Information & County Numbers

CITY GOVERNMENTS Chickamauga 706-375-3177 LaFayette 706-638-3177 Lookout Mtn. 706-820-1568 Rossville 706-866-1226

CONSUMER AFFAIRS Better Business Bureau 423-266-6144 Consumer Credit Counseling 423-490-5620 Georgia Advocacy Office 1-800-424-5454 WALKER COUNTY Public Service Commission 1-800-282-5812 COUNTY GOVERNMENT SERVICES RESOURCE Chamber of Commerce (Civic Center) 706-375-7702 Coroner’s Office 706-861-1234 County Commissioner/government 706-638-1437 DIRECTORY Court Clerk 706-638-1742 District Attorney’s Office 706-638-2121 2013 Juvenile Court Judge 706-638-3044 Juvenile Court Service 706-638-5546 Information & County Numbers Probate Judge 706-638-2852 Not Listed 706- 638-1437 Assessor’s Office 706-638-4823 Voter Registration 706-638-4349 Walker County Landfill 706-375-4983 ALCOHOL AND DRUGS Walker County Road Dept. 706-375-5601 Al Anon 1-800-568-1619 Walker County Tax Commissioner 706-638-2929 Crisis Line 1-800-882-1552 Walker County Tag Office 706-638-2961 Lookout Mountain Community Services 706-638-5591 Walker County Fairview Tag Office 706-866-1212 Birth/Death Certificates 706-638-5577 ANIMAL WELFARE Emergency Services 706-539-1255 Animal Control/Shelter 706-375-2100 DENTISTS WHO TAKE GEORGIA MEDICAID Chattanooga: Sydney Cox (Pediatric) 423-894-6614 BENEFIT CARDS Primary Health Care – Rossville 706-866-5520 EBT (Food Stamps)1-888-421-3281 Primary Health Care – Trenton 706-657-7575 Medicaid 1-866-211-0950 Ringgold: Henry Fillman 706-935-2206 Fraud /Abuse of Food Stamps Report 1-800-282-4063 Rossville: Carl Peterson 706-861-1829 EDUCATION/SCHOOLS/ GED CHILDREN/YOUTH SERVICES Adult Education Literacy (Rossville) 706-858-0150 Big Brothers/Big Sisters 423-698-8016 Advancing Education Center 706-375-7945 Boy Scouts 423-892-8323 Georgia (Northwestern Tech College) 706-764-3510 Child Care Licensing404-657-5562 (Ringgold 8-4:30, 6-9) 706-965-6155 Child Care Referral 1-800-308-1825 (LaFayette-TWR, 8-12) 706-638-4423 706-375-0740 (LaFayette-Lib, M/Th) 706-638-2992 Dept of Family & Children Services 706-375-0726 Walker County Central Office 706-638-1240 Department of Juvenile Justice 706-638-5546 Center for Exceptional Children 706-866-9778 Girl Scouts 423-877-2688 Chattanooga Valley Elementary 706-820-2511 On Point 423-899-9188 Chattanooga Valley Middle School 706-820-0735 To become Foster Parent 1-877-210-KIDS Cherokee Ridge Elementary 706-375-9831 Walker County Family Connection 423-802-8991 Chickamauga Elementary706-382-3100 Youth Success Academy 706-764-3726 Fairyland Elementary 706-820-1171 Kids 4 Christ 706-639-3234 Gilbert Elementary 706-638-2432 Gordon Lee High School 706-382-3100 Gordon Lee Middle School 706-382-3100 LaFayette Academy (6th grade) 706-638-4155 LaFayette High School 706-638-2342 LaFayette Middle School 706-638-6440 Mt View Head Start 706-858-3840 EDUCATION/SCHOOLS/ GED Family Crisis Center 1-800-334-2836 Naomi Elementary 706-638-2443 Fatherhood Initiative 706-802-5049 North LaFayette Elementary 706-638-1869 Foster/Adoptive Parent Information 1-888-310-8260 Ridgeland High School 706-820-9063 Four Points 706-638-1555 Rock Spring Elementary 706-764-1383 Georgia Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-CHILDREN Rossville Elementary 706-866-5901 Immigration 1-800-375-5283 Rossville Middle School 706-820-0638 Lookout Mtn. CASA (Court Appointed Special S. Walker County Head Start 706-638-0576 Advocate) Ashley Ferguson 423-255-6146 Stone Creek Elementary 706-866-3600 Hope for Northwest Georgia 706-820-2833 Walker County Pre K 706-638-7957 Meals on Wheels 706-638-2163 Oakwood Christian Academy 706-375-7247 National Sex Offender Reg. www.familywatchdog.us N. Georgia Community Action 706-638-0818 COLLEGES Peachcare 877-427-3224 Chattanooga State Community College 423-697-4402 Right from the Start Medicaid Program706-935-8336 Dalton State College 706-272-4436 WIC Nutrition Program 706-638-5577 GA. Northwestern Technical College 1-800-735-5726 706-764-3510 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT New Connections to Work 706-764-3597 Georgia Income Tax 404-417-3210 University of Tennessee /Chattanooga 423-755-4111 Internal Revenue Service 423-954-9364 Post Office 1-800-ASK-USPS EMERGENCY SERVICES/LAW ENFORCEMENT Social Security Admin Office 1-800-772-1213 Chickamauga Police Department 706-375-3172 423-899-0649 Drivers License 706-764-3755 GA Dept of Veterans Affairs 706-638-5544 Emergency 911 U. S. Senator Isakson 423-298-4256 FBI 706-866-2525 Passport Information 1- 877-487-2778 GBI 706-624-1424 Citizenship 1-800-375-5283 GEMA 706-935-2001 FOOD/SHELTER/CLOTHING Georgia State Patrol 706-272-2200706-638-5501 Angel Food Ministries 706-375-2182 LaFayette Fire Dept 706-638-8590 Cottage 706-375-9060 LaFayette Police 706-638-8500 Catholic Charities 423-267-1297 Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force 706-638-5570 Catlett Community Church (Housing) Poison Control 1-800-282-5846 Care Mission 706-638-3664 Rossville Police Department 706-866-1227 Dry Valley Baptist Church 706-820-9080 Sexual Assault Center NW GA 1-866-655-8625 Family Crisis Center 1-800-334-2836 24 hour crisis hot line First Call for Help (uwchatt.org) 423-265-8000 Suicide Hot Line 1-800-SUICIDE Goodwill Industries 423-629-2901 Walker County Sheriff’s Office 706-638-1909 Goodwill-LaFayette 706-638-0664 Advocacy Center (children) 706 866-8811 Habitat for Humanity 706-861-5858 Harvest House706-866-1119 EMPLOYMENT North Georgia Community Action 706-638-0818 Department of Labor 706-861-1990 United Methodist Children’s Home 706-278-4010 Department of Labor(Career Center) 706-638-5525 Providence Ministries Ft Oglethorpe 706-858-7974 Vocational Rehabilitation 706-638-5536 Rossville Church of Christ 706-866-1119 Workforce Investment Act 706-764-3726 Rossville Community Ministries 706-861-5748 Salvation Army 423-756-1023 ENVIRONMENTAL Environmental Health Services 706-639-2574 HEALTH RELATED ASSOCIATIONS AIDS & STD Hotline1-800-227-8922 1-800-342-2437 FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES Alzheimer’s Association 1-866-257-0819 Sage Center 706-639-1889 706-275-0819 1-800-272-3900 Catoosa County DFCS 706-935-2368 American Heart Association 423-668-4900 Chattooga County DFCS 706-857-0817 American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345 Dade County DFCS 706-657-7511 American Diabetes Association 865-524-7868 Walker County DFCS 706-375-0726 American Red Cross 423-265-3455 Child Abuse (To Report) 706-375-0726 American Arthritis Association 1-800-933-7023 Child Support Recovery 706-375-0701 American Council for the Blind 1-800-424-8666 Children’s Advocacy Center 706-866-8811 American Lung Association 423-629-1098 Christian Counseling Service 706-866-0704 American Kidney Foundation 1-800-638-8299 County Extension Agency 706-638-2548 Lion’s Club (glasses/hearing aids) 706-375-0726 American Red Cross (N. GA Ser ) 423-265-3455

Libraries HEALTH SERVICES Chickamauga 706-375-3004 LaFayette 706-638-2992 Walker County Health Department 706-638-5577 Rossville 706-866-1368 Alton Park Health Center 423-778-2800 North GA. Talking Book Center 706-638-1958 Babies Can’t Wait 706-937-6670 Childbirth & Parenting Classes 706-861-5295 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Catoosa Health Department 706-935-2366 Georgia H.O.P.E. 706-279-0405 Hospice 706-866-9854 Family & Children Services 423-755-2800 Hutcheson Medical Center 706-858-2000 Home Based Services 706-861-3353 Physician’s Referral Service 706-858-2362 Lookout Mountain Community Services 706-861-3387 Poison Control 1-800-282-5846 The Center for Hope 706-866-0917 Primary Health Care Center-Rossville 706-866-5520 NEWSPAPERS/MEDIA Primary Care Center (Trenton, GA) 706-657-7575 Chattanooga Times Free Press 423-756-6900 North Ga. Healthcare 706-935-6442 WQCH 706-638-3276 Walker County Messenger 706-638-1859 HEARING & SPEECH Chattanooga Speech and Hearing Center 423-622-6900 RECREATION Walker County Health Department 706-638-5577 Chickamauga Recreation Association 706-375-4440 Gilbert Stephenson Park (Swim Pool) 706-866-5045 HOUSING (LOW COST) LaFayette Municipal Park Center 706-639-1500 Walker County Rossville Recreation Association 706-866-6986 Amberwood Apartments 706-638-7567 No. Georgia Community YMCA 706-935-2226 Carriage Hill Apartments 706-638-3332 Happy Valley Apartments 706-861-3145 SENIORS/AGING Hillcrest Apartments 706-861-9700 Adult Protective Services 1-888-774-0152 LaFayette Housing Authority (Ruth Bass)706-638-2733 Chickamauga Nutrition Project 706-375-2030 Mission Villa Apartments 706-862-4354 Chickamauga Older American Center 706-375-2536 Rossville Apartments 706-866-4783 Georgia Cares 1-800-669-8387 Town Creek Apartments 706-638-5203 ( Medicare Part D Info) Woodland Apartments (Age 55 +) 706-639-9595 Long Term Care Yester Oaks Apartments 706-638-7461 Rossville Senior Citizen Center 706-861-4615 Catoosa County Senior Center/Nutrition Center 706-638-2163 Ft Oglethorpe Housing Authority 706-866-3303 Social Security, Chattanooga 1-800-772-1213 Battlewood Apartments 706-861-1111 NURSING HOMES Catoosa Garden Apartments 706-861-3712 Fort Oglethorpe NHC 706-866-7700 Rosewood Apartments 706-935-9263 Fort Oglethorpe Nursing Center 706-861-5154 Bedford Place Apartments 706-937-6268 LaFayette Healthcare 706-638-4662 Section 8 Housing 770-836-6660 1-877-846-1943 Parkside Nursing Center 706-858-5000 Rossville NHC 706-861-0863 EMERGENCY SHELTERS Shepherd Hills Nursing Center 706-638-4112 American Red Cross 423-265-3455 STATE GOVERNMENT Bethel Bible Village 423-702-5195 Georgia Clerk (Legislation) 404-656-5015 Chattanooga Room in the Inn 423-624-6144 Georgia Department of Labor 706-638-5525 Community Kitchen 423-756-4222 Georgia DOT 404-631-1000 Homeless Help Center 423-756-5708 Governor’s Office 404-656-1776 Interfaith Ministries Hospitality Network 423-756-3891 Secretary of State 404-656-2881 Shepard’s Arm 423-821-8363 Welcome Center 706-937-4211 Union Gospel Mission (Men only) 423-493-4161 TRANSPORTATION LEGAL ASSISTANCE Angel EMS (to hospital) 706-375-8200 Walker Code Enforcement 706-375-5622 Walker Transit 706-375-0803 Georgia Legal Services (Civil Cases) 1-888-408-1004 706-272-2924 UTILITIES Magistrate 706-638-1217 ALLTEL 1-800-501-1754 Permits & Inspections 706-638-4084 Bell South 1- 888-757-6500 1- 866-620-6000 Public Defender 706-638-3290 Chickamauga Telephone Company 706-375-6142 City of Chickamauga Water 706-375-3177 City of LaFayette Water 706-639-1561 Dade County Water 706-657-4341 Dalton Utilities 706-278-1313 EPB 423-648-1372 Georgia Power 706-375-8599 706-375-7168 Any additions or changes please email to LaFayette Utilities 706-638-1526 [email protected] North Georgia Electric 706-866-2231 TN-American Water 423-755-7600 TTD/TTY (to “talk” w/deaf clients) 1-800-255-0135 Telephone Assist 706-375-3195 For low income Families Food Stamp Benefits: www.compass.ga.gov Walker County Water 706-375-1833 Help with online application 1-888-295-1759 706-820-1455 Centralized CPS Intake: 855-GA CHILD

Other: Lend A Child A Hand N.W. Ga. Development Authority 706-375-5793 Foster or Adopt 877-210 KIDS ______

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