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 Adaptive voting machines are available for voters with physical challenges. The law requires that your county provide polling places that are accessible to people with disabilities. Georgia’s paper-ballot voting system includes adjustments to accommodate various disabilities.
Headsets are available so you can hear your choices read to you. Large controls are available for people with limited mobility, and they can accommodate sip-and-puff devices.
Also, if you are visually impaired, you can use an app on your phone to read your ballot to you before you cast it. Before you leave the polling place, you are required to delete any photos of your ballot necessary to read it.
Qualifications to Receive Services Any person with a disability can ask for accommodation, including registering how to vote. Persons with disabilities do not have to wait in line to vote; just tell a poll officer that you have a disability and you will be moved to the front of the line.
You can get help voting if you are unable to sign your name, unable to see or mark the ballot, operate the voting equipment, or enter the voting booth without assistance. When you arrive, you must give the poll worker the name of the person assisting you or write it on your voter certificate.
These accommodations also apply to persons who are 75 or older.
Services Provided Voting assistance to people with disabilities
Phone Number 404-656-2871
Address 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 802 Floyd West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
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 912-490-0201
Address 1403 Pendergast Street, Suite A
Waycross, GA 31501
Short Business Description The Ware Children’s Initiative is the Georgia Family Connection Collaborative for Ware County. It brings together community partners to address the serious challenges facing children and families.
Services Provided Monthly family connections to share resources and news. Meetings at 8:30 a.m. on the 3rd Thursday.
Phone Number 912-816-5317
Address P.0. 2801
Waycross, GA 31502-2801
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 912-285-1844
Address 1235 McDonald St.
Waycross, GA 31501
Short Business Description Provides energy and financial assistance
Qualifications to Receive Services Based on household income and family size, when funding is available.
Services Provided Provides energy and financial assistance
Phone Number 912-285-6083
Address 510 Tebeau Street
Waycross, GA 31501
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 residents have healthy and productive lives.
Phone Number 912-256-2150
Address 367 Bamboo St. Jesup, GA 31545
Jesup, GA 31545
Short Business Description Head Start is a free education program for eligible children 3-4 years old. Also available is Pre-K for children 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 912-427-4527
Address 724 N. 4th St.
Jesup, GA 31545
Short Business Description Helps seniors and others with energy and financial assistance, when funding is available
Qualifications to Receive Services Seniors must be at least 65. Energy and financial service depends on family size on household income
Services Provided Programs for seniors may include daily activities, opportunities for social interaction,field trips, meals, home-delivered meals for those who cannot visit a center, nutrition education and recreation.
Phone Number 912-427-7797
Address 247 South 2nd Street
Jesup, GA 31545
Short Business Description A runaway and homeless youth emergency shelter provides for the immediate needs of homeless and runaway children and youth up to age 17 in Glynn County. Children and youth receive safe, temporary housing, food, clothing, healthcare, counseling, and the encouragement to fulfill their potential and successfully contribute to society.
Services Provided Short-term emergency shelter for up to 21 days. Open 24/7 with a 24-hour crisis line (912-270-8399). Provides individual, family, and group counseling, 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. After-school tutorial and drop-in center. Weekly life skill groups. Community-based recreational services. Help with applying for benefits, housing, and other supportive programs. After-care services for 12 months
Phone Number 912-267-6000
Address 1526 Norwich St.
Brunswick, GA 31520
