West Lanham Hills

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

by Jim Gunther

Abandoned/Boarded-Up House Complaints:
301-952-1873 

Animal Control: 301-499-8300

Board of Education: 301-952-6308

Board of Elections: 301-430-8020

Bulky Trash Pickup: 301-952-7600

CAFY-Community Advocates for Family and Youth. Designed to assist voctims of crime, this agency offers a variety of services: 301-390-4092

CARES Program-a County program to tutor school children in need. To volunteer or to request more information, call 301-445-8450

Child Protective Services: 301-909-2000

Child Support Enforcement: 800-332-6347

County Assessment Office: 301-952-2549

County Police and Fire Non-Emergency: 301-333-4000

County Police Hyattsville: 301-699-2631

Crime Solver's-report tips to police: 866-411-8477

Doctor’s Community Hospital: 301-552-8118

Energy Assistance: 301-909-6300

Eviction Prevention: 301-909-6362

Family Crisis Center: 301-779-2100, 24 Hour Hotline: 301-731-1203

Forclosure Prevention-Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development: 877-462-7555

FTC Identity Theft Hotline-If it happens to you, this is a good
place to start: 877-438-4338

Hazardous Household Waste and Electronics Recycling: 301-883-5045

Health Department: 301-883-7896

Help Line-First Call for Help, sponsored by the United Way and the State of Maryland, this number provides referrals for all kind of needs: Job and financial assistance, health care, housing, personal crisis, legal aid: 800-492-0618

Homeland Security (County Office): 301-883-3300

Homeless Hotline 888-731-0999

Housing Preservation Program-Call quickly if you think you might
have problems with making your mortgage payment or are threatened
with forclosure: 301-883-HOME

Legal Aid Bureau (Riverdale): 301-927-2101

Medicaid: 301-909-6000

Metro Information: 202-637-7000

Miss Utility-Call before you dig: 800-257-7777

Mortgage Assistance-Call if you get behind: 877-462-7555

National Fraud Information Center-For information on any type of
questionable deal, scheme or practice: 800-876-7060

New Carrollton Library: 301-459-6900

Olson, Eric, Prince George's County Council, 3rd District:
301-952-3060, eolson@co.pg.md.us

PEPCO-to report a dead street light, traffic light, power outage or
other PEPCO-related problems: 877-737-2662.

Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222

Pothole Complaints: 301-735-HOLE

Prince George's County Planning Board:
301-952-4148

Prince George's Hospital Center (Cheverly): 301-618-2000

Prince George's County Government Information: 301-350-9700

Protective Services 24 hour Hotline: 301-699-8605

Public Works & Transportation Help Desk-For just about any problem
involving the public streets, such as fallen trees, leaf collection,
potholes, litter, malfunctioning traffic signals or damaged signs:
301-499-8520

Rabies Vaccination Clinics-reduced rates, sponsored by P.G. County, call for information: 301-583-3782

Rail and MARC Information: 800-543-9809

Recycle Bin Replacement: 301-952-7630

Recycling Information: 301-883-5045

RideSmart Program-commuting alternatives: 301-645-7433

Senior Information and Assistance: 301-265-8450

Smart Link Access Card Information-for participation in Park and
Planning events: 301-699-2255

Smoke Detector, Free: 301-583-2200

Social Services, Prince George's County (Hyattsville): 301-209-5000

State Police (College Park): 301-345-3101

Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-784-2433

The Bus: 301-324-2877

U.S. Postal Service Delivery Complaints: 301-209-8936, Postal
Supervisor Jule Robinson

Vendors, mobile, call to report: 301-883-6130

Victim Services: 301-772-4730

Voter Registration Information:
301-430-8020

Washington Gas: 800-752-7520

WIC Program (womens, infants and children supplemental food resource:
301-856-9600

WSSC: 301-206-4002, Emergency: 301-206-4001

Youth Crisis Hotline: 301-422-0009

Email us
jimgunther@msn.com