You Can! Resource Directory

The Community Resource Directory for Newton County, Ga.

Updated 2/2012

The You Can! Resource Directory gives you a snapshot of resources county-wide.

Education & career support

Newton County Board of Education- public schools    770-787-1330

Arts Association of Newton County- concerts, camps  770-786-8188

Bobby Dodd Institute- Atlanta career services 678-365-2260

Building Strong Women- et

iquette & more for girls  

770-385-5058

Covington Family YMCA- afterschool programs  770-787-3908

DeKalb Technical College- now Georgia Piedmont Technical College- GED & career training  770-786-9522

FFA-FCCLA Center- summer wildlife camps    770-786-6926

GA Dept of Labor- Covington Career Center     770-784-4075

The Learning Center- 

early literacy programs 

770-787-2778

McIntosh Trail Head Start- 

early childhood education  

770-784-7528

Newton County Library- public library, PINES system    770-787-3231

       Branch library on HWY 212  678-729-0105

Washington Street Community Center- mentor, tutor  770-786-4002

 

Recreation & parks

Physical health

American Heart Association, Newton- heart care info  770-786-7053

AID Gwinnett- HIV/AIDS services, prevention ed. 770-962-8396

Elks Aidmore- residential treatment for teen girls 770-483-3535

Family Planning Resources- Newton Co. Health Dept.    770-786-9086

Help a Child Smile Mobile Dental Group- youth dental needs via most public schools 770-760-7900

Newton Co. Public Health- vaccination, STD treatment  770-786-9086

Willing Helpers Medical Clinic- Thursday evenings 770-784-0982

Clinica de Agave- Latino clinic (Wed.-Sun. evenings)     678-413-2026

Newton Medical Center  local hospital 770-786-7053

Rockdale Medical Center  hospital 770-918-3000

 

Mental health/counseling

Academy for Family Empowerment- local provider 770-918-5003

Alcoholics Anonymous- alcoholism support system  770-788-2308 

Care & Counseling of Newton- slide scale counseling  770-922-3044

Family Intervention Services- local provider  770-222-6622

Georgia Crisis and Access Line- also suicide hotline       800-715-4225 

VPH Family Wrap-Around- referrals only                          770-784-2486

Impact Counseling- teen & family counseling  404-545-0589

Viewpoint Health, Newton- mental health dept. 770-787-3977

Pathways Transition Programs-local provider  404-378-2300 

Real Life: Celebrate Recovery-addiction recovery  770-786-2048

 

Government, courts & law enforcement

Covington Police Department  770-786-7605

Mansfield City Hall  770-786-7235

Newborn City Hall 770-787-1660

Oxford City Hall  770-786-7004

Oxford Police Department  770-788-1390

Porterdale City Hall  770-786-9875

Newton County Sheriff’s Office  770-625-1400

Magistrate Court  770-784-2050

Probate Court  770-784-2045

Superior Court  770-784-2080

Public Defender  770-788-3750

District Attorney  770-784-2070

Adult Probation                    770-784-2700

East GA Correctional- misdemeanor probation    678-625-4030

GA Probation Management- misdemeanor probation    770-788-1388

Newton County Juvenile Court  770-784-2060  

Dept of Juvenile Justice- juvenile probation  770-784-3030

Newton County Schools, Student Services/Truancy      770-787-1330

Anonymous Tip Line- gang related activity  678-625-5007 

Newton County Animal Control- adoptions & control  770-786-9514

Governor’s Office of Highway Safety  404-656-6996

DDS Dept of Driver Services- known as the DMV  404-669-2942

Social Security- office on Covington Bypass Rd  800-772-1213

Family support

Pregnancy testing, education and care

First Steps- pregnancy & newborn education at NMC  770-385-4182

Newton County Public Health- prenatal care & info 770-786-9086

Newton Medical Center- testing 770-786-7053

Refuge Pregnancy & Resource Center 770-922-5939

Rockdale Medical Center- abstinence education 770-918-3000

Emergency Assistance:  food, shelter, rent, utilities

The Alcove- shelter & help to at-risk, homeless youth  770-267-9156

American Red Cross- crisis support & crisis training 404-575-3060

The Community Food Pantry- food pantry for needy 770-786-7321

Department of Family and Children Services 770-784-2490

FaithWorks- multi-church supported 770-784-1884

Goodwill Industries- thrift store 770-788-2298

Rainbow Covenant Ministries- homeless shelter, food 770-787-8519

Repairers of the Breach- thrift store 678-625-7520

Salvation Army- emergency help & thrift store 770-786-2107

Willing Helpers Food Ministry-  at Solid Rock Baptist   678-342-3434

 

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General family resources

 

Victim Services Program	first responder to violence	770-784-2070