Advocacy

Listed below are a collection of names and contact information of various local, regional, state, and national offices.  Feel free to use these resources to advocate on behalf of your clients and the interests of all social workers and their clients.

 

If you know of other contacts that should be listed, please send the information by e-mail to webmaster@socialworksavannah.freeyellow.com.

 

 

Current Events

 

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Savannah Morning News Letters to the Editor

letted@savannahnow.com

 

Savannah-Chatham County

 

 

City Council

 

City Council meets at 2PM on alternate Thursdays in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall.  Meetings are open to the public.

 

To appear before Savannah City Council, write to:

City Manager, City of Savannah

P.O. Box 1027

Savannah, Georgia  31402

 

To petition council, contact:

Clerk of Council

2nd Floor, City Hall

(912) 651-6441

 

To contact your council representative (aldermen) or the mayor of Savannah, call the Office of the Mayor at (912) 651-6444 or go to the website below.

 

 

 

 

Mayor Otis S. Johnson, Ph.D.  (MSW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Brown, City Manager

 

City Aldermen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chatham County Board of Commissioners

 

 

Chatham County Manager

R. E. Abolt - County Manager

P. O. Box 8161
Savannah, Georgia 31412

(912) 652-7869

(912) 652-7874 FAX

EMail:  reabolt@chathamcounty.org

 

Assistant County Manager
Patrick C. Monahan

(912) 652-7870

 

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  CHAIRMAN

  Pete Liakakis, D

  Phone:  233-2876

  E-mail:  PeteLiakakis@chathamcounty.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRICT 1

Helen Stone, R

Phone:  692-0950

EMail:  helen_stone3@hotmail.com

 

DISTRICT 2

James Holmes, D

Phone:  238-3796

EMail: FQRasmus@Chathamcounty.org

 

DISTRICT 3

Patrick Shay, D

Phone:  232-1151

E-Mail:  gmsarch@aol.com

 

DISTRICT 4

Patrick Farrell, R

Phone:  355-6699

E-Mail:   patfarrell@bellsouth.net

 

DISTRICT 5

Harris Odell Jr., D

Phone:  236-1158

E-Mail:   harris@odell- law-firm.com

 

DISTRICT 6

David Gellatly, R

Phone:  925-8984

E-Mail:  gellatlydave@yahoo.com

 

DISTRICT 7

Dean Kicklighter, R

Phone:   964-0566

E-Mail:  deankicklighter@yahoo.com

 

DISTRICT 8

Dr. Priscilla Thomas, D

Phone:  236-0459

E-Mail:   thomasnp6@aol.com

 


 

Legislative Glossary

 

 

State of Georgia

(Legislators)

 

 

Eric B. Johnson (R)

State Senator, District 1

321 State Capitol
Suite: 121-B
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-5109
(404) 657-657.9727 FAX
ejohnson@legis.state.ga.us
22 Marsh Point Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
(912) 355-3696
(912) 354-4626

 

 

Regina Thomas (D)

State Senator, District 2

Legislative Office Building
18 Capitol Square
Suite: 323-A
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 463-7784 (Thelma Richardson)
(404) 463-7783 FAX

RThomas@legis.state.ga.us
1406 E. 35th Street
Savannah, GA 31404
(912) 231-0600

 


 

Jack Hill (D)

State Senator, District 4
State Capitol
Suite: 421-D
Atlanta, GA 30334

(404) 656-5038
(404) 651-6768 FAX
 jhill@legis.state.ga.us
P.O. Box 486
Reidsville, GA 30453

(912) 557-3811
(912) 557-3522
(912) 557-4802

 

 

 

State Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Pooler, 

State Representative, District 159

Phone: (912) 604-5149

E-mail: Bcarter331@aol.com

www.friendsofbuddycarter.com

 P.O. Box 222, Pooler, Ga. 31322

 

 

State Rep. Bob Bryant, D-Garden City, 

State Representative, District 160

Phone: (888) 255-4730 (cell)

E-mail: bryant257@comcast.net

 

 

Dr.Lester Jackson, III (D)

State Representative, District 162 

Suite 613, Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30334

404.656.3904

421 Pierpont Avenue
Savannah, Georgia 31404

912. 596.4149

ljackson@legis.state.ga.us

 

Tom Bordeaux (D)

State Representative, District 162

Suite 604 State Capitol

18 Capitol Square

Atlanta, GA 30334

404 656 6372

113 East 65th Street

Savannah, GA 31405

912.233.7180

912.234.9245 (H)

(912) 232-4999 FAX

tbordeau@legis.state.ga.us
 

 

 

Burke Day

State Representative,District 163

Suite 601, Legislative Office Building
18 Capitol Square
Atlanta, Georgia 30334

404.656.0254
404.651.8086 fax

912.507-7050 (Leave a message with Day's wife, Sally.)

burkeday@aol.com

 

Ron Stephens (R)

State Representative, District 164

507 Legislative Office Building

Atlanta, GA 30334

(404) 656-0202

quickrxdrg@aol.com

103 Anford Drive

P.O. Box 7709

Garden City, GA 31418

(912) 964-0061 (Stephens checks home messages daily.)

(912) 964-9699 FAX

 

 

 

 

Women's Legislative Caucus

P.O. Box 38235
511 Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA  30334
(404) 656-0235
wocaucus@legis.state.ga.us

 

 

 

State of Georgia

(Other office holders)

 

The Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor
Office of the Governor, 

Georgia State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334

(404) 656-1776
(404) 657-7332 FAX

http://www.gov.state.ga.us/contact_dom.shtml 

 

The Honorable Mark Taylor, Lieutenant Governor
240 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-5030

(404) 656-6739 (F)

 

Cathy Cox, Secretary of State

214 State Capital

Atlanta, Georgia  30334

(404) 656-2881

(404) 656-0513 FAX

 

 

LaSharn Hughes, Executive Director, Health and Consumer Services

Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists

237 Coliseum Drive

Macon, Georgia  31217-3858

(478) 207-1678

(478) 207-1676 FAX

 

 

Department of Human Resources

Division of Aging Services

Suite 36-385

(404) 657-5255

http://www.csrardc.org/csra/aaa-agencies.asp

 

Division of Family and Children Services
Suite 19-490

(404) 657-7660

http://www.div.dhr.state.ga.us/dfcs_er/

 

Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
Suite 22-205

(404) 657-2260

http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/mhmrsa.html

 

Division of Public Health
Suite 15-470

(404) 657-2700

http://www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/contact.shtml

http://health.state.ga.us

 

Division of Rehabilitation Services
Suite 35-240

(404) 657-3002

http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/contact1.html

 

Office of Adoptions
Suite 3-323

(888) 460-2467    

http://www.adoptions.dhr.state.ga.us/

 

Office of Regulatory Services

Two Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
Voice: (404)657-5700
Fax: (404) 657-5708
mapalli@dhr.state.ga.us

 

National Offices

 

Honorable Jack Kingston (R)  

1st Congressional District

1034 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515-1001

(202) 225-5831

(202) 226-2269 FAX

jack.kingston@mail.house.gov

1 Diamond Causeway,   Suite 7
Savannah, GA 31406
Phone:  912-352-0101

Fax:  912-352-0105

www.house.gov/kingston

 

 

Honorable  Saxby Chambliss (D)

United States Senator

416 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC  
20510
Phone: 202-224-3521
Fax: 202-224-0103

saxby_chambliss@chambliss.senate.gov 

2 East Bryan Street, Suite 620
Savannah, GA  31401
Phone: 912-232-3657
Fax: 912-233-0115

 www.chambliss.senate.gov

 

 

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson

www.isakson.senate.gov

 

 

U.S. Rep. John Barrow, (D)   

12 Congressional District

D.C. office number: (202) 225-2823

226 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515

 

 


 

 

President George W. Bush

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

(202) 456-1414

(202) 456-6213 TTY/TDD

(202) 456-2461 FAX

president@whitehouse.gov

 

 

Political parties

 

Democratic Party

    Georgia DNC

    Savannah Area Young Democrats

Green Party

    Georgia Green Party

Libertarian Party

    Georgia Libertarian Party

Savannah-Chatham County Reform Party

Georgia Reform Party

Republican Party

    Georgia GOP

    Savannah GOP

 

 

Other Advocacy Oriented Links

 

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ACLU of Georgia

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DemocracyNet

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CSPAN's Congressional Directory 

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Campaign Finance Disclosures

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Georgia League of Women Voters

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Georgia Rural Urban Summit (also has listserves with policy and legislative alerts)

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GRUS's Legislative Scorecard

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Licensed Professional Counselors Association of GA

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NAACP's Ten Reason to Vote

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NAMI's Voting Resources

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NASW’s advocacy listserv

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NASW Georgia Chapter's Legislative Info  

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NASW's election resource (PACE)

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National Council of Jewish Women

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National Mental Health Association of Georgia's Advocacy List

 

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