In addition to Ft Benning's ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER, the
following agencies offer assistance to personnel:
DEPT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES, FOOD STAMP DIVISION, Chattahoochee County
Family & Children
Services, 209 McNaughton St,
Cussetta, GA 31805
(706)989-3681
Muscogee County,
2100 Comer Ave, Columbus, GA 31903 (706)649-7311
Phenix City, 1003
25th Ave, 280 By-Pass (334)298-9341
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, 1327 3rd
Avenue, Columbus, GA (706) 649-7317
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, 233 12th
Street, Suite 710, Columbus, Georgia, 31901 (706) 324-4573
AMERICAN
DIABETES ASSOCIATION, Columbus, Georgia, (706) 571-4010
ARTHRITIS
FOUNDATION, Georgia Chapter, P.O. Box 1506, Columbus, Georgia, 31902
(706) 576-4086 or 1-800-933-7023
BOYS CLUB OF COLUMBUS & PHENIX CITY,
INC,
BOYS SCOUTS OF AMERICA, 1710 Buena Vista, Columbus, Georgia, 31906,
(706) 327-2634
COLUMBUS ALLIANCE FOR BATTERED WOMEN, P.O. Box 4182,
Columbus, Georgia, 31914, (706) 324-3850
GIRLS CLUB OF PHENIX CITY, 4403
Park Drive, Phenix City, AL 36867, (334) 298-3448
GIRLS SCOUTS OF
CONCHARTY COUNCIL, INC., 1344 13th Avenue, 31901, (706) 327-2646
EASTER
SEALS OF WEST GEORGIA, INC., 2515 Double Churches Road, 31909, (706)
660-1144
UNITED WAY OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY, INC., 1100 5th Avenue,
31901, (706) 327-3255
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE
(SSDI)/SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)
The SSDI program provides
monthly cash benefits to disabled or blind people who are "insured" by workers'
contributions to the Social Security trust fund. These contributions are the
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) social security tax paid on your
earnings or those of your spouse or parents.
The SSI program makes cash
assistance payments to aged, blind, and disabled people (including children
under age 18) who have limited income and resources. The federal government
funds SSI from general tax revenues. The states pay benefits in different ways:
Some states pay benefits to some people to supplement their federal benefits.
Some of these states combine the supplementary payment and the federal payment
into one monthly check. Other states manage their own programs and make their
payments separately.
MEDICAID
Medicaid is a program that pays for
medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and
resources. This program became law in 1965 and is jointly funded by the Federal
and State governments (including the District of Columbia and the Territories)
to assist States in providing medical long-term care assistance to people who
meet certain eligibility criteria. Medicaid is the largest source of funding for
medical and health-related services for people with limited income.