Crisis services
Christian Kitchen - 408 E. Jessamine St. 426-5483
Brother Charlie's Rescue Mission -Tifton 229-382-0577
Woman's Shelter - also in Tifton - Ruth's Cottage - Phone: (229) 387-9697
Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Habitat for Humanity
PO Box 5198
Senior Services
The Harris House (Assisted Living) - 605 S. Lee St. - 423-4810
Life Care Center (Nursing Home) 176 Lincoln Ave. - 423-9054
Community Organizations
Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Humane Society,
106 Lions Park Rd
Other links of interest
In neighboring Irwin County, visit Jeff Davis Memorial Park - the place where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was arrested - http://gastateparks.org/info/jeffd/ or attend the twice a year
A great information resource on Georgia is the New Georgia Encyclopedia - www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Arts, Fun and Information
Blue and Gray Museum - A museum that tells the story of Fitzgerald's founding in the 1890s by Union and Confederate soldiers and their families. http://www.fitzgeraldga.org/Blue&GrayMuseum.htm
Art Gallery - in the Carnegie Library building - S. Lee St. - Open weekday afternoons and other times by appointment.
Education
East Central Technical College - a unit of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, serving Ben Hill and surrounding counties. http://www.eastcentraltech.edu/
Day Care
Buddy Bear Daycare, 308 Dewey McGlamry Road- 423-7788
J.D. Center, 809 W. Ohoopee St. - 423-7529
Little Lambs Christian Daycare - 143 Mayes St. - 423-4535
Mrs. H Daycare - 508 W. Pine St. - 423-2327
Newspaper
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