Bulloch County

Short Business Description
Provides energy assistance for low-income families.
Qualifications to Receive Services
Families must meet requirements based on household income. Eligible households, where all adult are 65 or older or medically home-bound, 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. Call the number below to make an appointment.

Phone Number
912-225-4706
Address
235 Granade St.,
Statesboro,, GA 30458
Counties We Serve
Bulloch
Short Business Description
Drop-off and purchase gently used items at Goodwill to help people in our community build better lives.
Qualifications to Receive Services
None
Services Provided

Drop-off center as well as retail location where items can be purchased to support members of the community.

Phone Number
912-354-6611
Address
24015 Highway 80 E.
Statesboro, GA 30461
Counties We Serve
Bulloch
Short Business Description
Energy assistance (when funding is available) and services for senior citizens
Qualifications to Receive Services
Income guidelines. People who participate in other federal assistance programs (such as SSI, SNAP and TANF) may also be eligible.
Services Provided

Income limits for energy assistance. 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. See website shown for more details on senior programs.

Phone Number
912-489-1604
Address
235 Granade Street
Statesboro, GA 30458
Counties We Serve
Bulloch
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
Goodwill Opportunity Centers provide support and services designed to address job seekers' individual needs and barriers. We help address critical family and life support issues with referrals to partner organizations and direct support like transportation and career clothing vouchers. Career Specialists help clients assess their strengths and explore career choices with one-on-one coaching
Qualifications to Receive Services
Free. Registration required. Everyone is served except for convicted sex offenders.
Services Provided

Support, education and employment services. Donation drop-off boxes are also available.

Phone Number
912-354-6611
Address
24015 US-80
Statesboro, GA 30461
Counties We Serve
Bulloch
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
United Way supports 33 programs at 18 qualified nonprofit agencies in Coastal Georgia. In addition to our funded programs, we build agency capacity through training, volunteer projects, and resource referrals.
Services Provided

Works with nonprofit agencies to fund services United Way of Coastal Georgia advances for the common good in our community. Our work focuses on, and invests in, the building blocks for a good quality of life – health, education, and financial stability. We act as a convener, working to unite teams of nonprofits to establish collaborative solutions that have a long-term impact in Coastal Georgia.

Phone Number
(912) 265-1850
Address
3400 Parkwood Dr. Suite A, 2nd Floor
Brunswick, GA 31520
Counties We Serve
Camden, Charlton
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