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Health and Human Services 2014 Directory of United Way Health and Human Services Directory Health and Human Services 2014 Directory of United Way Health and Human Services Directory The 2014 Health & Human Services Directory is produced by United Way of Oxford & Lafayette County and is intended for use as a guide to services available to residents of Lafayette County. For further information or updates, contact the United Way at 662-236-4265. For information on services available outside of the Lafayette County area, please call 211 - the Health & Human Services Hotline. Printed Spring 2014, Volume 1 Publisher - United Way of Oxford and Lafayette County Photography by Meagan Marascalco EMERGENCY CONTACTS Emergency 911 Poison Control 1-800-222-1222 Crisis Intervention 662-234-9929 Hospital Ambulance Service 662-232-8100 Lafayette County Sheriff 662-234-6421 Oxford Police Department 662-232-2400 University Police 662-915-7234 The following booklet lists agencies by 211:The 2-1-1 system connects people category. Full details with needed human services. Specially trained information specialists analyze and contact information what services are needed and provide for each agency follows the appropriate resource and information. in alphabetical order. ABUSE/VIOLENCE Child/Adult Abuse Hotline Child Protective Services Exchange Club Family Center Family Crisis Services Mississippi Department of Human Services AIDS/HIV Family Crisis Services CHILDREN/YOUTH Boy Scouts, Yocona Area Council Boys & Girls Club of North MS Camp Lake Stephens Catholic Charities Host Homes Child Advocacy & Play Therapy Institute (CAPTI) Child Find Child Protective Services Child Support Enforcement CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Plan) Christmas Store Civil Air Patrol Early Childhood Care & Development Exchange Club Family Center Family Crisis Services First Steps: Early Intervention Program Foster Grandparent Program Girl Scouts Heart of the South Lafayette County Extension 4-H Lafayette County Health Department Lafayette County Literacy Council Leap Frog LOU Excel by 5 Coalition Lovepacks Mississippi Department of Human services Mothers Against Drunk Driving Northwest Mississippi Child Care Resource & Referral Center Project RUN COUNSELING American Red Cross—Disaster Assistance Baptist Home Care & Hospice Child Advocacy & Play Therapy Institute (CAPTI) Christian Ministries Program 2 Communicare Doors of Hope Transition Ministries Exchange Club Family Center Family Crisis Services Haven House Mississippi Department of Human Services National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Mississippi Hospice of Oxford Psychological Services Center at University of MS DISABILITY SERVICES Ability Works Baptist Home Care & Hospice Canterbury Crest Child Advocacy & Play Therapy Institute (CAPTI) Child Find First Steps Early Intervention Program Foster Grandparent Program Heritage Park Apartments Hermitage Gardens LIFE (Living Independence For Everyone) Mississippi Dept of Rehabilitation Services Ability Works of Oxford Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind Office on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mississippi School for the Blind Mississippi State Veterans Home North Mississippi Regional Center Project RUN Social Security Administration Special Olympics Very Special Arts DISASTER SERVICES American Red Cross Civil Air Patrol Salvation Army LOU Recovery Organization (LOURO) EDUCATION, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREVENTION American Red Cross Communicare Exchange Club Family Center Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi Lafayette County Extension Service 3 Lafayette County Health Department Mothers Against Drunk Driving Oxford Medical Ministries Clinic Schools/Daycare Centers EMERGENCY/CRISIS SERVICES American Red Cross Catholic Charities of Jackson Civil Air Patrol Doors of Hope Transition Ministries Family Crisis Services of NW Mississippi Interfaith Compassion Ministry Lift, Inc. LOU Recovery Organization The Pantry Salvation Army EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Mississippi Department of Employment Securities WIN Job Center FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE American Red Cross Amos Network Christmas Store Food Stamps Interfaith Compassion Ministry Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Lift, Inc. Medicaid Mississippi Department of Human Services North Mississippi Kidney Foundation Salvation Army Social Security Administration VITA Center FOOD & CLOTHING Compassion Food Ministries, Inc. Goodwill Holding Hands Resale Shop Interfaith Compassion Ministry Lafayette County Human Services Department Lovepacks Manna: A Feeding Ministry 4 Meals on Wheels More Than A Meal The Pantry Rivers Hill Church of Christ Salvation Army WIC Program HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES Allcare Mississippi Alzheimer’s Association American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, Immunology American Cancer Society American Heart Association Arthritis Foundation Asthma & Allergy Foundation Baptist Home Care & Hospice Baptist Memorial Hospital (BMH) BMH - Acute Rehab Camellia Hospice Child Advocacy & Play Therapy Institute (CAPTI) Communicare Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi End-Stage Renal Disease Network Epilepsy Foundation of Mississippi Exchange Club Family Center Family Crisis Services FamilyWize Haven House Lafayette County Health Department Legacy Hospice of the South Leukemia & Lymphoma Society March of Dimes Medicaid/Medicare Memory Makers MDRS Office of Vocational Rehab for the Blind Mid-South Transplant Foundation Mississippi Blood Services Mississippi Department of Human Services Mississippi Health Advocacy Program Mississippi Health, Vital Records, and Statistics Dept Mississippi School for the Blind Mississippi State Veterans Home Mothers Against Drunk Driving Muscular Dystrophy Association 5 National Alliance on Mental Illness National Cancer Institute National Eye Care Project National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute National Kidney & Urologic Diseases Information National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Stroke Association North Mississippi Hospice of Oxford North Mississippi Kidney Foundation Oxford Lions Club Oxford Medical Ministries Oxford Urgent Care United Blood Services YMCA MENTORING/TUTORING Boys & Girls Club of North MS Civil Air Patrol Foster Grandparent Program Exchange Club Family Center Lafayette County Literacy Council Leap Frog Schools SENIORS/AGING SERVICES Alzheimer’s Association American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Baptist Home Care & Hospice Canterbury Crest Doors of Hope Transition Ministry Emeritus at Oxford (formerly Azalea Gardens) Foster Grandparent Program Graceland Care Center of Oxford Heritage Park Apartments Hermitage Gardens Leisure Lifestyles of Oxford Meals on Wheels Medicaid Memory Makers Mississippi Department of Human Services Mississippi State Veterans Home National Eye Care Project North Mississippi Hospice of Oxford North Mississippi Rural Legal Services 6 Pantry Retiree Attraction Program RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) Social Security Administration Three Rivers Area Agency on Aging TRIAD Veterans Home SHELTER (Temporary) Amos Network Catholic Charities of Jackson Doors of Hope Transition Ministry Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Compassion Ministry LOU HOME, Inc. Oxford Housing Authority Red Shield Lodge Salvation Army SUBSTANCE ABUSE/ADDICTION (Prevention & Treatment) 24-hour Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline Communicare Haven House Spirit of Freedom Ministries/Christian Intervention Program SUPPORT GROUPS & SUPPORT SERVICES Alcoholics Anonymous Baptist Home Care & Hospice Baptist Memorial Hospital C.A.R.E. Council on Aging Exchange Club Family Center Family Crisis Services Haven House Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Memory Makers Mississippi Health Advocacy Program North Mississippi Hospice of Oxford North Mississippi Regional Center TRANSPORTATION MDRS—Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind North Mississippi Kidney Foundation Oxford University Transit (OUT) Bus System Retired Senior Volunteer Program Salvation Army 7 UTILITIES Interfaith Compassion Ministry Lift, Inc. Salvation Army VETERANS SERVICES Mississippi State Veterans Home VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Retired Senior Volunteer Program United Way of Oxford & Lafayette County Volunteer Oxford OTHER Oxford Chamber of Commerce Oxford Convention & Visitors Bureau Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society Oxford-Lafayette Recycling Oxford Tourism Council United Way of Oxford & Lafayette County Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Ability Works of Oxford 662-234-0857 — Contact: Beverly Danahy Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm PO Box 1415, Oxford, MS 38655 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mdrs.ms.gov Provides evaluation and job training opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Contracts with local businesses to provide quality products and services while clients in the center learn vocational skills in a real work situation. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Help Line 1-800-821-4357 A national hotline that answers 24 hours a day, 7days a week. Someone will tell you about alcohol and drug abuse organizations in your area. The call is free and confidential. AllCare Mississippi Phone: 662-234-6464 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allcarems.com MON-FRI 8am-6pm, SAT 9am-3pm 8 Treats urgent and family medical conditions related to acute injuries or chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. Alcoholics Anonymous 1720 University Ave. Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: 662-238-3022 Web: www.aa.org Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Alzheimer’s
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