Emergency

Call 911 for Emergency, Police, Fire, or Ambulance

American Red Cross

• (24 Hour): 1-800-733-2767
• Dawsonville: 706-265-4050
• NE Georgia Chapter (Gainesville): 770-532-8453

Emergency Management
706-864-9183/9180

Lumpkin County Fire Department/EMS
 - Report fire: 706-864-3633
 - Business office: 706-864-3030

Poison Control Center
404-616-9000

Sheriff’s Department
 - 706-864-0414/0412
 - evening:  706-864-3633

Basic Needs, Housing, Utilities

United Way
2-1-1 or 770-536-1121

Community  Helping Place

• Food Pantry: 706-864-8828
• Thrift Store: 706-867-1885
• Utilities Assistance: 706-867-9621

Food Stamps (DFCS)
706-864-1980

Ninth District Opportunity
706-864-4637

Dahlonega Housing Authority
706-864-3758

Habitat for Humanity
706-864-7584

Counseling & Support Programs

Adolescent Subs. Abuse Treatment (ASAT) Program
800-525-8751 or 706-864-6822

Alcoholics Anonymous Georgia
404-525-3175

GA Mountains Community Services
 - 706-864-6822
 - 24 Hour 800-347-5827

Criminal Justice/Legal Services

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)
706-864-0300

Clerk of Courts
706-864-3736

District Attorney
706-864-6754

Georgia Legal Services
800-745-5717

Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
770-535-5495

Lumpkin County Courthouse
706-864-3742

Victim Assistance Program
706-864-6754

Education

Adult Learning Center (GED, English as a Second Language)
706-867-2862

Continuing Education, NGCSU
706-864-1918

Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition
706-867-9607

Lumpkin County Head Start/Pre-K
706-864-3456

Lumpkin County Schools
706-864-3611

• Lumpkin County High School: 706-864-6186
• Lumpkin County Middle School: 706-864-6189
• Blackburn Elementary: 706-864-8180
• Long Branch Elementary: 706-864-5361
• Lumpkin County Elementary: 706-864-3254

Mountain Education Center High School (MEC)
706-864-0229

North Georgia College & State University
706-864-1400

Medical Support/Health Care

Health Department
706-867-2727

Chestatee Regional Hospital
706-864-6136

Appalachian Nurse Practitioner Clinic (ANPC) (for uninsured)
706-867-2713

Northeast Georgia Medical Center
 - Doctor Referral: 800-541-9592
 - Hospice: 770-533-8888

GA Mountain Hospice
800-692-7199/706-253-4100

PeachCare for Kids Insurance
877-427-3224

Right from the Start Medicaid Project (RSM)
706-864-9711

Lumpkin County Government

• Animal Control: 706-864-0414
• Animal Shelter: 706-867-7297
• Birth/Death Certificates: 706-864-3847
• Commissioner’s Office: 706-864-3742
• Coroner: 706-864-4159
• Dahlonega City Hall: 706-864-6133
• Marriage Licenses: 706-864-3847
• Park & Recreation: 706-864-3622
• Tax Assessor (property lines): 706-864-2433
• Tax Commissioner (car tags): 706-864-2666
• UGA Cooperative Extension Service: 706-864-2275
• Voter Registration: 706-864-6279

Children and Family Services

Breast-feeding info (Dept. of Health)
706-867-2727

Division of Family & Children Services (DFACS)
706-864-1980

Lumpkin County Family Connection
706-265-8389

Children with Special Needs (Children 1st, Babies Can’t Wait, Children’s Medical Services)
800-204-8731

Child Care Resource & Referral
800-308-1825

Child Support Enforcement
800-227-7993

Child Support Recovery
706-867-2908

Rainbow Children’s Home (keeping siblings together)
706-864-5110

4-H Club
706-864-2050

Lumpkin County Mentoring Program
706-867-7047

White Christmas Program
706-867-9621

Senior Services

Georgia Library for Accessible Services
800-248-6701

Legacy Link
800-845-5465

Meals on Wheels
706-864-2358

Medicare

• Information: 800-633-4227
• Customer Service: 800-727-0827

Senior Center
706-864-2358

Social Security Administration
800-772-1213
Gainesville Office: 770-532-7506

Transportation

Dial-A-Bus
706-864-6900

Paddy’s Taxi
706-300-7143

Accessibility Services

Children with Special Needs (Children 1st, Babies Can’t Wait, Children’s Medical Services)
800-204-8731

Georgia Library for Accessible Services (GLASS)
800-248-6701

GA Ctr Hearing & Speech Impaired
800-255-0056
(TTY):  800-255-0135

Lumpkin Area Independent Living
706-864-4561

Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Georgia Dept. of Labor)
770-535-5930

Veteran's Affairs

Georgia Dept. of Veterans Services
770-531-6060

Veterans Administration Clinic
404-728-8210

Veterans Affairs
800-827-1000