Willing Helpers Free Clinic, Covington, GA

LOCAL RESOURCES (click links) last updated 5/30/2021

UNITED WAY:

211 (search tool to find multiple kinds of helping services) (404) 614-1000

LOCAL FINANCIAL HELP:

Faithworks (770) 784-1884
Partnership for Community Action (404) 929-2500, option 1
Salvation Army of Covington (770) 786-2107
Snapping Shoals (if you use them for electricity) (770) 385-2737

LOCAL FOOD HELP:

Food Pantry List
Food Stamps/SNAP Online Application (or go in-person to the Newton County DFCS office at 4117 Mill St NE, 30014)
Bell's Discount Grocery (not free, but deeply discounted) 11377 Brown Bridge Road, Covington, GA 30016 (770) 787-8800
Rainbow/Garden of Gethsemane Shelter Covington offers a free evening meal for those in need (770) 787-8519
Repairers Of The Breach Thrift Center offers a free evening meal for those in need (770) 787-7250

LOCAL CLOTHING HELP:

HOUSING/HOMELESS SHELTERS:

If you are currently homeless or facing homelessness, contact the GA Department of Community Affairs hotline at 844-249-8367 (M-F 9a-5pm) or to register for the Coordinated Entry System. This is the BEST way to access help.

You may also contact the United Way at (404) 614-1000 (24/7 self-service; staffed by an operator 8am-7pm M-F) or click via the link above for a wider shelter list or try these options:

Bigger Vision Shelter Athens (has 34 beds; must call in at 4pm each day to try to reserve a bed (706) 340-6062 ext 2)
Salvation Army Red Shield Shelter Atlanta (404) 486-2700; first come, first serve intake weekdays 8am; get in line early
Rainbow/Garden of Gethsemane Shelter Covington ($15 per day fee) (770) 787-8519
Family Promise of NewRock (Families with children under 18 only) (470) 721-4549
The Jefferson Inn (low-cost men's boarding house in Covington) Must pass interview/background check. (770) 356-0139
Caringworks (for those who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless; have to call DCA hotline first)
Action Ministries (for those who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless) (404) 881-1991 ext. 5608
Newton County Habitat For Humanity (770) 784-9665
Covington Housing Authority (currently has over 2 year wait list) (770) 786-7739
Section 8 Information (currently has years-long wait list; check website often to see if they are taking applications)

MEDICATION HELP-GENERAL:

MEDICATION HELP-INSULIN & DIABETIC SUPPLIES:

Medication Assistance Tool (find programs that offer name-brand medications for FREE; need a doctor's prescription and supporting financial documentation. The process takes 4-6 weeks. We offer this service in the clinic for our patients)
Walmart $25 PER BOTTLE Relion brand insulin (ask at pharmacy counter, no prescription needed. Regular, NPH and 70/30)
Lilly Insulin Program ($35 per month TOTAL for either Humulin and Humalog insulins)
Sanofi ValYou insulin program ($99 per month TOTAL for one or BOTH kinds of insulin; Lantus/Toujeo and Admelog/Apidra)
NovoNordisk My99 insulin program ($99 per month TOTAL for one or BOTH kinds of insulin; Levemir/Tresiba, Novolog)
Walmart Relion Brand $9 blood sugar monitor and $9 per bottle of 50 blood sugar test strips
Walmart also sells Relion brand insulin syringes (about $13 per box of 100) and insulin pen needles (about $9 per box of 50).

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT:

FODAC Stone Mountain (very low cost walkers, wheelchairs, hospital beds, and more) (770) 491-9014

OTHER FREE CLINICS (MUST LIVE IN THAT COUNTY):

Rockdale FREE Clinic - Mercy Heart *offers dental (470) 223-0989
Walton FREE Clinic - F.I.S.H. *offers dental (678) 635-8378
Henry FREE Clinic - Hands of Hope *offers dental (770) 507-1344
Butts does not have a free clinic that we know of
Jasper does not have a free clinic that we know of
Morgan does not have a free clinic that we know of

REDUCED COST AND SLIDING SCALE CLINICS:

*These are Federally Qualified Health Clinics that offer lower fees based on household income and family size. To qualify for the lower fees, you must provide photo ID, proof of income for the past 30 days, and proof of current address before your visit.

MEDICAID DOCTORS (CURRENTLY ACCEPT ALL FORMS OF MEDICAID):

WOMEN'S HEALTH HELP:

Georgia offers Women's Health Medicaid for certain low-income, uninsured women between the ages of 18 and 44. This Planning for Healthly Babies Medicaid covers PAP smears, STI testing and treatment, and contraception. Apply online at Gateway.ga.gov or go to the Newton County Health Department (770) 786-9086 for more information.
Georgia offers a Breast and Cervical Cancer screening program that offers free PAP smears (ages 21-64) and mammograms (ages 40-64) for certain low-income, uninsured women. Contact the Newton County Health Department (770) 786-9086 for more information.
The Newton County Health Department and several of the reduced cost clinics listed above (Medcura, Helping Hands, etc) also offer discounted GYN services for women who do not qualify for the state programs. Contact the offices directly for pricing and more information.

STI/STD TESTING & HELP:

PREGNANCY HELP:

MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE ABUSE HELP: