County-government, public meetings, courts, records, roads, emergency management, permits, taxes, and local-service pathway - 312 Nichols Street, Blackshear; office, jurisdiction, and process rules apply; not emergency response
Pierce County Government
Pierce County's official site identifies Blackshear as the county seat and routes residents to county administration, public safety, courts, records, roads, taxes, and local services. Confirm the responsible office and current hours before traveling or filing a request.
Municipal-government, city hall, water and sewer payments, codes, citations, public notices, and local-service pathway - 318 East Taylor Street, Blackshear; city jurisdiction and process rules apply; call 911 for emergencies
City of Blackshear
The City of Blackshear publishes municipal information, water and sewer payments, codes and ordinances, citation payments, and public notices. Confirm whether an address-specific concern belongs to the city or county before submitting a request.
Current county-office contact and service-navigation pathway for administration, courts, taxes, codes, roads, fire, EMS, recreation, and public safety - Blackshear; office and jurisdiction rules apply
Pierce County Department Directory
The county directory helps residents identify the right office for a local need, including planning and codes, roads, courts, taxes, fire and EMA, EMS, recreation, and public safety. Confirm the current department before sharing personal information.
County planning, zoning, code, property, and inspection pathway - Pierce County; address, jurisdiction, inspection, and enforcement rules apply; not emergency response
Pierce County Planning and Codes
Pierce County publishes Planning and Codes contacts for zoning, code, and property questions. Ask which authority applies to the address and what process, documents, or inspection rules are current; code staff are not a cleanup service.
Municipal public-works, water, sewer, streets, and local-service pathway - 211 Nichols Street, Blackshear; city jurisdiction, service, schedule, and payment rules apply
Blackshear Public Works
The City of Blackshear publishes Public Works at 211 Nichols Street for municipal public-works questions. Confirm whether a request concerns city infrastructure, an account, a road, or a private property issue; this is not a household cleanout service.
County civil, criminal, probate, real-estate, recording, filing, and court-navigation pathway - Blackshear; case, record, filing, identity, fee, deadline, and jurisdiction rules apply; not legal advice
Pierce County Clerk, Courts, and Records
The county department directory routes residents to Clerk of Court, Probate, Magistrate, Superior, and State Court contacts. Confirm current forms, filing requirements, fees, deadlines, and the appropriate court directly; court staff cannot provide legal advice.
County property-assessment, tax-billing, payment, exemptions, and appeal pathway - Blackshear; parcel, identity, fee, deadline, and office-process rules apply
Pierce County Tax Commissioner and Assessor
Pierce County publishes Tax Commissioner and Property Assessor contacts for property values, assessments, exemptions, tax payments, and appeals. Confirm the current office, parcel information, deadlines, and filing requirements directly.
Local benefits, child-welfare, SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF pathway - 621 Hendry Street, Blackshear; program eligibility, documentation, appointment, and processing rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Georgia Department of Human Services - Pierce County DFCS
Georgia DFCS publishes the Pierce County office for public-benefit and family-service navigation. Ask about current SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, child-welfare, and application requirements; call 911 if a child or adult is in immediate danger.
State benefits application and eligibility pathway for SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, and related programs - Georgia; eligibility, identity, documentation, and processing rules apply
Georgia Gateway
Georgia Gateway is the state's online route for applying for and managing several public benefits. Use the official site to check program information and application status; local availability and eligibility must be confirmed through the program.
Local prevention, WIC, immunization, family-health, environmental-health, and public-health information pathway - 715 Ware Street, Blackshear; appointment, fee, insurance, and eligibility rules apply
Pierce County Health Department and WIC
The Southeast Health District publishes Pierce County public-health and WIC information. Ask what is offered locally, what documents are needed, and whether an appointment is required; this is not emergency care.
Regional hospital, emergency, inpatient, rehabilitation, laboratory, imaging, and health-care pathway serving Pierce County from Waycross; appointments, coverage, payment, and clinical-triage rules apply
Memorial Satilla Health
Memorial Satilla Health publishes a 231-bed full-service hospital in nearby Waycross with emergency, inpatient, rehabilitation, laboratory, imaging, and other care pathways. Confirm the right department, coverage, accessibility, and payment before traveling; call 911 for life-threatening emergencies.
Georgia resource-finding pathway for food, health, housing, transportation, benefits, and basic needs - Pierce County and statewide; listing, eligibility, cost, and capacity rules vary
Find Help Georgia
Find Help Georgia provides a search and navigation route for local and statewide assistance. Use it to identify possible options, then confirm current service area, eligibility, cost, accessibility, and availability directly with the organization.
State food-assistance information pathway for SNAP and related nutrition programs - Georgia including Pierce County; eligibility, application, documentation, and processing rules apply
Georgia Food and Nutrition Assistance
Georgia's official food-assistance route helps residents understand nutrition-program options and how to apply. Use Georgia Gateway or the local DFCS office for current case-specific questions.
Statewide food-bank and food-assistance navigation pathway serving Pierce County through regional food-bank partners; distribution schedules, eligibility, and capacity vary; not emergency dispatch
Feeding Georgia
Feeding Georgia provides a route to food assistance through regional food-bank partners. Confirm current distribution sites, hours, documentation, and household rules directly before traveling.
Aging, disability, caregiver, long-term-care, meals, transportation, and benefits-navigation pathway serving Pierce County; screening, eligibility, service-area, and capacity rules apply
Southern Georgia Regional Commission Aging and Disability Services
The Southern Georgia Regional Commission provides regional aging and disability planning and ADRC navigation for southeast Georgia. Ask about current in-home supports, meals, caregiver help, transportation, assistive technology, and benefits screening; it is not emergency dispatch.
Regional public-transit and transportation-navigation pathway for southeast Georgia; service area, reservation, fare, accessibility, and schedule rules apply
Southern Georgia Regional Commission Transportation
The Southern Georgia Regional Commission publishes regional transportation information that may help residents plan rides to health care, benefits, and other services. Confirm current eligibility, reservation timing, pickup area, accessibility, and fare before relying on a trip.
Non-emergency medical transportation information pathway for eligible Georgia Medicaid members; authorization, medical-necessity, reservation, region, and ride rules apply; not emergency transport
Georgia Medicaid Transportation
Georgia Medicaid publishes non-emergency medical transportation information for eligible members. Confirm current region, prior-authorization, reservation, accessibility, and ride rules; call 911 for an emergency.
Statewide rental and housing-search pathway for Georgia including Pierce County; listing accuracy, screening, income, deposit, and availability rules apply
Georgia Housing Search
Georgia Housing Search helps people look for rental housing and related housing information. Listings can change and do not guarantee acceptance, affordability, accessibility, or availability; confirm all terms directly with the property or program.
State housing-program and housing-navigation pathway - Georgia including rural communities; program, waitlist, income, documentation, and availability rules apply
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Housing
Georgia DCA publishes housing programs and information that may help residents identify rental assistance, housing-choice, and community-development pathways. Confirm whether a program serves Pierce County and whether applications or waitlists are open.
Civil-legal information and possible representation for eligible low-income Georgians; intake, income, case-type, conflict, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response
Georgia Legal Services Program
Georgia Legal Services provides a route for eligible low-income Georgians to seek civil-legal information and possible representation. Ask about current service area, case type, income rules, conflicts, and capacity; it does not provide emergency, medical, fire, or cleanup response.
Employment, rehabilitation, and disability-support pathway - Georgia including Pierce County; eligibility, assessment, documentation, and program-capacity rules apply
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation provides a route for eligible people with disabilities who want help preparing for, obtaining, or keeping employment. Confirm current intake, assessment, accommodations, and eligibility directly.
Employment, workforce, unemployment, and job-search pathway - Georgia including Pierce County; program, identity, filing, and eligibility rules apply
Georgia Department of Labor
Georgia DOL provides workforce and unemployment information, job-search tools, and local-office navigation. Confirm current services, appointments, and documentation before traveling or filing.
Veterans benefits, claims, health-care navigation, and service pathway - Georgia including Pierce County; veteran status, discharge, appointment, and program rules apply
Georgia Department of Veterans Service
Georgia's veterans-service system helps veterans and eligible family members identify state and federal benefits pathways. Confirm current local contact, eligibility, and documentation requirements.
Peer-support, recovery, advocacy, and mental-health navigation pathway - Georgia; program availability, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not crisis dispatch
Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network
Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network offers peer-centered mental-health recovery and advocacy pathways. Confirm current programs, locations, and eligibility; call 988 or GCAL for a behavioral-health crisis and 911 for immediate danger.
Peer-recovery, recovery-community, advocacy, and substance-use support pathway - Georgia; group, location, schedule, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Georgia Council for Recovery
Georgia Council for Recovery provides recovery-oriented peer support, advocacy, education, and navigation. Confirm current local or virtual options and whether the service fits the situation; use GCAL or 911 as appropriate in crisis.
Local public-library, information, computer-access, educational, and community-learning pathway - 785 College Avenue, Blackshear; hours, program, card, and access rules apply; not emergency response
Pierce County Public Library
The Pierce County Public Library is identified at 785 College Avenue in Blackshear and provides a local route to public information, technology, learning, and community programs. Confirm current hours, accessibility, programs, and library-card requirements before traveling.
Regional library, technology, literacy, and community-information pathway serving Pierce County; hours, programs, and card rules should be confirmed
Three Rivers Regional Library System
Three Rivers Regional Library System publishes regional library information for Pierce County and nearby communities. Confirm current branch hours, programs, accessibility, and card requirements; library services are not emergency, clinical, housing, or crisis care.
Local public-school, student-support, family, and education pathway - Blackshear; enrollment, transportation, disability-support, privacy, and school-service rules apply
Pierce County Schools
Pierce County Schools provides a route to local education, student services, family contacts, and school-system navigation. Confirm the appropriate school or district office and current enrollment, transportation, or student-support process.
Early-childhood education, family-support, and school-readiness pathway serving southeast Georgia; enrollment, age, income, documentation, disability, and capacity rules apply
Action Pact Head Start and Early Childhood Services
Action Pact publishes Head Start and early-childhood routes for eligible families in its service area. Confirm whether current Pierce County enrollment is open, what documents are needed, and what disability or family supports are available.
Local family-support and community-coordination pathway - 707 Hendry Street, Blackshear; program scope, eligibility, schedule, and capacity should be confirmed
Pierce County Family Connection
Pierce County Family Connection publishes a local family and community-coordination contact in Blackshear. Confirm current programs and whether a particular family, education, or community need fits its present scope.
Local education, family, food, agriculture, 4-H, and practical community-information pathway - 705 College Avenue, Blackshear; program schedules and availability should be confirmed
UGA Cooperative Extension - Pierce County
UGA Extension operates a Pierce County office with horticulture, agriculture, soil and water testing, production-crop advice, 4-H, and research-based family and community education. Confirm current office hours and whether a particular program fits the need.
Local recreation, parks, programs, and community-connection pathway - 728 Ware Street, Blackshear; program, schedule, accessibility, and registration rules apply
Pierce County Recreation Department
Pierce County publishes a Recreation Department contact for local programs and community facilities. Confirm current schedules, registration, accessibility, and whether a particular activity is available; recreation is not emergency, clinical, housing, or cleanup service.
Local business, employer, and community-information pathway - 200 Southwest Central Avenue, Blackshear; membership, business, and referral scope apply; not a public-benefit or emergency service
Pierce County Chamber of Commerce
The Pierce County Chamber of Commerce provides a local business and community-information route. It may help identify area businesses or community connections, but it is not a public-benefit office, emergency service, or endorsement of any individual provider.
Utility account, outage, payment-assistance, and customer-service pathway - Georgia including Pierce County; account, income, program, and safety rules apply; call 911 for fire or immediate danger
Georgia Power
Georgia Power provides utility customer-service and outage information. Ask about current payment-assistance or account options and keep emergency hazards in the 911 lane; a utility company is not a cleanup or housing-placement service.
Utility-location and dig-safety pathway for Georgia; ticket, notice, location, and timing rules apply; call 911 for a suspected gas leak, fire, or immediate danger
Georgia 811
Use Georgia 811 before planned digging so utilities can be located. Leave the area and call 911 for a suspected gas leak, fire, or immediate threat; 811 is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup service.
State travel, roadway, and traffic-information pathway - Georgia; conditions change; call 911 for a crash, active threat, or immediate roadway emergency
Georgia 511
Georgia 511 provides current roadway and travel information for planning trips to services in and around Pierce County. It is not emergency dispatch, medical care, or a transportation reservation service.
Southeast Health District community-resource guide dated September 9, 2025; local listings, hours, eligibility, and capacity may change and must be confirmed directly
Pierce County Community Resource Guide
The Southeast Health District publishes a dated Pierce County community-resource guide covering health, primary care, food, housing, benefits, aging, transportation, and other local pathways. Use it as a starting map, then confirm every listing and current contact before sharing personal information or traveling.
Disaster-preparedness, disaster-response, and recovery-navigation pathway for Georgia including Pierce County; incident, shelter, volunteer, and capacity rules apply; not general emergency dispatch
American Red Cross Georgia
The American Red Cross provides disaster-preparedness and disaster-recovery information and may coordinate assistance after qualifying incidents. Confirm current local response, shelter, and eligibility information; call 911 for an active emergency.