Community Service Program
The Community Services Department operates programs
through County Service Centers. These Service
Centers are the primary source of community input to the
agency. Listed below are the major services
provided within the Community Services Department.
Commodity Distribution
This program provides food commodities to persons who
meet established income guidelines. Commodities
are purchased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from
American farmers and are provided to each state for
distribution. In Georgia, the Department of Human
Resources (DHR) is the designated agency to handle this
distribution process. CSU contracts with DHR for
distributions in our area.
Emergency Assistance
Emergency assistance takes on many forms depending on
the nature of the need. In most cases, it involves
the need for food, clothing, shelter, medical attention,
transportation, and other maintenance needs. this
program is made possible through grants and gratuities
from churches, clubs, individuals, the United Way,
State, and Federal Agencies.
Emergency Energy Assistance
Payment of utility bills for income eligible persons in
order to prevent discontinuations or provide restoration
of energy services is provided by this program, when
funds are available.
Regular Energy Assistance (EAP)
This program offers a one time utility payment of a
heating bill for an income eligible household, when
funded by DHR.
Income Management
These services are for the specific purposes of
assisting low-income individuals/families
to effectively manage and use available resources.
Activities include budget counseling, legal
aid assistance, mortgage counseling, credit counseling,
and referrals to other agencies.
Parent Aide Services
This service is an intensive, short-term AFDC Family at
Risk Intervention to prevent
foster care placement or to help return a child from
foster care back to the home.
Transportation
This program provides limited transportation services
for clients for medical, shopping,
recreational needs, etc. Many programs operated by
Concerted Services, Inc. have their own
transportation component.
