The information listed below is to provide you with additional community resources. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites. These are resources that those in the past have found helpful.
ABUSE / NEGLECT
Pearl River County Department of Human Services: Phone: (601) 795-3038
Report abuse, neglect and exploitation in Mississippi:
Mississippi Centralized Intake 1-800-222-8000 ; (601) 432-4570
Abused Persons Crisis Line (Child & Adult): 1-800-222-8000
https://www.mdcps.ms.gov/report-child-abuse-neglect/
Assistance:
American Red Cross 601-799-1077 https://www.redcross.org/
PRVO: Picayune 601-749-7710 Poplarville 601-403-2206
Catholic Charities 855-847-0555
Salvation Army 228-374-8301 https://salvationarmyalm.org/msgulfcoast/locations/
Economic Assistance: Phone: 601-359-4419
https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/economic-assistance/
Food Banks:
Area Agency on Aging: Home-Delivered Frozen Meals 1-800-444-8014 (Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc. Congregate Meals Program)
Christian Care Ministries 601-799-3593
Meals on Wheels (CMH) 798-4711, ext. 1279
Brother’s Keepers 601-795-3173
St. Vincent DePaul 601-798-1328
Manna Ministries 601-798-1328 https://mannaministry.net/
The Life Church of Picayune (Soup Kitchen) 601-273-2286
Emergency Numbers:
Picayune Police Dept. 601-798-7411
Poplarville Police Dept. 601-795-4447
PR Sheriff Office 601-795-2241/601-403-2300
MS Dept of Public Safety 601-799-1428
Picayune Fire Dept. 601-798-6513
Poplarville Fire Dept. 601-799-2200
Housing:
Picayune Housing Authority 601-798-3281
Patterson Homes (Housing Authority) Poplarville 795-2594
The Pines Picayune 601-798-7012
Senior Services:
Picayune Sr. Center 601-798-9892
St. Matthew Senior Center 601-798-6358
Other:
Alcoholics Anonymous (South Mississippi) 24-Hour Help Line: 1-855-444-9225 http://aagulfcoast.org/
Children’s Medical Program: 1-800-844-0898 https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/41,0,163.html
Early Intervention Systems: 1-800-451-3903 http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm/41,0,74,html
Emergency Medical Services for Children: Jackson, MS 39216 Phone: 601-576-7400 https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/48.html
MS Council on Developmental Disabilities http://www.mscdd.org/
MS Department of Mental Health http://www.dmh.ms.gov/
Picayune WIN Job Center 2005 Wildwood Rd, Picayune Phone: (601) 798-3472
Community of Christians Helping Youth (CCHY) 120 Street A, Suite C, Picayune, MS 39466 Phone: (601) 569-6567 https://www.cchypicayune.org/
Pregnancy Support Services Picayune, MS Phone: 601-799-2668 http://savalifems.org/
The Mississippi Animal Rescue League http://www.msarl.org/?page_id=44
Pearl River County SPCA http://prcspca.org/