Health Assistance
American Cancer Society
 800-227-2345
Anorexia Support Group (Chattanooga )
 894-9878
Amedisys Hospice Services
 507-8755
 866-890-2977
Better Hearing Center
 570-7555
Chattanooga Area Brain Injury Association
 634-1572
Dental Extractions / AEC (Chattanooga)
 521-8063
Diabetic Class
 775-8636
Kidney Foundation
 265-4397
Healthy Families Tennessee
 667-0896
Home Health Care of East Tennessee, Inc.(Hospice)
 570-0800
Hospice of Chattanooga
 892-1533
Lion’s Club
 For glasses - 775-2533
Medicare Questions
 877-801-0044
Rhea County Health Department
 775-7819
Rhea County Primary Care of Ocoee Health
 775-1160 /Rhea 334-4151 /Meigs
Southeast Area Aging and Disabilities
 266-5781
Tennessee Poison Center
 800-222-1222
TN Disability Pathfinder
 800-640-4636
National Do Not Call Numbers


Tennessee: 877-872-7030
National Cellular: 888-382-1222
Pets
Almost Home Pet Foundation
 570-1275
Rhea County Animal Shelter
 775-2029
Senior
Meals on Wheels
 775-3405
Medicare Questions
 1-877-801-0044
Rhea Richland Senior Neighbors
 775-6776
Rhea County Veterans Coordinating Committee
 365-2250
SCAN (Senior Citizen Awareness Network)
 775-7837
Senior Lighthouse Center
 365-7475
Southeast Area Aging & Disabilities
 266-5781
Transportation
Rhea County Veterans
SETHRA
* 365-2250
* 775-4010
Emergency
Resource Manual
United Way of Rhea County
Phone: 423-775-5633
This Brochure is provided by your local United Way.
The Agencies and phone numbers are listed as a
general contact number. If you don’t see a number or
resource you need please feel free to call the United
Way office for further assistance. Or if you would
like to add an agency listing to this brochure or have
corrected information please contact the Rhea County
United Way at 775-5633.
or e-mail : [email protected].
or visit: www.rheaunitedway.org
Women’s Care Center
 775-0019
Our appreciation goes out to Lovett Printing, Inc.
for the printing of these brochures.
Money Management Assistance
Consumer Credit Counseling Support Services
 490-5620
Foreclosure
 888-995-HOPE
 800-569-4287
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
 756-4013
Rhea County
Or - Text ‘family’ to 700700 for a card on your phone and
Show the text message to your Pharmacist
Dial from a land
line anywhere in
Tennessee for
local information.
Child Services
ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder /Parkridge)
 499-2300
BETHEL Bible Village
842-5757
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates
 746-9037
Chattanooga Autism Center
 622-0500
Child Abuse Hotline
 877-237-0004
Children Advocacy Center (Chattanooga)
 266-6918
Department of Children’s Services
 775-2852
Developmental Screening / FREE
 866-234-6152
East TN Mitochondrial Support Group
 280-4066
Healthy Families Tennessee
 667-0896
Imagination Library-Rhea County
 775-5633
Partnership Empowering Families, Children & Adults
 697-3807
Relative Caregiver Program
 866-735-8752
Rhea County 4-H
 775-7807
Rhea County Family Y
 Main Branch
775-0821
 Daycare
775-5859
Rhea of Sunshine, Inc.
 775-4855
SETHRA Prevention Network
 309-5384
Signal Centers - Free Developmental Screenings
 866-234-6152
Southeast Community Services Agency (CoverKIDS)
 893-2100
TEAM Centers, Inc. (Family Support Program)
 622-0500 ext. 1133
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
 775-2852
Village Behavioral Health
 865-970-1263
WIC Program
 800-342-5942
Women’s Care Center
 775-0019
Counseling / Mental Health
Anger-Anxiety Management

775– 6789
Camelot Care Centers
 668-8503
Centerstone In-Home-Treatment Services
 509-4128
First Things First
267-5383
Friendship Circle Peer Support Center
 775-0809
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults
 755-2822
Rhea County Council Domestic Violence
 775-4514
Rhea Mental Health
570-0077
Southeast TN Legal Service
 756-4013
Tennessee Mental Health Consumers’ Association
 775-3206
The Edge – Youth Risk Avoidance Program
 775-0019
Volunteer Behavioral
865-970-1263
We Care Community Service, Inc.
 775-4333
Women’s Care Center
775-0019
Disabilities
Rhea of Sunshine
 775-4855
Southeast Area Aging and Disabilities
 266-5781
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
AA Meetings
 6:30 PM Wednesday or Friday @
Goodwill Community Room
Addictions Program / Lakeview Baptist Church
 365-4668 or 802-8100
HELP The Hands Extended by Loving People
 Cavalry Baptist Church Tuesday 6PM
 775-0107
Narcotics Anonymous / Chattanooga
 899-6500
Recovery Ministry / Mountain View UMC
 331-0639
Tennessee Poison Center
 877-252-332
Education
Career and Workforce Development
 570-1107
Caring Inc. 775-4043
Rhea County Adult Literary Council
 365-5020
Rhea County Special Education Department
 775-7814
The Edge Teen Abstinence Base Program
 775-0019
Emergency Needs
Community Kitchen / Chattanooga
 756-4222
 Homeless Health Care 265-5708
 St. Matthew Shelter for Men
 St. Catherine Shelter for Women
Goodwill
Clothing 775-5299

Equipment: 775-5299 or 629-2501
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
 1-800-572-7457
Rhea County Council Domestic Violence
 775-4514
 1-800-356-6767
POISON HELP
 800-222-1222
Sexual Assault Hotline
 1-800-656-HOPE
Food & Shelter
Chattanooga Community Kitchen
 756-4222
Chattanooga Room at the Inn (Women & Children)
 266-4705
Dayton Housing Authority
 775-1871
Department of Human Service
 775-2681
 800-221-5689 (food stamps)
Our Daily Bread
 365-9481
SETHRA
 775-4010
Veteran Stable Housing w/ Volunteer Behavioral
 877-567-6051
We Care Community Services, Inc.
 775-1000
 775-4333