IRWIN COUNTY, GA RESOURCE BOOK BY: IRWIN COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION, INC Connecting Resources, Educating Youth, & Empowering Families Irwin County
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) 2802 Moore Highway American Red Cross 211 4 th Street W. Archbold Northside Center for 401 Old Albany Road Behavioral and Psychiatric Care Thomasville, GA 31792 Easter Seals of Southern Georgia 610 N. Patterson Street, Ste. A Valdosta, GA 31601 Babies Can t Wait 206 S. Patterson Street P.O. Box 1027 Valdosta, GA 31603 Children World Learning Center 621 N. Oak Street Coastal Plain Community Services 310 Vo Tech Road Coastal Plain Court Appointed Special P.O. Box 2587 Advocates for Children (CASA) Dentist Family Dentistry 500 N. Irwin Avenue Dr. Stephen Hobby, D.M.D Dr. Wallis Hobby, D.M.D Department of Juvenile Justice 410 N. Sheridan Street Dr. Howard McMahan 361 Cargile Road Eyesight Associates 182 Perry House Road Eye Doctor Robert Holme MD 1803 Old Ocilla Road Georgia Crisis Response Services Region 4 including Irwin (serve adults and children five years old County and older with crisis in mental illness, Services - available 24 hours a emotional and substance related day, 365 days a year disorders) Free initial services Georgia Department of Labor 310 South Tift Avenue Tift Career Center Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation 820-C Love Avenue Services Georgia Fatherhood Program P.O. Box 1273 Cordele, GA 31010 Georgia Legal Services Program 131 W. Oglethorpe Blvd. (free legal services in civil cases; must P.O. Box 2578 qualify for services) Albany, GA 31702-2578 1-800-733-3653 229-391-5004 (Admission) 229-382-3133 229-228-8100 800-238-8661 HELP Line (24 Hours) 229-247-6912 1-800-247-6538 229-468-5499 229-425-8132 229-468-5186 229-386-9765 229-468-9402 229-426-5220 229-468-9903 229-423-0481 229-386-2181 Georgia Crisis Access Line 1-800-715-4225 229-386-3322 229-386-3522 229-271-4005 1-800-735-4271
Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation (vison and hearing services for children and adults; must qualify for services) Georgia Section 8 (rental assistance program) Greenleaf (behavior health and substance abuse treatment program) Helping Hands of Irwin County Irwin County Board of Education Irwin County Department of Family & Children Services 5582 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30341 500 Alice Street P.O. Box 719 Waycross, GA 31501 2209 Pineview Drive Valdosta, GA 31602 111 E. 4 th Street 210 N. Apple Street 108 N. Irwin Avenue Irwin County Elementary School 521 Lax Highway & Irwin County Pre-K Irwin County Family Connection P.O. Box 225 Irwin County/Ocilla Fire Department 715 N. Johnston Street Irwin County Head Start 310 Vo Tech Drive Irwin County Health Department 407 W. 4 th Street Irwin County High School 149 Chieftain Circle Irwin County Hospital 710 N. Irwin Avenue Irwin County Library 310 South Beach Street Irwin County Middle School 149 Chieftain Circle Irwin County Recreation Department P.O. Box 359 Irwin County Registrar s Office 207 S. Irwin Avenue Irwin County Sheriff Department 400 S. Irwin Avenue Irwin Family Medicine & 361 Cargile Road Irwin Family Practice (Pediatric care) Ocilla Housing Authority 534 Alder Street 404-325-3630 800-718-7483 888-879-2549 912-285-6280 229-247-4357 800-247-2747 (24 Hour Helpline) 229-468-3242 229-468-7485 229-468-2150 229-468-9476 229-468-9719 229-468-5700 229-468-5712 229-468-5003 229-468-9421 229-468-3800 229-468-2148 229-468-5517 229-325-6804 229-468-5894 229-468-7459 229-468-9903 229-468-5400
Ocilla-Irwin County Chamber of Commerce Ocilla Police Department Operation Save Our Youth (OSOY) (After school and Summer Program) Palmtree Psychological Services Patticake House (Children s Advocacy Center protect and treat child abuse victims) Pharmacies: Freds Pharmacy Ocilla Pharmacy The Medicine Cabinet Pregnancy Care Center of Tiftarea 620 S. Irwin Avenue 401 South Cherry Street 420 North Oak Street 410 S. Sherman Street P.O. Box 2727 209 E. 4 th Street, Ocilla 121 E. 4 th Street, Ocilla 615 N. Irwin Avenue 1411 N. Tift Avenue 229-468-9114 229-468-7494 Non-emergency 229-450-4289 229-424-5242 229-426-0002 229-382-4141 229-388-1541 Crisis Line 1-800-33-HAVEN Crisis Line 229-468-7478 229-468-5929 229-468-9868 229-382-4491 Ruth s Cottage (Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Program) P.O. Box 2727 Salvation Army 1205 U.S. 28 110 Gaskin Ave S. Douglas, GA 31533 South Central Georgia Coalition to End P.O. Box 557 Homelessness South Central Primary Care Center 609 N. Irwin Ave. Ste. 5 South Georgia College 100 West College Park Dr. Douglas, GA 31533 South Georgia Partnership to End 601 N. Lee Street Homelessness Valdosta, GA 31602 Telamon Corporation 70 Lockwood Drive (program for migrant and seasonal Douglas, GA 31533 farm workers and their dependents) The Ocilla Star (newspaper) East 4 th Street Tift County Mental Health Center Tift Child & Adolescent Center 334 Tifton Eldorado Road United Way of South Central Georgia P.O. Box 557 229-387-9697 229-388-1541 Crisis Line 1-800-33-HAVEN Crisis Line 229-386-1503 912-384-6530 229-382-2881 229-468-7762 912-260-4200 229-293-7301 912-389-4936 912-389-4932 229-468-5433 229-468-9131 229-391-2300 229-382-2881
University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Irwin County Extension Office/ Irwin County 4-H Club Wiregrass GA Technical College Wiregrass GA Technical College Adult Education & GED Classes Ocilla/Irwin County 107 W. 4 th Street 667 Perry House Road 310 Vo Tech Road 229-468-7409 229-468-2000 229-468-2272 229-468-3310 Irwin County This booklet serves as a resource. Other services and businesses may be available in the area. Irwin County Family Connection Collaborative serves as a non-profit local decision-making body for Irwin County Family Connection. Irwin County Family Connection partners with many organizations in the community, the region, and the state in a community development effect to connect resources to improve conditions for Irwin County s children and families through collaboration. Family Connection Collaboratives are statewide strong with state leadership by Georgia Family Connection Partnership. You are welcome to join us in our initiatives. Membership is FREE; so join us in making Irwin County a better place to live, work, and enjoy. Goal - Improved conditions for children and families in Irwin County. Connecting Resources, Educating Youth, & Empowering Families! Irwin County Family Connection, Inc. 311 Vo Tech Road P.O. Box 225 229-468-9719 icfc@irwin.k12.ga.us http://irwin.gafcp.org http://gafcp.org Irwin County