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Provides fire and rescue services. If it is an emergency dial 911.
Offers SERVSAFE® classes for food service professionals, providing comprehensive training on food hazards, proper food handling practices, and regulatory requirements to ensure food safety and prevent foodborne-illness outbreaks.
Participants will gain knowledge to improve food quality and learn techniques that support the protection and utilization of food products. The program includes a 6-hour course and certification exam, offering the opportunity to become a certified Food Protection Manager through the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Open to individuals in the restaurant and food service industry, the training also serves as a resource for those involved in commercial food production activities such as farms, aquaculture facilities, and other food-related ventures.Eye care services include:
- Adult and children's eye exams.
- Cataract surgery.
- Diabetic eye care.
- Laser surgery.
- Glaucoma.
- Floaters.
- Eyelid plastic surgery.
- Pediatric eye disease.
- Macular degeneration.
Eyeglasses services include:
- Standard prescriptions.
- No-line bifocals.
- Ultra-thin/ultra-light lenses.
- OSHA-approved safety glasses.
- Sports glasses.
- Custom sunglasses.
Volunteers, community groups and local businesses donate materials, food, toys and skills for seasonal holiday projects for low-income families. Provides food packages and allowances to purchase clothes, shoes, coats, and household goods.
Projects vary annually and by county office. Community members may contact their county BVCA office for details about local holiday programs.
Provides a 24-hour crisis response and intervention program for youth ages 11-17. The CCBYS team talks with youth and their families to understand the challenges at home. They work quickly to make sure everyone is safe and then make a plan to support the whole family. CCBYS can help with youth in crisis, youth at risk of involvement with DCFS, and youth at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system. Call for youth who are locked out and their parents will not allow them to return, a youth beyond the control of their parents and in immediate physical danger, a run-away, or a homeless youth without their parents.
Provides community resource flyers and information offering referrals to programming. Clothing vouchers as available, food pantry as available, and computer access.
Provides endowments and donor services, stewardship, grant making, and community initiatives to organizations within DeKalb county.
Grants are awarded in the areas of arts and culture, community development, environment and animal welfare, education, health and human services, and nonprofit capacity building.
May provide for modifications to the home and/or vehicle that directly address a person's medical health or are necessary to provide for the medical needs, welfare and safety of the individual and to increase or maintain independence.
Employs a systems-based approach towards working with the youth and family. Embracing the child-family team model, the program seeks to be available to offer a continuum of services. This can consist of facilitation, in-home counseling and therapy, crisis intervention, placement stabilization, family intervention and support, case consultation and referral, and linkage. The initial service length is six months; however services are extended depending on the needs of the clients.
Coordinates the multi-disciplinary response to child sexual and/or serious physical abuse in a child friendly location. Services include:
- Linkage to mental health resources
- Coordination with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) regarding the investigation and services provided
- Accompaniment to court hearings/trials, specialized medical appointments, or attendance in victim's place
- Linkage to any community resources available
- Court preparation for victim
- Child friendly facility and trained professional to conduct forensic interviews
- Help with Crime Victims Compensation forms
- Registration with Automated Victim Notification System
Community education including a complete listing of Bryan Medical Center educational programs for the community, and special education events.
Ongoing programs include Breastfeeding Basics, a class for expectant couples planning to breastfeed their baby; Essentials of Childbirth; Infant Massage, which teaches parents techniques to help a baby relax, sleep better and relieve gas and symptoms of colic; and Super Siblings, a class for brothers/sisters preparing them for a new baby in the family.