Ways to help

AUGUSTA AREA MINISTERIAL COUNCIL AND BEULAH GROVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER

1446 Linden St., Augusta

(706) 722-4999

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Services: Clothing and food, if funds are available; assistance with bills such as utilities

AUGUSTA URBAN MINISTRIES

303 Hale St., Augusta

(706) 722-8195

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Services: Furniture bank, bike program for working people without car, transition housing applications open in January

BROAD STREET MINISTRIES

20 Broad St., Augusta

(706) 722-5999

Hours: Food pantry, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; men's and women's Bible studies, 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays; Hope Dental Fridays by appointment; donations accepted 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

Services: Food pantry, Bible studies, free dental for employed people without dental insurance

GAP MINISTRIES

1240 Ellis St., Augusta

(706) 722-4408

Hours: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays

Services: Food distribution, applications for birth certificates and IDs; soup kitchen 6 p.m. Sundays, Bible study 10 a.m. Thursdays, summer day camp, tutoring, GED help

GARDEN CITY RESCUE MISSION

828 Fenwick St., Augusta

(706) 724-6960

Hours: Men's shelter check-in is at 3:30 p.m. every day. Women's shelter check-in, 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday

Services: Food, bus tickets, job placement and GED and other educational classes

GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK

3310 Commerce Drive, Augusta

(706) 736-1199

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Services: Food warehouse for agencies and referral source for food pantries and agencies

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES JOB CONNECTION

3120 Peach Orchard Road

Augusta, GA 30906

(706) 790-8500

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Services: Career counseling career enrichment workshops, résumé development assistance, instructional videos and audio tapes, prescreening and referral of qualified job applicants, on-site-employee recruitment, résumé bank, job postings, retention assistance, customized training, job tax credits and monthly career fair

HELPING PEOPLE START OVER

2052 Gordon Highway, Augusta

(706) 736-1001

Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays

Services: Food and clothing, GED study program, job services and The Father's Heart, a single mothers' ministry

INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK OF AUGUSTA INC.

2177 Central Ave., Augusta

(706) 364-4462

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Services: Shelter program for homeless families; services include day care

MERCY MINISTRIES

1739 Fenwick St., Augusta

(706) 737-0242 or (706) 823-0054

Hours: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Services: Help with identification and birth certificates, laundry facility, help with non-narcotic prescriptions

MIRACLE MAKING MINISTRIES INC.

- 456 Telfair St., Augusta

(706) 722-8693 (office)

- Druid Park Health Clinic

1127 Druid Park Ave.

(706) 738-0455

Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday; Friday hours vary

Services: Primary care health clinic for uninsured and underinsured, financial assistance for rent and utilities, Christmas assistance, school supply distribution, coat drive

SALVATION ARMY

1384 Greene St., Augusta

(706) 826-7933

Hours: Offices open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Shelters open daily with check-in at 5:30 p.m. Soup kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m. daily for dinner

Services: Shelter for men, single women and women with children, Christmas assistance, financial assistance for bills, job skills training, clothing vouchers for Salvation Army thrift stores, men's drug and alcohol rehabilitation program

UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME

325 Eighth St., Augusta

(706) 722-8669

Hours: By appointment, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Services: Individual and family counseling, parenting classes, limited financial assistance for families with small children