Emergency 911
Chatham County Police Department 912-652-6920
Chatham-Savannah Drug Hotline 912-232-0402
Coast Guard Search & Rescue 912-786-5106
Crime Stoppers/Silent Witness 912-234-2020
Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 912-201-4500
Georgia Crisis & Access Line 800-715-4225
Missing Persons (Chatham County) 912-652-6500
Savannah Police Department (administrative calls) 912-651-6675
Chatham County Sheriff (administrative calls) 912-652-7600
Georgia State Patrol 912-754-1180
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R E S O U R C E S R E S O U R C E S
Coastal Children's
Advocacy Center
912-236-1401
ccac-savannah.org
Coastal Empire Habitat
for Humanity
912-353-8122
habitatsavannah.org
Coastal Georgia Council
Boy Scouts of America
912-927-7272
coastalgeorgiabsa.org
Coastal Georgia
Indicators Coalition Inc.
912-651-1478
coastalgaindicators.org
Coastal Heritage Society
912-651-6840; chsgeorgia.org
Companions for Heroes
912-222-3014
companionsforheroes.org
Deep Center
912-289-7426; deepcenter.org
Dismas Charities
Inc. Savannah
912-233-8321
dismascharities.org
Divine Rest Inc.
912-689-5121; divinerestinc.org
The Dream Big Foundation
912-712-1875
dreambigfoundationinc.org
Economic Opportunity for
Savannah-Chatham County
Area Inc.
912-238-2960; eoasga.org
Elevate Savannah
407-968-8088
elevatesavannah.org
Elks Aidmore Inc –
A Therapeutic Foster
Care Program
229-244-3020; elksaidmore.com
Every Life Matters Georgia
470-497-6342
everylifemattersgeorgia.com
Family Promise of
the Coastal Empire, Inc.
912-790-9446
familypromisece.org
First Tee-Savannah
912-446-5885
fi rstteesavannah.org
Forsyth Farmers Market
912-495-8484
forsythfarmersmarket.com
Frank Callen Boys & Girls Clubs
912-233-2939; fcbgcsav.org
Friends of Cockspur
Island Lighthouse
912-659-7777
cockspurislandlighthouse.com
Friends of Disabled Adults
and Children (FODAC)
912-667-1552
fodac.org/savannah
Goodwill Southeast Georgia
912-354-6611
goodwillsega.org
Gray's Reef National
Marine Sanctuary
912-598-2345
graysreef.noaa.gov
Gray's Reef National Marine
Sanctuary Foundation
912-598-2345
graysreeffoundation.org
Healthy Savannah
912-272-9494
healthysavannah.org
Heroes for Hallie Grace Inc.
941-587-4370; halliefl ies.com
Historic Savannah Foundation
912-233-7787; myhsf.org
Humane Society
for Greater Savannah
912-354-9515
humanesocietysav.org
Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA)
912-355-8111
savannahjea.org
The Josephine
Boswell Foundation
912-208-0012; jbfdn.org
Junior Achievement of Georgia
Inc. – Savannah District
912-790-7822; georgia.ja.org
Junior League of Savannah
912-790-1002; jrleaguesav.org
The Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society
912-980-2649; 800-399-7312
lls.org/ga
The Living Vine Maternity
Home/Blessingdales
912-352-9998; thelivingvine.org
Lowcountry Down
Syndrome Society
912-436-3626; ldssga.org
Make-A-Wish Georgia
912-856-0818; georgia.wish.org
R E S O U R C E S
Area and State Taxes
Compared to other states, Georgia enjoys modest tax rates.
A balanced budget is constitutionally mandated and a
pro-business climate nurtures strong economic growth.
The maximum corporate income tax rate in 2025 is 5.29%,
which is the same for individuals.
Chatham County Sales Tax: Tax is 7% (4% state, 3% local
option) on purchases of most goods and some services.
Only the 3% local sales tax is charged on groceries.
Property Tax: Chatham County property taxes are assessed
on 40% of the fair market value of the property. Applied to this
amount are millage rates, which are levied by various governing
authorities: Chatham County, the Savannah-Chatham County
Board of Education, the City of Savannah and some — but not
all — municipalities. The Chatham Area Transit Authority levies a
tax in some service areas. Owner-occupied homes are eligible for
homestead exemptions, as well as an exemption that essentially
freezes the taxable value at the purchase price until it is sold
again, and additional exemptions apply to certain categories
of senior citizens.
Voter Registration
Voter Registration Offi ce
1117 Eisenhower Drive, Ste. E; 912-790-1520
voter.chathamcounty.org
• You must be a U.S. citizen at least 18 years old to vote
(17 ½ years to register), mentally sound and not currently
serving a sentence for a felony conviction.
• You must register at least 30 days before an election in
which you wish to vote. Although the voter rolls are periodi-
cally purged of inactive voters, those who vote with some
regularity remain registered until they change addresses.
• You may register at the Chatham County Registrar's offi ce,
the various branches of the Live Oak Public Libraries in
Chatham County, the Georgia Department of Driver Services
and certain other government offi ces. You may also register
online at the Georgia Secretary of State's offi cial website,
sos.ga.gov.
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