| Community Resources: Listed below are some community resources available to our students and their parents. These resources are free or operate on a sliding scale: |
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The United Way of the CSRA—Call 211 or online www.uwcsra.org. 211 is an information and referral hotline for the following: Child or Senior Care
• Employment
• Food
• Housing, Rent, or Utilities
• Mental/Physical Health
• Mentoring/Tutoring and After School Programs
• School Supplies or Clothing
• Shelter
• Transportation
• Other programs in the CSRA |
| ♥ Columbia County Foundation for Children |
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♥ The Columbia County Foundation for Children. Children’s Resource Center, 6347 Columbia Road (706) 541-2849. The hours of operation are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-2:30 and the first Saturday of each month from 10:00-2:00. The Foundation may help with some of the following:
• Food
• Clothing
• Furniture/Household Supplies
• Prescriptions
• Eyeglasses
• School Supplies
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| 1.800.georgia (800-436-7448)—This is a call center that connects callers to the right government service on their first call. Callers don’t just get a number; they get a person who can help them. |
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Columbia County Family Connection. (706)556-0609 www.gafcp.org/fcnetwork/columbia/ P.O. Box 99, Harlem, GA 30814 The Family Connection collaborative serves as the local decision-making body, bringing community partners together to develop, implement, and evaluate plans to address the serious challenges facing Georgia’s children and families. The Family Connection strives for the following:
• Healthy Children
• Children Ready for School
• Succeeding in School
• Strong Families
• Self-Sufficient Families |
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| Safe Homes—for victims of domestic violence and their children. (706)736-2499 www.augusta.safehomes.org |
| ♥ Serenity Behavioral Health Systems |
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| Serenity Behavioral Health Systems is located on 3421 Mike Padgett Highway, Augusta, Georgia 30906 (706) 432-4800. McDuffie County Mental Health Center is located on 306 Greenway Street, Thomson, Georgia 30824 (706) 595-2739 These are adult and child mental health/substance abuse facilities. |
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| Georgia Safe. www.georgiasafe.org 4434 Columbia Rd, Suite 103, Martinez, GA 30907 (706) 993-3187. Georgia Safe provides counseling for children and families. |
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