​The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network is a Georgia Corporation founded in 1991 by consumers of state services for mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases. It hosts one of the largest statewide annual consumer conferences in the nation. The corporation evolved from a meeting of 30 consumer leaders held …

Wellness, Mental Health, Respite

Our Vision: Enhancing Lives Across Communities We envision a future where our parks and programs have a profound impact on the lives of individuals and communities. By enhancing physical and mental well-being, nurturing social connections, and encouraging a deep appreciation for nature, we strive to improve the overall quality of …

park, recreation

Operating Months: JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Program Type: Government Georgia Quality Rated = No

Children, Youth, Government

Decatur Robotics FRC Team 4026 (formerly named Global Dynamics) competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. It is considered the varsity sport for the mind.

STEM Education

Operating Months: YEAR ROUND Program Type: Child Care Learning Center Georgia Quality Rated = 2 Stars

Children, Youth, Child Care Learning Center

Operating Months: JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC OtherSchoolBreak Program Type: Government Georgia Quality Rated = No

Children, Youth, Government

A public charter education facility for students enrolled in Kindergarten – 8th grade. Owned and operated by DeKalb County School District. Principal: Wills, Maury

Schools, Education, Public School, Primary Education, Children, Charter

A public education facility for students enrolled in 3rd – 12th grade. Owned and operated by DeKalb County School District. Principal: Harvey, Terrence

Schools, Education, Public School, Primary Education, Children

DeKalb-Atlanta Senior Center is a federally funded neighborhood senior center located within the Kirkwood Community in Atlanta. The center is designed for DeKalb County residents 60 years of age and older. DeKalb-Atlanta offers its senior participants a variety of activities such as arts and crafts classes, exercise classes, computer classes, …

senior

A public charter educational facility for students enrolled in Kindergatern – 3rd grade.

Schools, Education, Public School, Primary Education, Children, Charter

DeKalb CASA accomplishes this mission by training and supporting citizen volunteers who serve as advocates for individual children while maintaining proper ethical behavior, respect, and confidentiality.

Advocacy

Under the Partners in Prevention Project (PIPP), which is funded by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), we use the Strategic Prevention Framework process and evidence based prevention strategies to successfully decrease alcohol misuse and abuse in Georgia. We also expand our efforts beyond alcohol prevention to …

Substance Abuse Prevention

DeKalb Community Service Board (CSB) is an innovative, community-based behavioral health and developmental disabilities services organization located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, offering a full range of mental health services, developmental disabilities programs and substance abuse treatment to more than 11,000 citizens annually who are uninsured and underinsured.

Behavorial Health, Substance Abuse, Crisis, Behavorial Health Residential

Adult Protective Services (APS) is the state entity charged with investigating all reports of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation of older persons (65+) or an adult (18+) with a disability who do not reside in long-term care facilities pursuant to the Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 30-5-1, …

adult, protection, abuse, neglect,

The Beautification Unit offers a comprehensive program that facilitates group and individual participation in improving DeKalb communities. These initiatives have an immediate, meaningful and positive impact on how DeKalb neighborhoods and communities are perceived, and a sustainable effect and impact on the quality of life for DeKalb residents. Adopt-a-Program, community …

County Beautification

Operating Months: JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Program Type: Government Georgia Quality Rated = No

Children, Youth, Government

child support, enforcement, child, money

We translate science of everyday living for farmers, families and communities to foster a healthy and prosperous Georgia. We are a collaborative between Georgia county governments, the USDA, and the University of Georgia’s colleges of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences and Family & Consumer Sciences.

Family and Community Classes, Youth 4-H Club, Mobile Farmers Market, Farming Education

The Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) investigates reports of child abuse; finds foster and adoptive homes for abused and neglected children; issues SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF; helps out-of-work parents get back on their feet; and provides numerous support services and innovative programs to help families in need.

SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, Child Abuse, Foster and Adoptive Homes

The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office prosecutes felony offenses in the Superior Court of DeKalb County. As District Attorney, I am responsible for supervising and training a staff of nearly 300 individuals including attorneys, investigators, victim-witness advocates, administrators, and support personnel, while administering an annual budget of approximately $15 million. …

Prosecute Felony Offenses, Victim Assistance, Visas

The DeKalb Family Law Information Center can provide legal forms and instruction packets, attorney consultations, and reference materials as well as providing tips on completing necessary documents, proper filing of those documents, and preparing and presenting your case in court.

Georgia Legal Advice

DeKalb County government carries out a variety of state programs and policies, including collecting taxes, overseeing elections, conducting courts of law, filing official records, maintaining roads, and providing for the welfare of citizens.

Government

DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library is a place to grow. The library enlight­ens and enrich­es the peo­ple of DeKalb Coun­ty by pro­vid­ing respon­sive, dynam­ic ser­vices that meet the chang­ing infor­ma­tion­al, edu­ca­tion­al, and recre­ation­al needs of a diverse population. The library plays a pri­ma­ry role in cul­ti­vat­ing a lit­er­ate and eco­nom­i­cal­ly strong …

Catalog and Online Resources, Find Books to Read, Senior Resources, Adult Learning

Operating Months: JUN JUL Program Type: Government Georgia Quality Rated = No

Children, Youth, Government

Operating Months: JUN JUL AUG Program Type: Government Georgia Quality Rated = No

Children, Youth, Government