Resource guide to agencies and services in Hart County
   
Advocacy:  
CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocate 706 886-1098
Harmony House Child Advocacy Center 706 245-8700
Victim's Assistance - helps victims of crime 706 376-5015
After School Programs:  
HYDRA - Baby Think It Over Dolls, adventure based activities, Junior Optimist Club, mentoring, Life-skills classes, Studio 2 B (Girl Scouts), summer camps 706 376-8899
Savannah River Academy - 1st-5th grade 706 567-6002
YMCA - Health and fitness programs 706 376-1654
Clothing:  
Clothes Closet - Low cost used clothing 706 376-2002
Salvation Army - Assistance after major loss 706 856-2767
Counseling:  
Avita Comm. Partners - mental health 706 376-4002
Dr. Patty Adkins, Psychologist 706 245-1822
Dr. Jack Haney, Psychologist 706 246-0900
Dr. Jean Hernandez, Psychologist 706 376-5355
Northeast GA Baptist Center - Adults & Children 706 245-1861
Positive Outcome, Psychological Services in Athens 706 564-8440
Crisis:  
GA Crisis and Access Line - locates resources 800 715-4425
Girls and Boys Town - assists at-risk youth 800 443-3000
Hart Council on Domestic Violence 800 799-7233
National Runaway Switchboard 800 RUNAWAY
Prevent Child Abuse 800 CHILDREN
RAINN - sexual assault survivors 800 656-4673
Suicide Hotline 800 SUICIDE
Drug & Alcohol:  
GA Access Line 800 715-4225
Avita Community Partners 706 376-4002
AA 706 376-8468
AA Alive & Well 706 376-3435
Celebrate Recovery 706 498-2612
Serenity Al-Anon 706 376-6866
Pittard Clinic - Narcotic addiction 706 886-4720
Education:  
Hart Partners Imagination Library 706 376-7449
Learning Center - adult literacy programs (GED) 706 856-2655
Work Force Ready Assessment - Registration is via Hart Partners at ALC 706 376-7449
Public Library - various reading programs 706 376-4655
Schools: Central Office 706 376-5141
Harwell Elementary 706 376-4425
North Hart Elementary 706 856-7369
South Hart Elementary 706 856-7383
Hart County Middle 706 376-5431
Hart County High 706 376-5461
Hart Academy 706 856-7346
Special Services Director 706 856-7379
School Social Worker 706 856-7231
Food Services Director 706 856-7294
Nancy Hart Literacy Council - teaches adults to read 706 376-5534
Employment:  
Department of Labor - assistance with employment 706 213-2028
Flexstaff Services - temporary jobs 706 377-4932
Work Force Ready Assessment - Registration is via Hart Partners at ALC 706 376-7449
Family Services:  
Department of Juvenile Justice - youth involved in criminal activity 706 856-2666
Department of Family and Children Services - various resources for families 706 856-2740
Hart Partners - parenting classes, family resources, tutoring, in school mentoring 706 376-7449
Family Violence:  
Department of Family and Children Services - to report abuse or neglect 706 856-2740
Hart Haven - battered women's shelter 706 376-7111
NEGA Council on Domestic Violence - support for victims of domestic violence 706 377-4141
Financial Assistance:  
AARP - assistance with income tax preparation 706 376-9208
Department of Family and Children Services - temporary assistance 706 856-2740
Ninth District Opportunity - housing and energy costs 706 376-4150
Red Cross - assistance after major loss 800 353-1645
Saint Vincent de Paul - emergency help with medical, food, rent, and other bills 706 376-9367
Food:  
Clothes Closet - free food with referral from community agency 706 376-2022
Department of Family and Children Services - food stamps 706 856-2740
Food Bank of NEGA - located in Athens 706 354-8191
Salvation Army - assistance after major loss 706 856-2767
Healthcare:  
Hart County Hospital - emergency, outpatient, skilled nursing, and acute healthcare Health Department infant and children health, immunizations, Babies 706 856-6100
Can't Wait - family planning/prenatal care, WIC, dental care 706 376-5117
Powerline - referrals (health, WIC, HIV testing sites) www.hmhbga.org 800 822-2539
SOURCE - service options using resources in community environments 706 549-3315
T J & Friends - financial assistance to cancer patients tj_friends@bellsouth.net
WIC Women Infants and Children 706 376-5117
Hospice:  
VistaCare Hospice 706-369-9888
Hospice of the Upstate 800-261-8636
Housing:  
American Red Cross - temporary assistance 800 353-1645
Habitat For Humanity - builds affordable housing 706-376-7535
Housing Authority - public housing 706 376-3153
Salvation Army - emergency assistance after disaster 706-856-2767
Pregnancy:  
Hart Life Pregnancy Center - free counseling, ultra-sounds, supplies, education, and adoption referral 706 376-1700
Prevention:  
Prevent Child Abuse – First Steps 706-856-2740
Recreation:  
4-H - programs for youth to build life skills 706 376-3134
Bell Family YMCA - health and fitness programs 706 856-9622
Boy Scouts Troop 33 - 6th grade and up 706 376-9025
Contemporary Martial Arts - martial arts and fitness 706 376-5544
Cub Scouts Pack 28 - boys ages 7-11 for character development 706 356-2621
Lake Hartwell Jr. BASS Club - teaches fishing 706 376-4739
Girl Scouts of NEGA - girls ages 5-17 706 548-7297
Hot Shots - dance studio 706 376-2549
Outdoor Dreams Foundation - outdoor adventures for children with terminal or life threatening illnesses 864 226-8775
Recreation Department - organized sports for youth 706 376-8528
Uptown Martial Arts & Fitness - martial arts and fitness 706 436-1160
Sexual Assault:  
Harmony House - serves adult and children victims 706 245-8700
RAINN Sexual - assault survivor crisis line 800 656-4673
Support Groups:  
AA - support group for alcoholics 706 376-8468
AA Alive and Well Group - support group for alcoholics 706 376-3435
Cancer Support Group - for cancer patients 706 376-7618
Celebrate Recovery 706 498-2612
CSP Connections for Special People - support, education, for children with disabilities 706 856-3742
Family Support Group - for families of people with mental problems 706 856-2761
Foster Parents Association 706 377-4815
Friends of HOPE 706 377-4673
PRAY Parents Raising Autistic Youth 706 371-4122
Serenity Al-Anon - for families of alcoholics 706 376-6866
Support Group for Battered Women 706 377-4879
Tri-County Grief Support - for people struggling with loss of a loved one 706 356-0271
Transportation:  
Hart Transport – all ages transported 706-376-3975