Additional Resources

• To locate a county health department, call 404-657-2700 or look in the government pages of the telephone directory.
• To locate the Area Agency on Aging that serves your community, call 404-657-5258.
• To locate a Social Security Administration office near you, call 1-800-772-1213.
• For questions about your Medicaid card, call 1-866-211-0950 or 770-570-3373.
• To contact a Department of Veterans Assistance associate please call 1-800-829-4833.
• To learn more about Georgia Medicaid, log onto the Internet. The web site address is www.communityhealth.state.ga.us or www.ghp.georgia.gov.
• For the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services log onto the Internet. The web site address is http://dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DFCS/
• To learn about work incentive programs for people between the ages of 14 and 65 who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability (SSDI), or both which is based on a medical condition, call the Work Incentives Planning Assistance (WIPA) Benefits Navigator Program at 1-866-772-2726 or 404-350-7589/7598. The web site address is www.benefitsnavigator.org.
• To learn about independent living programs and opportunities and to get involved in advocacy efforts log onto the internet. The web site address for the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc. is http://www.silcga.org/.