opportunities, including social skills and emotional well-being. Language and literacy learning; health, nutrition, dental, and mental health services; family goal planning and early intervention services for children with disabilities are also provided.
Phone Number 912-264-3281
Address 720 Main St.
Collins, GA 3042`
Short Business Description Encouraging people with disabilities to support candidates for public office who will work on disability issues and concerns. Offers a voting issues guide on the website.
Services Provided REV UP stands for “Register, Educate, Vote, Use your Power!” REV UP's mission is to foster civic engagement and protect the voting rights of Americans with disabilities. The REV UP network is composed of grassroots coalitions and partner organizations that work to advance the Disability Vote.
