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Helping Youth and
Children Succeed
Boy Scouts (Pushmataha Council)
328-7228
Scouting activities teach leadership, citizenship, character
development, physical and mental fitness, and coed
career achievement.
Boys and Girls Club
244-7090
Programs help children of all backgrounds develop the
moral and ethical qualities needed to become responsible
citizens and leaders. After-school education programs
enhance classroom achievement.
CAFB Youth Center
434-2504
Recreation and education activities provide a stimulating
environment for boys and girls ages 5-18 years to
learn, solve challenges, and have fun.
4-H Clubs of Lowndes County
328-2111
Community clubs, special interest projects and school
enrichment programs assist youth 5-18 in acquiring
practical life skills and developing effective interpersonal
relationships through hands-on experiences.
Girl Scouts of Northeast Mississippi
328-1930
Programs provide opportunities for girls ages 5-17 to
develop their highest potential, achieve goals and values,
practice moral decision making, and perform community
service to help others.
Providing Crisis Intervention
and Disaster Relief
American Red Cross
328-5710
Provides disaster relief and single family fire assistance;
services to military families and Veterans; CPR; First
Aid; HIV/AIDS education; and water safety training.
CONTACT
Helpline 328-0200
Christian-based Suicide Hotline and crisis intervention
center provides caring listeners, information and referral.
24-Hour First Call for Help.
1-800-377-1643
Community Resource Connection
244-3521
Connects families and individuals in need to resources
and provides emergency homeless services.
Helping Hands
328-8301
Provides mortgage, rent, prescription medication, utility
and food assistance based on emergency need. Provides
disaster relief aide.
The Salvation Army
327-5137
Provides emergency shelter, transportation, utility, and
prescription assistance, food, clothing, youth programs,
rehabilitative assistance, and disaster services.
Supporting Health and
Quality of Life Programs
CONTACT Helpline
328-0200
Volunteers provide daily reassurance calls to elderly
and disabled residents who live alone to ensure their
health and well-being and to enable their independence.
Dial-a-Bus
327-6999
Transportation for elderly and handicapped residents to
physician’s clinics, pharmacies, grocery stores and other
necessary locations to assist them with maintaining
their independence.
Home Delivered Meals
327-6999
Caring volunteers provide daily nutritious meals and
social interaction for older adults who are unable to
prepare meals for themselves.
YMCA (Frank P. Philips Memorial)
328-7696
The YMCA’s mission is to put Christian principles into
practice through programs that build a healthy spirit,
mind, and body. The “Y” provides summer camps and
seasonal programs for all ages.
Creating Lasting Change in
People’s Lives and
Building a Stronger,
More Vital Community
Greater Columbus Learning Center
329-7691
Specialized programs increase basic education skills,
literacy and employability of youth and adults; provide
test preparation for GED, ACT ASVAB, and AFOQT;
instruct the learning disabled; and teach English as a
second language.
Recovery House
329-4333
Provides long term residential substance abuse treatment
for women, including an emergency shelter, transitional
housing and permanent housing for those
served by the program.
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
328-2174
Program
links volunteers age 55 and older with opportunities to
share their experience and abilities, including tutoring
school children, addressing crime prevention, creating
quilts for fire and disaster victims, and clerical work for
public, non-profit agencies.
Community Volunteer Center (CVC)
327-0807
A service of United Way of Lowndes County that links
volunteers who want to share their time, skills, and
resources to meet the needs of our community and
enhance services available at local charitable organizations. |
