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

 

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UNITED WAY:

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

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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

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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

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LOCAL CLOTHING HELP:

• Rainbow/Garden of Gethsemane Shelter Covington (770) 787-8519

• Repairers Of The Breach Thrift Center (770) 787-7250

• Salvation Army of Covington (770) 786-2107

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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 HomelessInfo@dca.ga.gov 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:

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• 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 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)

• GoodPill (Non-Profit, mail-order pharmacy that offers $6, 90-day refills of many generic medications) 

• Good Rx (find discount coupons for medications-accepted at all Walmart and Kroger Pharmacies)

• Walmart $4 and $10 medication list

• Publix FREE and $7.50 medication List

• Kroger Savings Club (requires $36/year membership, but makes many medications FREE or $3 or $6)

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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).

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MEDICAL EQUIPMENT:

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

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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:

• Walmart Health (Conyers and more) $40 for visit, lab work is $10-20 extra per test *offers dental (678) 607-4465

• Oasis Healthcare (Covington) $75 includes your visit, lab testing, and most medications (470) 444-1005 

• Helping Hands (Conyers) (678) 607- 0759

• *MedCura/Oakhurst (Conyers and more) minimum $30 for visit, lab work extra, *offers dental (678) 210-2700

• *Southside (Jackson) minimum $30 for visit, lab work extra, *offers dental (404) 688-1350

• *Tendercare/Oconee Valley Health Care (Greensboro) minimum $30 for visit, lab work extra, *offers dental (404) 688-1350

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*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.

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MEDICAID DOCTORS (CURRENTLY ACCEPT ALL FORMS OF MEDICAID):

• Piedmont Healthcare Walk-in Clinic on Sigman Road (678) 609-4912

• Dr. Kaushik Amin on Salem Road (770) 922-1778

• MedCura/Oakhurst in Conyers (678) 210-2700

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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.

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STI/STD TESTING & HELP:

• Newton County Health Department (770) 786-9086 offers reduced-cost, sliding-scale STI/STD testing and treatment based on your income. The health department staff can only tell you the full cost cash rate over the phone. You must go in-person and bring your income information to get the reduced rate information as it will be different for each person.

• Positive Impact Health Centers (404) 589-9040 will mail you a free HIV test kit and condoms. You can also get reduced-cost, sliding-scale STI/STD testing and treatment at their Decatur clinic. 

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PREGNANCY HELP:

• Newton County Health Department (770)786-9086

• Newton Pregnancy Resource Center (770) 415-1176

• Free Parenting Classes (770) 483-7333

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MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE ABUSE HELP:

• Georgia Crisis Access 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-715-4225

• Viewpoint Covington (678) 209-2600

• C.H.A.N.C.E. Covington (877) 393-8184

• Alcoholics Anonymous Conyers/Covington 

• NAMI Rockdale/Newton (678) 314-1017

• Damascus Road Residential Recovery/Sober Living (Men) (770) 787-1975

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STOP SMOKING HELP:

• Georgia Tobacco Quit Line 1-877-270-7867

• Free Smoking Cessation Classes at Piedmont Newton 877-527-3712

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP:

• Project ReNeWal Shelter

• 24/7 Crisis Line 770-860-1666

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SEXUAL ASSAULT HELP- FOR ADULTS:

• Day League (serves Dekalb, Rockdale, Newton adults)

• Day League 24/7 Crisis Line 404-377-1428

 

SEXUAL ASSAULT & PHYSICAL ABUSE HELP- FOR CHILDREN 

To report suspected cases of child abuse in Georgia, call 1-855-GA CHILD; call 911 to report a crime

• A Child's Voice Child Advocacy Center (Servces Newton/Walton) (770) 464-0082

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