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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, developing effective interpersonal relationships, and acquiring leasdership abilities through hands-on experiences.
Girl Scouts Heart of the South 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 that provides trained and caring volunteers who listen and offer information and referral services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Toll-Free 24-Hour First Call for Help 1-800-377-1643
Community Resource Connection 244-3521
Directs families and individuals with emergencies to resources and provides emergency homeless services.
Helping Hands 328-8301
Provides mortgage, rent, prescription medication, utility and food assistance based on confirmed emergencies such as job loss or reduced hours, a catastrophic illness of a family member or other major adversity.
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 Reassurance Calls 328-0200
Volunteers provide daily 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
Provides transportation for elderly and handicapped residents who have no other means to travel 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 outreach services such as Kairos Outside support for family members and friends of individuals who are incarcerated, swim therapy for Parkinson's Disease patients, and more.
Creating Lasting Change in
People’s Lives and
Building a Stronger,
More Vital Community
Greater Columbus Learning Center 329-7691
Specializededucation programs increase basic education skills and literacy, provide test preparation for GED, ACT ASVAB, and AFOQT, and instruct the learning disabled to increase opportunities for employment and achieving higher levels of education or certification.
Recovery House 329-4333
Provides long term residential substance abuse treatment for women, including an emergency shelter, transitional 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.
United Way Community Volunteer Center (CVC) 327-0807
A service of United Way of Lowndes County that links volunteers who want to share their time and skills to support the work of local non-profit organizations, assist with disaster relief efforts, and participate in community improvement projects.
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