(All numbers area code 901 unless otherwise noted.)
City and County
Memphis Mayor, 576-6007
Shelby County Mayor, 545-4500
Board of County Commissioners
545-4301
City Council, 576-6786
General Information/Memphis
576-6500
General Information/Shelby County
545-5000
State Government
Tennessee Governor
Phil Bredesen
(615) 741-2001
Federal Government
Tennessee Senators
Bob Corker (R), 683-1910
Lamar Alexander (R), 544-4224
Memphis Congressmen
Steve Cohen (D), 544-4131
Marsha Blackburn (R), 382-5811
HUNTING & FISHING
LICENSES
Tennessee Wildlife Division
(800) 372-3928
LEGAL
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.
523-8822
Memphis Bar Association
527-3573
LIBRARIES
Memphis/Shelby County Public
Library and Information Center
3030 Poplar Avenue, 38111
415-2700
MILITARY
Army Corps of Engineers
544-3005
Coast Guard
Marine Safety Office, 544-3941
Group Lower Mississippi, 544-3912
Search and Rescue Line
(Emergency Only), 526-1443
Naval Support Activity, Mid-South
874-5111
PETS
All dogs and cats must be licensed and vaccinated for rabies.
Memphis Animal Services
3456 Tchulahoma, 38118
362-5310
Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County
935 Farm, 38134
937-3900, memphishumane.org
POST OFFICE
General Information
(800) 275-8777
PUBLIC SAFETY
Emergency
911
Crime Stoppers
528-2274
Fire, Memphis
458-8281
Memphis Area Safety Council
323-0150
Neighborhood Watch
(888) NNWI-USA
Police, Memphis
545-2677
Sheriff, Shelby County
545-5500
Southern Poison Center
(800) 222-1222
TAXES
County Trustee, 521-1829
TRASH PICKUP/RECYCLING
Call the Public Works Division to determine your pickup days.
Public Works Division/
Solid Waste Management
125 N. Main, 38103
576-6730
City Beautiful Commission
664 Adams, 38105
522-1135
Littering Motorists Hot Line
522-5326
UTILITIES
Memphis Light, Gas &
Water Division (MLGW)
245 S. Main, 38103
544-6549, mlgw.com
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Services, 545-4077
VOTERS REGISTRATION
Election Commission
150 Washington, 38103
545-4136
Registration is available to U.S. citizens 18 and older. Must register 30 days before an election to be eligible to vote. Applications are available at the Election Commission office.
OTHER HELPFUL NUMBERS
Memphis International Airport
922-8000
Amtrak
526-0052
Memphis Area Transit Authority
722-7100
Community services information
211
Child abuse hotline
543-7120
Alcoholics Anonymous
726-6750
Birth and death certificates
544-7600
Building permits and inspections
379-4200
VOLUNTEERING
Memphis thrives with the help of its volunteers. These are just a few of the many ways to volunteer in Memphis and the Mid-South.
Agape Child & Family Services, 323-3600, agapemeanslove.org
The Arc of the Mid-South, 327-2473, arcmidsouth.net
ArtsMemphis, 578-2787, artsmemphis.org
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Memphis, 323-5440, bbbsmem.org
Blues Foundation, 527-2583, blues.org
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Memphis, 278-2947, bgcm.org
Boy Scouts of America, Chickasaw Council, 327-4193, chickasawbsa.org
BRIDGES, 452-5600, bridgesusa.org
Center for Southern Folklore, 525-3655, southernfolklore.com
The Church Heath Center, 272-7170, churchhealthcenter.org
The Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
523-9590, clovernook.org
Court Appointed Special Advocate of Memphis and Shelby County (CASA), 522-0200, memphiscasa.org
The Crisis Center of Memphis, 274-7477
Emmanuel Episcopal Center, 523-2617
The Food Bank, 527-0841, memphisfoodbank.org
Friends for Life, 272-0855, friendsforlifecorp.org
Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South, 767-1440, girlscoutshs.org
Girls Incorporated, 523-0217, girlsincmemphis.org
Habitat for Humanity, 761-4771, memphishabitat.com
Hope House, 272-2702, hopehousedaycare.org
House of Mews, 272-3777, houseofmews.com
Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County, 937-3900, memphishumane.org
Memphis Athletic Ministries, 744-6261, mamsports.org
Memphis Heritage, 272-2727, memphisheritage.org
Memphis Leadership Foundation, 729-2931, mlfonline.org
Memphis Literacy Council, 327-6000, memphisliteracycouncil.org
Memphis Union Mission, 526-8403, memphisunionmission.org
Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA), 527-0208, mifa.org
Mpact, 528-8340, mpactmemphis.org
Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc., 881-6013, ncclife.org
Nineteenth Century Club, 274-4194, nineteenthcenturyclub.com
Porter-Leath, 577-2500, porter-leath.org
RISE Foundation, 507-6644, risememphis.org
South Memphis Alliance, 774-9582, smaweb.org
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 595-3300,
St. Peter Villa, 276-2021, stpetervilla.org
Street Reach Ministries, 324-3022, streetreach.org
Streets Ministries, 525-7380, streetsministries.org
Sunny Meadows, 363-7233, sunnymeadows.org
Volunteer Memphis/Hands on Memphis, 523-2425, volunteermemphis.org
West Tennessee Historical Society, 475-6608, wths.tn.org
WEVL 89.9 Volunteer Radio, 528-0560, wevl.org
Wolf River Conservancy, 452-6500, wolfriver.org
WYPL 89.3 Talking Radio, 415-2752, memphislibrary.org/wypl
Youth Villages, 251-5000, youthvillages.org
