help guide 2011
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This guide is designed to help you and your company’s employee group receive the help that is needed. It contains tips and resources that can help ease stress and plan for the future.TRANSCRIPT
HELP GUIDE 2011
No one can ever be fully prepared for disaster or tragedy, but when tough times do arise, it is good to
know there are people and places to turn to for a helping hand. Because of the
generosity of people in our community, United Way supports a network of caring right here in
Northeast Mississippi. When stressful situations such as economic hardship, employment
uncertainty, family or personal crisis come into our lives, United Way is here to help people care for
one another, to help rebuild lives and ignite hope.
This guide is designed to help you and your company’s employee group receive the help that is
needed. It contains tips and resources that can help ease stress and plan for the future. This is not a
complete listing of all services that are available, but simply a reference of where to turn for general
information and assistance.
If you cannot find the information you need in this guide, please call 211 or 866-472-8265 for help.
For more information of this directory, or to obtain additional copies, contact United Way of
Northeast Mississippi at 662-841-9133 or download a copy from www.unitedwaynems.org.
Index Page # Basic Needs 2
Parenting & Children’s Services 6
Healthcare Services 13
Counseling Services 16
Helpful Numbers 18
Emergency Assistance 19
2-1-1 Information 20
Basic Needs Food, Clothing, and Shelter
F.A.I.T.H. (Food Available In This House)
Food Pantry 1338 Maple Road, Nettleton, MS 38858
662-963-2646 Fax: 662-963-2603
Counties Served: Itawamba and Lee
Secures and distributes a regular source of food to residents, with emphasis on families with children,
families in crisis, and the elderly under the USDA guidelines.
Food Depot of Tishomingo County P.O. Box 36, Iuka, MS 38852
662-423-9610
County Served: Tishomingo
Provides Tishomingo County residents in need with food
baskets once a month to feed themselves and their families.
Food Pantry West 235 Highway 371 North, Mantachie, MS 38855
662-282-4877
County Served: Itawamba
Secures and distributes donated and purchased food to those residents who qualify under the USDA
guidelines and
residency guidelines, focusing on the elderly and families with children.
Fulton Food Pantry P.O. Box 907, Fulton, MS 38843
662-862-9530
Fax: 662-862-9533
County Served: Itawamba
Supplies needy families with food on the third Saturday of each month. Food is also provided on an
emergency basis to
referrals from churches, The Salvation Army, DHS and other local community service agencies.
Shelter Food Clothing
Habitat for Humanity of Houston 111 East Washington Street, Houston, MS 38851
662-456-5757 Fax: 662-456-5740
County Served: Chickasaw
Partners with families living in substandard housing to build modest, affordable homes or repair existing
ones. Families must meet guidelines of residency, income and willingness to partner.
Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Mississippi 213 West Main Street, Suite 260
P.O. Box 7321, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-842-4675 Fax: 662-842-1051
County Served: Lee
Habitat for Humanity of Pontotoc P.O. Box 486, Pontotoc, MS 38863
662-488-9090 Fax: 662-488-9099
County Served: Pontotoc
Helpful Samaritan Food Pantry 119 Eastport Street, Iuka, MS 38852
662-423-1263
County Served: Tishomingo
Assists people during periods of emergency economic crisis by providing food and/or other necessities
on a limited term basis to meet hunger and other needs.
L.I.F.E. (Living Independence For Everyone
of Mississippi) 1051 Cliff Gookin Boulevard, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-844-6633 Fax: 662-844-6803
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc,
Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Empowers people with significant disabilities to be as
independent and as fully involved in their communities as they choose to be.
The Lighthouse Enrichment Center, Inc. P.O. Box 2463, New Albany, MS 38652
662-266-0076 Fax: 662-538-4234
County Served: Union
Provides necessary home repair assistance for elderly or disabled home owners or the working poor who
live at or near the poverty level.
Meals on Wheels 2800 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-844-1441 ext. 1056 Fax: 662-840-3802
County Served: Lee
Provides a hot, well-balanced noon time meal 5 days a week to individuals in Lee County who are age
60+ and meet eligibility requirements.
Mission Okolona P.O. Box 537, Okolona, MS 38860
662-891-7243
Counties Served: Chickasaw
Following the example of Jesus to provide for the hungry among us, Mission Okolona distributes food
that meets the USDA
guidelines.
Neighborhood Development Corporation P.O. Box 782, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-841-6411 Fax: 662-841-6550
County Served: Lee
Revitalizes neighborhoods by providing safe, decent, affordable housing and by creating home ownership
opportunities for
families through home buyer and financial literacy counseling.
S.A.F.E., Inc. (Shelter and Assistance in Family Emergencies) P.O. Box 985, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-841-9138 or 1-800-527-7233 Fax: 662-680-5785
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Serves victims of domestic violence, their children, and all
victims of sexual assault. Offers shelter and counseling for all victims.
St. Luke United Methodist Food Pantry 1400 Clayton Avenue, Tupelo, MS 38804
662-842-6522 Fax: 662-844-5802
County Served: Lee
Provides Lee County residents, who meet the qualifications, with food baskets. Open every Thursday
from 9 am—12 pm. Targets the elderly and families with children.
The Salvation Army 527 Carnation Street, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-842-0301 Fax: 662-680-2756
Provides minimum necessities of life, such as emergency food, shelter, utilities and medicine, on a crisis
intervention basis
including food, clothing, shelter, rent, utilities, furniture,
transportation, medical and other emergency needs.
Salvation Army—Houston 114 West Washington Street, Houston, MS 38851
662-456-0070 Fax: 662-456-0139
Salvation Army—Fulton.
P.O. Box 1561, Fulton, MS 38843
662-862-7249 Fax: 662-862-7438
Salvation Army—Pontotoc P.O. Box 267, Pontotoc, MS 38863
662-509-9400 Fax: 662-509-9400
The Sunday Fund 2800 West Main St., Tupelo, MS 38802
662-844-1441 Fax: 662-840-3802
Provides assistance with rent, meals, and general care to the
residents of Traceway Retirement Community whose expenses are greater than their income.
Union County Good Samaritan Center 806 Jay Street, New Albany, MS 38652
662-534-0931 County Served: Union
Provides emergency assistance for poor, distressed and
underprivileged households in Union County.
Parenting & Children’s Services
4-H Itawamba 304C Wiygul St., Fulton, MS 38843
662-862-3201 Fax: 662-862-3213
County Served: Itawamba
All 4-H Clubs prepare youth to meet the challenges of childhood,
adolescence and adulthood by utilizing a coordinated long-term,
progressive series of educational experiences that enhance life skills and develop positive social,
emotional, physical and cognitive
competencies.
4-H Lee P.O. Box 2297, Tupelo, MS 38803
662-841-9000 Fax: 662-841-9003
County Served: Lee
4-H Prentiss P.O. Box 130, Booneville, MS 38829
662-728-5631 Fax: 662-728-2004
County Served: Prentiss
4-H Tishomingo 1008 Battleground Drive, Iuka, MS 38852
662-423-7016 Fax: 662-423-7018
County Served: Tishomingo
Alpha House Home for Boys 302 Franklin Street
P.O. Box 301, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-841-9009 Fax: 662-680-6052
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides a home for abused, neglected, unsupervised or homeless young men for an undetermined period
of time. Also provides a
home-like environment and attempts to instill good morals and values while the boys reside there.
Association for Excellence in Education (AEE) P.O. Box 1053, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-844-8989 Fax: 662-844-8141
County Served: Lee
Works to improve education in the Tupelo Public Schools by funding specific programs and initiatives.
The Autism Center of Tupelo 615 Pegram Drive, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-840-0974
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Union
Provides affordable therapeutic services to children with autism by
utilizing research-proven techniques to overcome the most debilitating effects of this disorder. Also trains
parents and educators in the use of these techniques.
Banah Pregnancy Testing Center P.O. Box 216, Pontotoc, MS 38863
662-488-9683 Fax: 662-488-9684
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc and Union
Offers pregnancy testing, ongoing pregnancy support, abstinence and marriage education, dating,
relationship, parenting classes, family
counseling, and community referrals as a free service.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Mississippi P.O. Box 1701, Fulton, MS 38843
662-687-1532 662-687-1299
Counties Served: Itawamba and Lee
Matches carefully screened adult volunteers with children between the ages of 5 – 15 to motivate and
empower them through positive
one-to-one mentoring relationships.
Boy Scouts, Yocona Area Council 505 Air Park Road, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-842-2871 Fax: 662-842-2875
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Engages, empowers and nurtures over 6,000 Northeast Mississippi youth toward becoming responsible,
contributing members of society through its partnership with community and government organizations.
Boys & Girls Club of North Mississippi P.O. Box 1098, Tupelo, MS 38802-1098
662-841-6504 Fax: 662-841-6425
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Tippah and Union
Provides a positive place for all youth to enhance their quality of life in a safe, structured environment,
with a special emphasis on at-risk or disadvantaged youth. Allows children to learn, develop relationships
with caring, adult professionals, and participate in life-enhancing and
character developing experiences.
Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi Baldwyn and Booneville Unit
P.O. Box 642, Corinth, MS 38829
662-286-6662
Iuka Unit
P.O. Box 1191, Iuka, MS 38852
662-423-3155
Counties Served: Prentiss and Tishomingo
Provides a positive place for all youth to enhance their quality of life in a safe, structured environment,
with a special emphasis on at-risk or disadvantaged youth. Allows children to learn, develop relationships
with caring, adult professionals, and participate in life-enhancing and
character developing experiences.
C.A.S.A. (Church After School Association, Inc.) 1800 West Main Street, Box 7, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-842-3887
County Served: Lee
Provides children of working parents, grades K-6, an opportunity to experience Christ’s love by providing
a place of enjoyment and
security, both physically and emotionally. Scholarships available.
COPES Program P.O. Box 505, Houston, MS 38851
662-456-2321
Counties Served: Chickasaw
Provides civic, economic and community development for Houston and Chickasaw County, with the
intentions of enhancing all aspects of
community life through volunteer sponsored programs. Targets at risk youths, pregnant teens, and school
dropouts.
El Centro, Inc. 1800 West Main Street, Suite 116, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-823-7450
County Served: Lee
Provides after-school programs for immigrant children to help them acclimate to the community while
working closely with the child’s
classroom teacher to monitor progress.
EXCEL, Inc. 230 West Main Street, Okolona, MS 38860
662-447-2030 Fax: 662-447-2030
County Served: Chickasaw
Works to further education, promote community building, encourage community service and foster
healthy lives for families and individuals.
Exceptional Progress In Education Through Curriculum &
Technology (ExPECT) P.O. Box 845, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-841-9144 Fax: 662-680-6012
County Served: Lee
Helps provide quality, equal education for students in Lee County Schools by providing funds for
projects, undertakings and studies that cannot be funded through ordinary means.
Family Resource Center of Northeast Mississippi 425 Magazine Street, Tupelo, MS 38804
662-844-0013 Fax: 662-844-0560
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides information about caring for children, brings relevant issues about the needs of children and
their families to the attention of the public, provides educational tutorial programs and developmental
screening for children to enhance their opportunities for school success and provides support to families
in times of crisis or in chronic stress.
Faith Haven Emergency Shelter P.O. Box 835, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-844-7091 Fax: 662-844-3146
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides 24-hour emergency care for children, birth to eighteen years, who have been removed from
abusive or neglectful situations or have been abandoned.
Gardner-Simmons Home for Girls, Inc. 2794 Boatner Drive, Suite 230, Tupelo, MS 38802
P.O. Box 935, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-844-4433 Fax: 662-844-4433
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Strives to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of girls ages 11-21 who have been victims of
abuse and/or neglect by using a group home facility and an independent living program. Also offers a
foster home program to recruit, approve, train and supervise foster families to take boys and girls ages
birth-18 into their homes.
Girl Scouts Heart of the South 1800 West Main Street
P.O. Box 1087, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-844-7577 or 1-800-624-4185 Fax: 662-680-3164
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Delivers an informal contemporary education program to girls, ages
5-18, with four main goals: to help each girl reach her own highest
self–potential, to teach girls to relate to others with respect and
understanding, to instill values and morals for decision making later in life, and to show each girl that she
can make a difference in the lives of others through community service and involvement.
Harden House 1800 North Gloster Street Suite A, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-680-9191 Fax: 662-680-9196
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Lee, Itawamba, Pontotoc, Prentiss, and Tishomingo
Serves and equips vulnerable children and youth, assisting them in the process of becoming self-sufficient
and contributing members of
society.
New Haven Center P.O. Box 135, New Albany, MS 38652
662-534-4289
Counties Served: Pontotoc, Tippah and Union
A day facility for special needs adults where they can experience a
variety of activities, enjoy the company of a peer group, learn life skills, and work toward greater
independence through lifelong learning geared toward their individual needs.
Okolona Learning Community Initiative P.O. Box 559, Okolona, MS 38860
662-447-3222
Counties Served: Chickasaw
Raises educational expectations, ensures academic preparation and
offers financial assistance for post-secondary education.
Parkgate Pregnancy Clinic, Inc. 100 Parkgate Extension, Suite A2H, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-841-1517
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides a safe, Christ-like environment designed to empower women and men to make life-affirming
choices through education and support.
Sally Kate Winters’ Family Services P.O. Box 1233, West Point, MS 39773
662-494-4867 Fax: 662-494-0870
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo
Provides emergency shelter services are available for children from birth to age 17 who have been
violated by crimes of child abuse,
neglect, and family violence. The program also offers overnight respite services for children within the
foster care system. Runaway and
homeless youth services are additionally available.
Special Education & Handicapped Students Bowling
Association 3473 Highway 178, Mooreville, MS 38857
662-372-4974
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc and Prentiss
Provides bowling activities for students in special education classes to develop social skills and to
improve motor skills and eye coordination.
The Salvation Army 527 Carnation Street
P.O. Box 706, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-842-0301 Fax: 662-680-2756
Counties Served: Lee, Monroe, Prentiss and Union
Provides an after-school tutorial program for children referred by the school system to increase
achievement.
Tishomingo County Junior Auxiliary P.O. Box 1213, Iuka, MS 38852
662-423-6583
County Served: Tishomingo
Renders charitable services beneficial to the general public with
particular emphasis on children. Provides school supplies, coats, books, mentoring and Christmas gifts,
visits with the elderly once a month and provides games and lunch.
Healthcare Services
Antone Tannehill Good Samaritan Free Clinic 420 Magazine Street
P.O. Box 1821, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-844-3733 Fax: 662-844-3453
County Served: Lee
Serves Lee County residents, birth – 65, who need primary health care, who are employed or temporarily
unemployed, and who do not have or cannot afford health insurance or do not receive VA or
disability benefits.
Banah Pregnancy Testing Center P.O. Box 216, Pontotoc, MS 38863
662-488-9683 Fax: 662-488-9684
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc and Union
Offers pregnancy testing, ongoing pregnancy support, abstinence and marriage education, dating,
relationship, parenting classes, family
counseling, and community referrals as a free service.
CATCH Kids P.O. Box 796, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-377-2194 Fax: 662-377-2374
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Lee and Pontotoc
Makes comprehensive, high quality health care accessible and available to children birth to 18 years old
who have barriers getting needed care. The care focuses on prevention and wellness as well as treatment
of acute and chronic illnesses.
NMMC– Camp Breathe Ezzze 830 South Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-377-4930
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Teaches children with asthma in a camp setting how to manage their condition to reduce hospitalization
and improve school attendance.
NMMC– Cancer Patient Assistance Fund 830 South Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-377-4049
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides help with medications, transportation and nutritional
supplements to cancer patients in need.
NMMC– Diabetes Assistance Fund 830 South Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-377-2500 or 1-800-THE-DESK Fax: 662-377-2069
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides supplies and self-management training for persons with
diabetes who have inadequate financial resources to improve their
quality of life and decreases preventable hospital admissions for the service area.
NMMC– Heart Patient Assistance Fund 830 South Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-377-3158 Fax: 662-377-3460
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides assistance to NMMC heart patients and their families. These needs may include medications,
educational tools, medical
supplies and/or equipment, and travel assistance for those patients who have inadequate financial
resources. Our goal is to improve their
quality of life and decrease preventable hospital admissions.
NMMC– Hospice Patient Assistance Fund 422-A President Avenue, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-377-3612 or 1-800-852-1610
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides a specialized program of care emphasizing the management of pain and other symptoms
associated with terminal illness. Works with the family and the patient to help each person live each day
as fully and meaningfully as possible.
NMMC– Social Work Fund 830 South Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-377-3158 Fax: 662-377-3460
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides assistance to NMMC patients and their families whose needs cannot be met by other patient care
funds or by community resources. These needs may include medication, clothing, and/or medical supplies
for those who are uninsured.
North Mississippi Kidney Foundation 308 Hwy 8 West, Aberdeen, MS 39730
662-369-6149 Fax: 662-369-2675
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides support services such as medication, transportation, and
emergency financial assistance to patients on kidney dialysis.
Regional Rehabilitation Center 615 Pegram Drive, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-842-1891 Fax: 662-840-0941
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides speech/language therapy, physical therapy, occupational
therapy, audiology services and early intervention services to all ages in a long-term outpatient,
therapeutic rehabilitation center. Services are provided until maximum benefit is received at no charge to
the client or his insurance company.
Women First 215 North Gloster Street, Suite D, Tupelo, MS 38804
662-842-5725 Fax: 662-842-5739
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Offers support groups for breast cancer and fibromyalgia patients,
community awareness programs, a casserole ministry and resource
library to fill its commitment to educate, inform and empower women’s lives.
Counseling Services
Banah Pregnancy Testing Center P.O. Box 216, Pontotoc, MS 38863
662-488-9683 Fax: 662-488-9684
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc and Union
Offers pregnancy testing, ongoing pregnancy support, abstinence and marriage education, dating,
relationship, parenting classes, family
counseling, and community referrals as a free service.
El Centro, Inc. 1800 West Main Street, Suite 116, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-823-7450
County Served: Lee
Offers assistance with issues such as setting up appointments, filling out paperwork, and understanding
information from school, and referrals to facilitate the integration of Hispanics and other immigrants into
the community.
Family Resource Center of Northeast Mississippi 425 Magazine Street, Tupelo, MS 38804
662-844-0013 Fax: 662-844-0560
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc,
Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides information about children and how to provide a healthy home environment. Brings relevant
issues about the needs of children and their families to the attention of the public, provides educational
programs to enhance their opportunities for school success and provides support to families in times of
crisis.
Hope Family Ministries 2754 Mattox Street, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-842-4673 Fax: 662-842-7170
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc,
Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Offers confidential, Biblical, pastoral counseling to individuals,
couples, and families while providing encouragement, direction, hope, and practical skills as people grow
in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Marriage Enrichment workshops are also offered.
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence 200 North Spring Street, Tupelo, MS 38804
662-841-0403 Fax: 662-841-9373
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides free, confidential assessments for adolescents and adults
suffering from substance abuse and addiction.
The Salvation Army 527 Carnation Street
P.O. Box 706, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-842-0301 Fax: 662-680-2756
Lodge phone number: 662-680-ARMY (ext.12)
Counties Served: Lee, Prentiss and Union
Provides counseling and self-help classes such as budgeting, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, family
counseling and more.
Survival, Inc. P.O. Box 171, Saltillo, MS 38866
662-869-7088 Fax: 662-869-7140
Toll Free: 1-888-915-7788
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Provides outreach services to victims of violent crime and survivors of homicide victims, enabling them
to reconstruct their lives and develop something positive from the tragedy.
Women First 215 North Gloster, Suite D, Tupelo, MS 38804
662-842-5725 Fax: 662-842-5739
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Union
Offers support groups for breast cancer and fibromyalgia patients,
community awareness programs, a casserole ministry and resource
library to fill its commitment to educate, inform and empower women’s lives.
Emergency Assistance
American Red Cross, Northeast Mississippi Chapter 4127 Westside Drive, Tupelo, MS 38801
662-842-6101 After Hours: 662-871-7078 Fax: 662-680-5244
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss,
Tishomingo and Union
Provides assistance to victims of disasters, service to military personnel and their families, standard first
aid and CPR courses, blood borne
pathogens, baby-sitting courses, water safety, life-guard certification and community disaster
preparedness education.
S.A.F.E., Inc.
(Shelter and Assistance in Family Emergencies) P.O. Box 985, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-841-9138 or 1-800-527-7233 Fax: 662-680-5785
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss,
Tishomingo and Union
Serves victims of domestic violence, their children, and all victims of
sexual assault. Offers shelter and counseling for all victims.
The Salvation Army 527 Carnation Street, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-842-0301 Fax: 662-680-2756
Provides minimum necessities of life, such as emergency food, shelter, utilities and medicine, on a crisis
intervention basis
including food, clothing, shelter, rent, utilities, furniture,
transportation, medical and other emergency needs.
Salvation Army—Houston 114 West Washington Street, Houston, MS 38851
662-456-0070 Fax: 662-456-0139
Salvation Army—Fulton P.O. Box 1561, Fulton, MS 38843
662-862-7249 Fax: 662-862-7438
Salvation Army—Pontotoc P.O. Box 267, Pontotoc, MS 38863
662-509-9400 Fax: 662-509-9400
Helpful Numbers
Department of Human Services / Food Stamps
Benton County 662-224-6945
Calhoun County 662-412-3169
Chickasaw County 662-447-5544
Itawamba County 662-862-9781
Lee County 662-841-9050
Monroe County 662-369-2872
Pontotoc County 662-489-3923
Prentiss County 662-728-3118
Tippah County 662-837-9307
Tishomingo County 662-423-7020
Union County 662-534-1984
Baldwyn Housing Authority 662-365-2335
Booneville Housing Authority 662-728-4032
Iuka Housing Authority 662-423-9232
Okolona Housing Authority 662-447-5473
Pontotoc Housing Authority 662-489-1312
Tennessee Valley Reg. Housing Auth. 662-869-5751
Tupelo Housing Authority 662-842-5122
Medicaid (Lee and Itawamba) 662-844-5304
Medicaid (Pontotoc, Union and Tippah) 662-534-0441
Medicaid (Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo) 662-286-8091
Medicaid (Chickasaw, Clay and Oktibbeha) 662-323-3688
Medicare
General Information 1-800-633-4227
Eligibility 1-800-772-1213
Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-222-8000
Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255
Pregnancy Hotline 1-800-264-2229
Federal Emergency Management Agency 1-800-621-3362
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency 1-866-519-6362
Employment Agencies
AAA Employment 662-844-8448
Select Staffing Services 662-620-0860
Express Employment Professionals 662-842-5500
Kelly Services 662-842-9602
Key Staff Source 662-680-6999
Commission Job Service 662-534-1933
Snelling Personnel 662-842-1045
Win Job Center 662-842-4371
Dial 2-1-1 for assistance in finding health and human services throughout Mississippi.
Emergency food and clothing
Emergency utility and rent assistance
Shelter/housing
Vision and hearing services
Health and dental care
Youth services
Support groups
Volunteer opportunities
Job services
Counseling, and much more….
Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with highly trained
information and referral specialists. Some cell phones or cable phones dial 1-866-472-8265