Resource Directory
Police
Emergencies
- All Jurisdictions 911
Non-emergency
- Hamilton County Sheriff's Department (dispatcher) 622-0022
- Chattanooga Police Department (non-emergency) 698-2525
Crisis Services
- Family Violence / Rape Crisis Center 24-Hour Hotline (423) 755-2700
Crisis services, counseling, shelter, other services
- Tennessee Child Abuse Reporting Hotline 1-877-237-0004
Legal Assistance
- Southeast TN Legal Services (423) 756-0128
Domestic Violence, child issues (civil only)
- Legal Aid of East TN (423) 756-4013
Housing, benefits, other civil matters
The Court System
Circuit Court (5th Floor County Courthouse) Orders of Protection
Victim/Witness Assistance Program
(District Attorney's Office) (423) 209-7400
Support Services
Partnership for Families Children & Adults (423) 755-2822
Serves Hamilton and 11 surrounding counties.
Provides transitional housing, shelter, children's program, advocacy, counseling, education, support groups, referral.
Emergency Shelter (423) 755-2870
Elderly / Disabled Services (423) 755-2870
The Coalition Against Domestic & Community Violence (423) 757-2386
Of Greater Chattanooga, Inc.
Education and training for public and professionals,
referral, advocacy, community action
Tennessee Dept. of Human Services
- Protective Services HOTLINE (423) 634-6193
- Tennessee Area Office on Aging (423) 424-4256
- Georgia Department of Family and Children's Services (706) 375-0726
Protective Services for adults & children
- Catoosa County (706) 935-2368
- Walker County (706) 638-5510
- Dade County (404) 657-7511
- Children's Advocacy Center- Hamilton County (423) 266-6918
Serves Child abuse victims and their families - Children's Advocacy Center - Fort Payne, AL (205) 997-9700
- Children's Advocacy Center - Ft. Oglethorpe, GA (706) 866- 8811
- Chattanooga Room in the Inn (423) 266-4705
Shelter for homeless women and children. - St. Catherine's Women's Shelter (423) 756-4222
Shelter for women and children. - Harbor Safe House - Cleveland, TN . (423) 476-3886
Shelter and counseling services - National Family Violence HOTLINE (800) 221-2681
- Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa, and Chattooga (706) 539-1000 & (800) 222-2000
- Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center (Dalton, GA) (706) 278-5586
- Four Points, Inc. - Lafayette, GA (706) 638-1554
Provides supervised visitation, divorcing parent seminar.
Survival/Necessities Assistance
Comprehensive directory of Chattanooga services 211
Many Churches/Organizations provide assistance. The following is a partial listing.
Adventist Community Services 892-1592
Furniture, medicines, personal items
Catholic Charities 267-1297
Counseling, medicines
Chattanooga Cares 265-2273
AIDS/ HIV emergency shelter
Chattanooga Human Services 757-5541
Emergency financial aid; transitional housing
Community Kitchen 756-4222
Health care, furniture, day shelter, meals
Chattanooga Prison Ministries 622-5768
Medicine, furniture 302 Spruce
Good Neighbors 266-1722
Furniture, emergency sitters for elderly
Hamilton County Social Services 209-6800
Inner City Ministries 698-3178 Counseling, dental, legal, home repair, furniture, medicines
Metropolitan Ministry Episcopal 266-1408
Counseling, emergency shelter, day shelter, medicine
Northside Neighborhood House 267-2217
Meals, furniture, housing, medicines
Salvation Army 756-1023
Health care, medicine, housing, meals, furniture, shelter
Signal Mountain Welfare 886-5982
Medical clinic, furniture, medicine -Signal Crest United Methodist Church
Union Gospel Mission 752-4998
Shelter for homeless men and families