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Local Resources for Health, Legal, and Social Services
American Red Cross of Tennessee River
1760 Madison Street
(931) 645-6401
Faye Anderson, Executive Director
Disaster Relief, Supporting America’s Military Families, Health and Safety Training & Education, Lifesaving Blood, International Services
http://www.redcross.org/local/tennessee/local-chapters/tennessee-river
Centerstone – Mental Health
511 8th Street
(931) 920-7200
Nonprofit provider offering a full range of mental health services, substance abuse treatment and educational services; seeks to prevent and cure mental illness and addiction
CRISIS LINE: 1-800-681-7444
https://centerstone.org/our-services/developmental-disabilities-services
Crisis Call Line
(931) 648-1000 or just 211
Offers crisis intervention, suicide prevention and referral
Department of Children’s Services
350 Pageant Lane, Suite 401
(931) 503-3200
Department of Human Services (DHS)
350 Pageant Lane
(931) 648-5500
Provides assistance with Food Stamps; Families First; Child Care Certificate; Medicaid and TennCare
https://www.tn.gov/humanservices.html
Good Samaritan
356 Union Street
(931) 648-2444
Free medical and dental service to low income and homeless. Sponsored by First Baptist Church.
https://www.freeclinics.com/det/good-samaritan-medical-dental-ministry
Help Us Grow Sucessfully (HUGS)
Visits are made by a care coordinator to families whose infants may be at risk for medical or developmental problems. Teen mothers and their infants are given highest priority.
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
Clarksville Office
109 South Third Street
(931) 552-6656
1-800-342-3317 (Montgomery, Dickson, Cheatham, Houston, Humphreys, Robertson, Stewart)
Legal Aid Society is a private, non-profit organization that provides free legal services to people with low income. We do not take criminal cases. We only do civil cases – cases where you yourself will not be sent to jail. Provides legal advice and representation with civil issues including domestic violence, housing, health care access, and other matters that impact family well-being and stability, and community education on legal rights and responsibilities.
https://las.org/what-we-do/counties-we-serve/clarksville/
Montgomery County Health Department
350 Pageant Lane
(931) 648-5747
Provides a variety of basic health services by identifying and responding to the public health needs that affect this community.
Montgomery County Juvenile Court
2 Millenium Plaza #203
Danette Thigpen, Director
(931) 648-5766
Provides safe and secure custody, treatment and rehabilitation services for children and families by efficient management of a juvenile court system that recognizes the needs, rights, and responsibilities of children, families, victims and the community without regard to race, color or national origin.
https://mcgtn.org/category/site-section/juvenile
Restore Ministries of Clarksville Area YMCA
260 Hillcrest Dr.
(931) 647-2376
Offers various counseling services: marital, premarital and family counseling in addition to play therapy for children ages 3-12 years old in a safe and confidential setting.
Full Circle provides social and recreational opportunities to help children with special needs grow in spirit, mind and body. Offered as a free service to YMCA members ages 3-21 with special needs, the year-round program’s services include after school arts, sports and fitness classes, swim lessons, summer recess and much more. Full Circle staff members provide the family support to give parents the everyday help and advice they need. The program also works to connect participants to other YMCA programs they might benefit from.
http://www.ymcamidtn.org/clarksville
Social Security Office
119 Center Pointe Drive
1-877-531-4695
TTY: 1-800-325-0778
Services include:
Apply for disability
Apply for retirement benefits
Apply for medicare or request a replacement medicare card
Help with medicare prescription drugs
Check on application status
Appeal a decision
Obtain forms
Obtain publications
Obtain a social security card
Request a replacement social security card
Tennessee Department of Education
www.tn.gov/education/legal-services.html
Contact Information:
(615)-741-2921
TN Family Support Program
Developmental Services of Dickson County – Clarksville Office
Montgomery County Child Care Resource and Referral
P.O. Box 546
Clarksville, TN 37041-0546
Regions Bank
128 N. Second Street, Suite 216
(931) 648-3695
Provides assistance to individuals with severe disabilities and their families to remain together in their homes and communities. Services are designed to be flexible and responsive to individual or family needs. Services might include but are not limited to: respite care, before/after care, day care, home/vehicle modifications, specialized equipment/repair/maintenance, nutrition/clothing/supplies, personal assistance, transportation, homemaker services, housing costs, health related costs, nursing, counseling, summer camp, and evaluation. The program funds services and needs that are not covered by traditional resources.
https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/didd.html
TN Voices for Children
(931) 551-8300
Works collaboratively with parents, professionals, state and federal officials, policy makers and other key stakeholders to ensure that services provided to children and families in Tennessee are family driven, community based, and culturally and linguistically competent. TVC also serves as a critical partner in multiple national efforts focused upon transforming the system to be more responsive and inclusive of the families they serve, spanning multiple programs, populations, and states. TVC is a not for profit with 501(c) 3 status and the statewide chapter of the National Federation of Families. TVC’s board consists of 51% parents of children with special needs to ensure that all services and programs are family driven and youth guided. The majority of TVC’s staff are parents or caregivers of special needs children.
W.I.C. Office – Women/Infant/Children
330 Pageant Lane
(931) 551-8777
Provides supplemental food to low-income pregnant, and breastfeeding women, infants and children until the age of five.
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