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Hamilton County Social Services |
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Social Services Director
215 M. L. King Building
317 Oak Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
423-209-6840
FAX 423-209-6841
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Our mission is to provide responsive quality community social services while assuring
the best possible use of county dollars.
We connect with people by:
- Surmounting short term crises in meeting the basic essentials
of life
- Practical parent know-how in early childhood development
that leads to children’s readiness for school
- Various community social services that are accountable
and address needs
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The Hamilton County Social Services Department achieves these goals through the
following programs:
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Community Social Services: The Social Services Department contracts
with private non-profit agencies to provide:
- Group homes for children
- Delinquency prevention services
- Children's emergency/runaway shelter care
- Services for the physically/mentally disabled
- Audiology and speech pathology services
- Developmental diagnostic services
- Child care
- Advocacy services
- Family support services for the disabled
- Mental health services
- Planning services
- Homeless Services
- Ex-offender Employment
- Senior Services
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Emergency Assistance Program: This program provides temporary help
with shelter, utilities, food, and prescriptions in times of emergency to residents
of Hamilton County who live outside the city limits of Chattanooga.
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Parents Are First Teachers: Modeled after a nationally acclaimed
early childhood family support program, Parents Are First Teachers provides support
to parents in their role as a child's first teacher and gives children the best
possible start in life. The program is intended to strengthen the foundations of
later learning and serves as a primary prevention program.
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