Bacon County

Short Business Description
For more than 50 years, we have worked alongside local partners and have become integral to the progress of the individuals and families in the communities we serve.
Qualifications to Receive Services
Families must meet requirements based on household income. Eligible households, where all adult are 65 or older or medically homebound, may receive assistance if funds are available. may receive assistance if funds are available.

Must have photo ID, proof of income for every member of the household, verification of Social Security and of total household income for the previous 30 days, and most recent home heating and electric bills.
Services Provided

Energy assistance

Phone Number
912-632-7821
Address
202 East 5th St.
Alma, GA 31510
Counties We Serve
Bacon
Short Business Description
Action Pact is a community action agency deeply rooted in the promise of improving lives and communities.
For more than 50 years, we have worked alongside local partners and have become integral to the progress of the individuals and families in the communities we serve.
Services Provided

Provides a variety of services that differ by location, which may include energy assistance, financial help, financial literacy, court appointed special advocates and more. Call the number for your county to learn more about what is available to help elderly and low-income families and individuals. Where possible, we have added separate listings for each service by county. A search by county will bring up all the information that was available at the time of publication.

Phone Number
912-632-4288
Address
202 East 5th St.
Alma, GA 31510
Counties We Serve
Bacon
Short Business Description
The Mission of Unison Behavioral Health is to empower our clients by providing quality, accessible and cost-effective services based on their individual strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
Services Provided

Provides child and adolescent psychiatry; individual, group and family therapy; school-based service; parenting education; after-school services; and case management in Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Pierce, and Ware counties.

Phone Number
800-342-8168
Address
1007 Mary St.

Waycross, GA 31503
Counties We Serve
Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Pierce, Ware
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

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
912-632-4875
Address
305 South Baker St.

Alma, GA 31510
Counties We Serve
Bacon
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
912-632-0284
Address
406 South Bead Street
Alma, GA 31510
Counties We Serve
Bacon
Short Business Description
Easterseals provides exceptional services, education, outreach and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our communities.
Qualifications to Receive Services
N/A
Services Provided

For children and families: support and resources; Megan's House; Champions for Children; and respite services. For adults: employment and job training; adult enrichment; residential services; and community living supports. Go to the website listed for details on each.

Phone Number
912-247-6912
Address
610 N. Patterson St., Suite A
Valdosta
Counties We Serve
Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne
Short Business Description
Whether it’s financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, child care, job training, and other free or reduced-cost services specific to your area, essential resources can be found here.
Qualifications to Receive Services
Each agency has it own requirements in order to receive services. Most are free or reduced fee.
Services Provided

Information and referral to human services agencies that provide direct assistance, or information and referral for a wide variety of services. For best results, go to the home page: https://georgia.findhelp.com/ or https://findhelpga.org/ and enter your zip code. Services include:

Categories include:

• Caregivers
• Adult Education/Training
• Money & Employment
• Transportation
• Safety & Legal
• Food
• Housing & Goods
• Health
• Disability & Aging
• Early Childhood

Phone Number
800-244-5373 (may not be attended)
Address
GA
Counties We Serve
Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne
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.

Counties We Serve
Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne
Short Business Description
Our mission is to develop, provide, coordinate, and advocate for services that assist older individuals, at-risk adults, persons with disabilities, their families, and caregivers.Our vision is to assist individuals in Living Longer, Living Safely, and Living Well.
Qualifications to Receive Services
Call for details: 888-732-4464
Services Provided

The following programs and services receive federal and state funding through contracts between the Southern Georgia Regional Commission and the Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services or the Department of Community Health. While some services are provided by AAA staff, most programs are sub-contracted to cities, counties, and other organizations that contribute local monies to provide services directly in their communities.

• Information and Assistance
• Elderly Legal Assistance Program
• Alzheimer's Adult Day Care
• Home Modification (Wheelchair Ramp Construction)
• Intake for Elderly Disabled Waiver Program
• Homemaker Services
• Personal Care Services
• Caregiver In-Home Respite Services​
• Wellness Programs
• Nutrition Services, including Senior Center Services, Home Delivered Meals, and Nutrition Education
• Coordinated Transportation

Phone Number
888-732-4464
Address
1937 Carlton Adams Drive

Waycross, GA 31503
Counties We Serve
Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Pierce, Ware
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
Counties We Serve
Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne