Resource Directory

Locate resources and solutions for the well-being of children and families in Griffin and Spalding County.

View and print the 2022-2023 Quick Guide to local resources.

To find resources available statewide, call Find Help Georgia at 1-800-244-5373 or visit their website at www.findhelp.org.

Griffin-Spalding County Mentor Program – Information Flyer

 

Directory

1-800-CHILDREN Helpline

Here to Listen. Here to Help.
Parents, Caregivers, Professionals.

Abundant Life Soup Kitchen Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church

132 W. Cherry St
Griffin, GA 30223
678.408.5069

Meals served Monday through Friday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Association Georgia Chapter

Chattahoochee Valley Service Area
5156 River Road, Suite M
Columbus, GA 31904


AMBUCS Griffin Chapter

A service organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities to be mobile and independent.
https://www.spaldingcounty.com/activities/ambucs/


An Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc.

Area Agency on Aging – Three Rivers Regional Commission

Gateway to Aging and Disability Resources and connects the elderly,
the disabled and their caregivers to Community Resources.

P.O. Box 1600, 13273 Georgia Highway 34, Franklin, GA 30217

Backpack Food for Kids

Helps alleviates hunger and food insecurity for school children on weekends during the school year.

Spalding Collaborative
327 South 8th Street Suite 101; PO Box 701; Griffin GA

Benefit.gov

The Benefit Finder questionnaire can help you find benefits you may be eligible to receive and direct you to the agency to apply.

Brighter Tomorrows Consulting, LLC

Brightmoor Hospice

Cancer State Aid

Carver Road Baptist Church

Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays from 9:00am to 2pm. ID and proof of Spalding County residency required. May come 2 times in a month.

334 Carver Road, Griffin GA 30224

Celebrate Recovery at Rock Springs

Children’s Medical Services (CMS)

Christian Women Center’s Thrift Store

1649 North Expressway;
Griffin, GA 30224

Collier’s Community Services

515 E. McIntosh Road; Griffin GA 30223

A nonprofit organization, bringing people the power to live a healthier lifestyle.

Comfort Farms / STAG VETS INC

L. Jonathan Jackson
Comfort Farms offers care and treatment plan for Veterans who are homeless, in need, suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI)

347 Horace Veal Rd NW Milledgeville, GA 31061

Connecting Henry – Rapid Rehousing


Connecting Henry's Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program is funded by a grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program is designed for Henry, Clayton, Fayette, Spalding, Jaspar, Lamar, and Butts County families experiencing homelessness and need temporary assistance to obtain and retain housing.








Covenant Care Adoptions

Covenant Care Services is a state-licensed, non-profit Christian adoption and counseling agency founded in 1989 to provide services to birthmothers, children, and families. We are a domestic adoption agency working primarily with birthmothers and families in Georgia.

Cross Pointe Christian Academy

Darkness 2 Light

We are working toward a world free of child sexual abuse where adults have the courage to protect kids.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Discovery Counseling and Assessment Center

District 4 Public Health

301 Main Street | LaGrange, GA 30240

Protecting and improving the health of our community. Proudly serving the following counties in Georgia: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson.

East Griffin Baptist Church

999 High Falls Road; Griffin, GA
30223
Food Pantry is open every Thursday from 9:30 am - 1:00 pm.
Clothing Closet, Hot meal on Thursday

Equal Chance Community Academy

Faith in the Word Ministries

1217 E McIntosh Rd, Griffin, GA 30223

Federal Trade Commission | Protecting America’s Consumers

Five Loaves Two Fish Food Pantry

412 W Slaton Ave, Griffin, GA 30223

Hours of Operation
Monday 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Flint River Regional Library System

Flip the Switch

Foothills Education Charter High School

Butts Heartland - Foothills Education
717 S Harkness St
Jackson, GA 30233

We are a non-traditional public high school. We target students who have dropped out of high school or need an different education plan. Our hours are in the evening from 4-9 p.m.

FORTify GA

FORTify is a faith based, non-profit ministry created to support foster children, foster families, child welfare services, and biological families in Georgia Region 4.

Foster Care Support Foundation, Inc.

We serve the displaced children of Georgia. FCSF provides free clothing, toys, and safe infant care equipment to Georgia foster and relative care families.

Georgia Attorney General Consumer Protection

Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes and Family Ministries, Inc.


At GBCH&FM, we strive to give kids hope and a home through the love of Jesus. Whether it's human trafficking, homelessness, or abuse, our programs help children and families overcome their past of difficult circumstances and embrace a hopeful future.

Georgia Cares

1.844.842.3678
24 hour crisis line

Georgia Cares is the single, statewide coordinating agency to connect services and treatment care for sex trafficking victims.

Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Georgia Council For the Hearing Impaired, Inc. (GACHI)

Georgia Council For the Hearing Impaired, Inc.

GACHI is a statewide nonprofit organization that provides a variety of assistive services to the deaf and hard of hearing, their family members and friends, local state and federal agencies.

Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program

The Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program eases the financial burden faced by victims of violent crimes by covering expenses related to medical bills, funeral expenses, mental health counseling and crime scene sanitization, as well as loss of income or support.

Georgia Crisis & Assess Line (GCAL) 24/7

Georgia Department of Community Affairs

Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL)

Griffin DOL Career Center
1514 Highway 16, West
Griffin, GA 30223-2046

Georgia Industries for the Blind – Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation

235 Emlet Dr Griffin, GA

Georgia Legal Services

An attorney with Georgia Legal
Services Program is scheduled at the Griffin-Spalding Library on the 3rd Friday of each month. You must call the library at 770-412-4770
to make an appointment.

Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP), offers free legal services to Georgians with low incomes who reside outside metro Atlanta in 154 of the state’s 159 counties.

Georgia Military College Zebulon Campus

Georgia National Guard Youth Challenge Program

Through training, discipline, and mentoring, the Georgia National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program provides the education, leadership, character development, and life coping skills for struggling youth.

Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource Center

1001 S. Armed Forces Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31088

Goodwill Store and Donation Center

1424 North Expressway
Griffin, GA 30223

Gordon State College

419 College Drive
Barnesville, Georgia 30204

Grace Christian Academy

410 E Taylor ST, Griffin, GA 30223

Griffin Area Habitat for Humanity

Griffin Christian Academy

Griffin Christian Academy
2000 West McIntosh Road
Griffin, GA


Griffin First Baptist Church BENEVOLENCE

116 West Poplar Street (Ministry House)
Griffin, GA 30223

Open Mondays 8:30 to 10:00am
No phone calls please. Food and clothing, available. Utilities Assistance is referred to Spalding Samaritans. All assistance is limited to once every six months.

Griffin Housing Authority

Housing Referral Program,
Landlord Training,
Renter Education,
Housing Condition Complaint Desk

327 S 9th St, Griffin GA

Griffin Lions Club

Griffin Rotary Club @ Noon

First Baptist Church
106 W Taylor St, Griffin, GA 30223

Griffin WayPoint

232 East Broad Street
Griffin, Ga 30223

Discovering Soldiers Potential (DSPII) created Waypoint Griffin to assist veterans in the local and surrounding communities in obtaining the benefits they are entitled to.

Waypoints, are care centers for veterans designed to provide a comprehensive review of veteran benefits that emphasize access, quality, and solutions. WayPoint Services are available for all service members, veterans, and their families. We care, let us help you!

Griffin-Spalding County School System

216 S 6th St, Griffin, GA 30224

Griffin-Spalding County United Way

G-S United Way does not provide direct support or funding to individual or families in need.

We raise dollars for the 8 nonprofits in our community to
better serve those in need of help.

PO Box 83
Griffin, GA 30224

Griffin-Spalding Mentor Program

Kathy Rhodes
The Mentor Program matches responsible adults with students who would benefit from having the extra time and attention that a mentor can bring.

Spalding Collaborative
327 South 9th St; Suite 101; Griffin GA 30224

Hampton United Methodist Church

The Food pantry is available each
Wednesday from 5-6 pm and Friday from 9:30-10:30 am

10 W Main St
Hampton, GA 30228

Hand N Hand Mission


3175 Fayetteville Rd Griffin, GA 30223

Hanleiter United Methodist Church (A branch of Griffin 1st Methodist Church)

732 W. Broad St. Griffin, GA 30223

Turning the Tide Laundry Ministry for those in need on Friday nights from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Maytag Laundromat at the corner of 13th Street and Solomon.

Haven of Hope

770 Greison Trl Ste H
Newnan, GA 30263

Hearts for Families

2330 Scenic Hwy, Ste 305 Snellville, GA 30078

We want to connect with parents, community leaders & organizations that work with families & those who strengthen families.

Homeschool Information

Impact Christian Ministry (ICM) A Ministry of Rock Springs Methodist Church

http://impactchristianministries.com/
115 West Solomon Street
Griffin, GA 30224

It’s My Turn Now Georgia

Kinship Care Program

Georgia Division of Family & Children Services
533 Highway 29 North
Newnan, GA 30263

Kinship Navigator Program – Georgia Dept. of Human Resources

Robbie T. Mitchell
The Kinship Navigator Program serves as a one-stop shop for information and referral services to grandparents, relatives and other caregivers who are currently raising a child.

Kiwanis Club of Griffin

1025 South Hill Street
Griffin, GA 30224

Lakeview Behavioral Health

Living with Kidney Disease Support Group

Lost and Found Brain Injury Support Group

Loving Hands Community Development Corporation

702 Johnstonville Road
Barnesville, GA 30204

Mainstay Academy

415 Jefferson Avenue
Griffin, GA 30223

McIntosh Trail Community Service Board

P.O. Box 1320 Griffin, GA 30224
1435 N. Expressway – Suite 301
Griffin, GA 30223

McIntosh Trail Early Childhood Development Council

390A Wilson Rd, Griffin, GA 30224

Memory Care

7535 East Hampden Avenue
Denver, CO 80231

Middle Georgia Community Action Agency

MIDDLE GEORGIA CAA, INC.

Serves Spalding County:
Pike County Neighborhood Service Center. 10 Hall Street
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8116

Middle Georgia Community Action Agency, Inc.

PO Box 2286
Warner Robins, GA 31099

Midway Recovery Systems

119 South Tenth Street
PO Box 1308
Griffin, GA 30223

Mothers Against Meth-Amphetamine (MAMa)

PO Box 13
Barnesville, GA 30204

Mowing with a Meaning

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

National Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline is 988

New Birth Fellowship of Praise

1315 Lyndon Ave
Griffin , GA 30223