Criminal Justice
DeKalb Police Dept.
PO Box 579
DeKalb, MS 39328
601-743-9197
Scooba Police Dept.
PO Box 68
Scooba, MS 39358
662-476-8451
Domestic Abuse
Care Lodge
Meridian, MS
Crisis Line: 601-693-4673
601-482-8719
www.carelodge.com
Services:
- Emergency Shelter
- Transitional/ Supportive Housing
- Childcare
- Advocacy Services
- Batterer Intervention Program
- 24-hour Crisis Line
- Residential Counseling
- Non-Residential Counseling
- Emergency Transportation
- Community Education
- Referral Services
Counties Served: Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Scott, Winston
Employment
Meridian WIN Job Center
2000 Hwy 19 N
Meridian, MS 39307
601-553-9511
http://mdes.ms.gov/win-job-centers/
meridianjobcenter@mdes.ms.gov
Job Placement, WIA Services, Priority Services for Veterans, TAA, Job Corps, On-the-Job Training
Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Closed Wednesday at 4:00pm
Health
Kemper County Health Department
14431 Hwy 16 West
DeKalb, MS 39328
601-743-5865
http://msdh.ms.gov/
- Breast & Cervical Cancer
- Child Health (EPSDT)
- Children’s Health Insurance
- Children’s Medical Program
- Diabetes control
- Early Intervention (First Steps)
- Family Planning
- Hypertension (High blood pressure)
- Immunization
- Maternity
- Perinatal (PHRM)
- Social Work
- STD/HIV
- Tuberculosis
- WIC
Open: Monday – Friday
Kemper Family Medical Center
201 Birch St.
De Kalb, MS 39328
601-693-0151
Scooba Family Medical Center
1016 Kemper St.
Scooba, MS 39358
601-693-0151
Mental Health
Weems Community Mental Health Center
1415 College Road
Meridian, MS 39304
601-483-4821
601-483-4599 Fax
http://www.weemsmh.com/