211 is United Way of Northeast Georgia’s health and human service helpline. It is a free and confidential program accessible to anyone. By calling 211, texting your zip code to 898-211, or visiting the online database here, people can be connected to local resources to meet their immediate needs.

211 connects people in Northeast Georgia with community-based resources like food distributions, rent assistance, electric assistance, job search programs, healthcare, and more. Community Connection Specialists are bilingual in English and Spanish, and the 211 Contact Center can also facilitate assistance in an additional 130+ languages. If you need help, call or text today to get connected with local resources.

Stay up-to-date on all the services and programs offered by ACC Leisure Services in their electronic newsletter Leisure Pursuits – August 2021.

CCSD Families can access SNAP, Medicaid or TANF information from home via Student Devices:

• Apply for benefits: gateway.ga.gov (verification documents and case status info is also available here).
• Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT): visit https://www.connectebt.com/gaebtclient/ or call 888-421-3281 for updates.

CARES ACT Intake Form for Utility Assistance

School Nursing Staff

• CCSD school nurses are available between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, for questions via email or phone call. Click here to view contact information for each school nurse.

Emotional/Mental Health Support

• What should I do if my child expresses an emotional or mental health need during school closure days?
  During the period of school closure, student support staff, including counselors, social workers, nurses, and psychologists, are available for phone and/or email consultation. You can find the email address for your school’s support staff on the school webpage. If your child experiences or expresses symptoms of an emotional or mental health crisis, you should contact the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) at 1-800-715-4225. GCAL is a free resource provided to all Georgia Families that aims to provide immediate and qualified mental health assistance and referrals to families. You may also download the MyGCAL app at no cost from the app store. Of course, if you believe that this need is an emergency, contact 911 immediately.
• What should I do if I become aware of a child welfare concern? If you become aware of a concern for a child’s well-being, please contact the Department of Family and Children Services to make a report, 1-855-GA- CHILD. If you believe that a child is in immediate danger, please call 911. 

CCSD Speech-Language Resources

• CCSD Speech-Language Resources

Click here to view community food resources.

Concrete Jungle is a non-profit that seeks to bridge gaps in our food system by transforming overlooked and underutilized fruit trees and land into a healthy food source for communities in need. Our mission is at the intersection of promoting health outcomes by increasing access to fresh food, reducing food waste, and fighting food insecurity; Concrete Jungle leverages a vast volunteer network to pick produce that would have otherwise have gone to waste from local farms and fruit trees and partners with community-based food pantries to donate the produce and provide nutritional education. Our food distribution partners in Athens include the Neighborhood Leaders of Family Connection-Communities in Schools, Campus Kitchen, the Food Bank of NE Georgia, the Shifa Clinic, and more. To get involved with Concrete Jungle, you can join us at a volunteer event! We post upcoming events on our GivePulse page as well as share them through our facebook group, instagram page, and newsletter. You can also make a donation to support our cause. If you are a fruit tree owner or know of a fruit tree that goes unharvested, you can also add it to our food map or get in contact with Jenny at athens@concrete-jungle.org or 678-756-2425. To date, Concrete Jungle has donated 3,669,822 servings of produce to food insecure residents of North Georgia.

The aim of Empowered Youth Programs is to develop and nurture academic and social excellence in children and adolescents. We believe that every student should have post-secondary education as an option.

EYP Saturday Academy
UGA: Aderhold Hall 4th floor
Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Sessions begin Saturday, 9/18, at Cedar (due to a Home Game at UGA) in room A211. 

A typical day at EYP:

• Elementary: 
1. An integrative approach that builds on reading, vocabulary, and math skills depending on the age of participants
2. Tutoring as needed and requested specifically by parents or teachers (Ms. Mary Hopkins / Mr. Armell Hopkins)

• Middle School and High School:
1. Academic rotations
2. Science: focus on investigations, emphasizing reading and building SAT vocabulary (both science and non-science). (Dr. Bradbury-Bailey / UGA Masters Counseling Graduate students)
3. Math: problem-solving approach to mimic SAT (Mr. Erick Hopkins / UGA Masters Counseling Graduate students)
4. Tutoring sessions:
   1. ELA / Social Sciences (UGA Masters Counseling Graduate students)
   2. Math (Mr. Erick Hopkins)
   3. Science (Dr. Bradbury-Bailey)
   4. Leadership Development (Dr. Deryl Bailey / UGA Masters Counseling Graduate students)

Please click here for information: https://coe.uga.edu/outreach/programs/empowered-youth-programs-preview.

Pre-K & 1^st Grade:

• Close Before You Dose
• Gear that Firefighter's Wear
• Sparky’s ABCs of Fire Safety

2nd-5th Grade:

• Fire Safety for Nighttime
• Fire Safety Around the House
• 911 the Emergency Number

6^th-12^th Grade:

• Home Fire Escape Plan
• Home Fire Escape Plan
• Burn Prevention
• ACCGov Smoke Alarms Save Lives
• ACCGov Kitchen Fire Safety

The Clarke County School District and Athens Area County Chamber of Commerce have partnered to create a Free Wi-Fi Directory for students. This online directory provides a list of free Wi-Fi hotspots, sponsored by organizations and businesses in Clarke County. 

Message from the GA Office of Family Independence: We understand everyone wants to have their situations resolved and the staff is working as quickly as they can to process information, however, they are not going to be able to respond in a manner as they may have previously done. If families need information, please refer to the following information.

The state is working diligently to get all of our OSOP renewals processed and approved as quickly as possible. If you have a question or a concern about your case please call the Customer Contact Center at 1-877-482-3233. Here are some of the questions/issues that are handled by the customer contact center; telephone applications (for food stamps and Medicaid), unlocking gateway accounts, checking the status of renewals or applications, mailing paper applications for TANF and other general questions. Families can also still utilize the county office phone lines as they are still being answered by a staff member. The number for the Clarke County office is 706-227-7021.

• How to Apply for Benefits on Gateway
• How to Report Changes on Gateway

Georgia landlords and renters are encouraged to apply for rental and utility assistance through the State of Georgia Rental Assistance program! Nearly a billion dollars has been allocated to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs by the U.S. Treasury to provide help for renters who have fallen behind on rent during the pandemic.

For assistance, email rentalassistance@dca.ga.gov or call (833) 827-7368.

The Hilsman Health Center is open to serve as a wellness clinic to serve CCSD students and staff. 

The Hilman Health Center is located at:
Hilsman Middle School
870 Gaines School Road
Athens, GA 30605
706-546-7463

Services include:

Enfermeras escolares de CCSD disponibles por teléfono y correo electrónico
Las enfermeras escolares de CCSD están disponibles de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 1:00 p.m. para preguntas por correo electrónico o llamada telefónica. Haga clic aquí para ver la información de contacto de cada enfermera escolar.

Horario de Distribución de Medicamentos
Si su hijo(a) tiene medicamentos en la clínica de la escuela, la enfermera de la escuela hará todo lo posible por comunicarse con usted para ver si necesita el medicamento en casa durante este tiempo de cierre de escuela. Si aún no ha tenido noticias de la enfermera de la escuela y su hijo(a) necesita medicamentos de la clínica de la escuela, comuníquese con la enfermera de la escuela. Podrá ir a las escuelas para recoger medicamentos en estas fechas:

Miércoles 18 de marzo de 2020 │ 8:30 a.m. a 11:00 a.m.

Jueves 19 de marzo de 2020 │ 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Apoyo de salud Emocional/Mental

¿Qué debo hacer si mi hijo(a) expresa una necesidad de salud mental o emocional durante los días de cierre de escuela?

Durante el período de cierre de escuelas, el personal de apoyo estudiantil, incluidos consejeros, trabajadores sociales, enfermeras y psicólogos, estará disponible para consultas telefónicas y/o por correo electrónico. Puede encontrar la dirección de correo electrónico del personal de apoyo de su escuela en la página web de la escuela.

Si su hijo(a) experimenta o expresa síntomas de una crisis de salud mental o emocional, debe comunicarse con Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) al 1-800-715-4225. GCAL es un recurso gratuito proporcionado a todas las familias de Georgia que tiene como objetivo proporcionar asistencia de salud mental inmediata y de calidad, y referencias a familias. También puede descargar la aplicación MyGCAL sin costo desde la tienda de aplicaciones. Por supuesto, si cree que esta necesidad es una emergencia, comuníquese con el 911 de inmediato.

¿Qué debo hacer si me doy cuenta de un problema de bienestar infantil?

Si tiene alguna preocupación por el bienestar de un niño, comuníquese con el Departamento de Servicios para Familias y Niños para hacer un informe al 1-855-GA-CHILD. Si cree que un niño está en peligro inmediato, llame al 911.

Registration is open for the spring Track and Field Program, which starts February 17 and runs through early May. Scholarships are available. Click here to register.

• Track and Field Flyer - English
• Track and Field Flyer - Spanish

https://www.unitedwaynega.org/

Online registration begins October 4 for fall/winter after-school programs at the Athens YMCA. Programs include basketball, swimming, basketball cheer, STEAM club, teen fitness, and more. Registration for Thanksgiving and Winter holiday day camps also opens on October 4. Financial aid is available.

Click here for the informational flyer.

YWCO Girls Club Flyer