Gainesville-Hall Community Service Center

A Message from the Director

For this multifaceted human service agency, helping others is what we do best. At some point in each of our lives we will find ourselves in a place where we either need help or have a need to help others. The Community Service Center is the place where services are offered and volunteer needs are fulfilled. Residents of Gainesville and Hall County can ride the public bus system, get extra support through financial services, counseling and parenting programs; or take part in programs designed to enrich the lives of mature adults such as the Senior Life Center and Meals on Wheels. Our hope is that these efforts uplift and strengthen our community. Services are available in English and Spanish.

Community Service Center Director
Phillippa Lewis Moss
430 Prior Street SE
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: 770-503-3330
Fax: 770-503-3344
pmoss@gainesville.org

Service is the operative word used to describe this joint department of the City of Gainesville and Hall County. Established in 1970, the Community Service Center (CSC) was created to coordinate social services, assess and fill current needs and forecast future social service. CSC programs include:
 

Counseling and Psychotherapy Services

• Clinical therapeutic services include individual and group counseling for children, adolescents, and adults
• Project KinCare provides support and mental health services to relative caregivers
• Healthy Relationship Project provides relationship skills building training

Financial Services

• The Center for Family Prosperity features a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Sites (VITA) that provides free income tax preparation to families with low- to moderate- incomes
• Financial Emergency Assistance is available to eligible families
• Financial courses are also available

Hall Area Transit Bus Services

• Affordable, convenient public transportation including scheduled service and on demand service

Parenting Education and Support Services

• Early intervention and intensive in-home parenting education and support for families with children ages birth to 17

Senior Services / Meals On Wheels

• Senior Life Center is open Monday - Friday
• Activities include health and wellness programs, continuing education, recreation and leisure and travel events
• A nutritious hot lunch is provided each day
• Meals on Wheels delivers lunch to approximately 450 households each weekday
• Prescription Medication Assistance helps seniors purchase medication