Lumpkin County Help List
Emergency
** Call 911 for Emergency, Police, Fire, or Ambulance **
- Lumpkin County Fire Department/EMS
- Report a fire: 706-864-3633
- Business office: 706-864-3030
- Sheriff’s Department
- 706-864-0414/0412
- After hours: 706-864-3633
- Emergency Management
- 706-864-9183/9180
- American Red Cross
- (24 Hour): 1-800-733-2767
- Dawsonville: 706-265-4050
- NE Georgia Chapter (Gainesville): 770-532-8453
- Poison Control Center
- 404-616-9000
- Animal Control:
- 706-864-0414
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 Center for the Hearing & Speech Impaired
- 800-255-0056
- (TTY): 800-255-0135
- Lumpkin Area Independent Living
- 706-864-4561
Basic Needs, Housing & Utilities
- Community Helping Place
- Food Pantry: 706-864-8828
- Thrift Store: 706-867-1885
- Utilities Assistance: 706-867-9621
- United Way
- 2-1-1 or 770-536-1121
- Habitat for Humanity
- 706-864-7584
- Food Stamps
- 706-864-1980
- Ninth District Opportunity
- 706-864-4637
- Dahlonega Housing Authority
- 706-864-3758
Community
- Animal Shelter:
- 706-867-7297
Counseling & Support Programs
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Avita Community Partners
- 706-864-6822
- 24 Hour line: 800-347-5827
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
- Treatment Locator
- No One Alone
- 24 Hour Crisis Line: 706-864-1986
- Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment (ASAT) Program
- 800-525-8751 or 706-864-6822
- Alcoholics Anonymous Georgia
- 404-525-3175
- Disaster Distress Helpline
- Phone: 1-800-985-5990
- Text: Send TalkWithUs to 66746
- Español: 1-800-985-5990 y oprime “2” o envíe un texto con el mensaje “HABLANOS” al 66746
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 Program
- 800-745-5717
- Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
- 770-535-5495
- Lumpkin County Courthouse
- 706-864-3742
- Victim Assistance Program
- 706-864-6754
Education
- Lumpkin County Head Start/Pre-K
- 706-864-3456
- Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition
- 706-867-9607
- Lumpkin County School System
- 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
- University of North Georgia
- 706-864-1400
- Adult Learning Center (GED, English as a Second Language)
- 706-867-2862
- Citizenship Practice Tests
Family & Children 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
Government
- 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
- Parks & Recreation
- 706-864-3622
- Tax Assessor
- 706-864-2433
- Tax Commissioner
- 706-864-2666
- Voter Registration
- 706-864-6279
- UGA Cooperative Extension Service
- 706-864-2275
Healthcare/Medical Support
- Health Department
- 706-867-2727
- 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
- United Hospice (Gainesville)
- 800-844-9641
- PeachCare for Kids Insurance
- 877-427-3224
- Right from the Start Medicaid Project (RSM)
- 706-864-9711
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
Veteran's Affairs
- Georgia Dept. of Veterans Services
- 770-531-6060
- Veterans Administration Clinic
- 404-728-8210
- Veterans Affairs
- 800-827-1000