Birmingham Resource Guide Free and Low-Cost Resources for the Birmingham Metro Area Updated October 2019 Categories Adult Education Children’s Programs Clothing Counseling & Therapy Financial Assistance & Education Food Pantries & Hot Meals Furniture & Household Items Government Programs & Legal Services Housing, Shelter, and Home Repair Medical Care, Health Care, and Pregnancy Services Phone Service Rescue & Recovery Transportation Adult Education • AIDS Alabama • JCCEO • Alabama Joblink • Jimmie Hale Mission • Aletheia House • The Literacy Council of Alabama • BBA Ministry Center • M-Power Ministries • Brook Hills ESL Ministry • Oasis Counseling • Community Care Development • Pathways Home Network • Safe House • Dannon Project • Shepherd’s Center East • Family Guidance Center of Alabama • Three Hots and a Cot • Firehouse Shelter • WorkFaith Birmingham • Hope Inspired Ministries Children’s Programs • Alabama Baptist Children’s Home • Grace Episcopal Church • Alabama DHR • Grace House • Aletheia House • JCCEO • Aspire Movement • Northstar Youth Ministries • BCS Special Needs Fund • Oak Tree Ministries • Boys & Girls Club • Triumph Youth and Adult • Childcare Resources Development • Daniel Cason Ministries • University of Alabama at • Foundations Early Learning Center Birmingham (UAB) • Girls, Inc. • Young Life • Government Benefits • YWCA Clothing • 23rd Street Baptist Church • My Child’s Closet • BBA Ministry Center • Oak Mountain Missions Ministries • Birmingham Aids Outreach • Pathways Home • Bundles of Hope • Project Hope • Daniel Cason Ministries • Salvation Army • Dawson Memorial Baptist • Shelby Baptist Association • Firehouse Shelter • Southside Baptist Church • Greater Birmingham Ministries • Three Hots and a Cot • Helpline Christian Outreach • Thrift Storw Ministries Counseling & Therapy • Alabama Baptist Children’s Home • The Exchange Club • Amelia Center • Family Guidance Center of Alabama • Awaken Recovery • Gateway Counseling • Biblical Marriage Institute • Impact Family Counseling • Birmingham AIDS Outreach • Oasis Counseling • Christian Marriages in Crisis • Pathways Professional Counseling • Community Grief Support • Prescott House • Crisis Center of Birmingham • Samaritan Counseling Center Financial Assistance & Education • AIDS Alabama • Helpline Christian Outreach • Asbury UMC Ministries • BBA Ministry Center • Independent Presbyterian Church • Benefits.gov • JCCEO • Birmingham Urban League • LIHEAP • Bridge Ministries • Serving You Ministries • Community Care Development • Shelby Baptist Assocation Network • Spire Assistance Program • Dannon Project • Triumph Youth and Adult • Greater Birmingham Ministries Development • Urban Ministry Food Pantries & Hot Meals • 23rd Street Baptist Church • Helpline Christian Outreach • Alabama Department of Public Ministries Health • Highlands United Methodist Church • Alabama DHR • Independent Presbyterian Church • Asbury UMC • Oak Mountain Ministries • Avondale Samaritan Place • Pathways Home • BBA Ministry Center • Project Hope • Birmingham AIDS Outreach • Salvation Army • Church of the Reconciler • Serving You Ministries • Daniel Cason Ministries • Shelby Baptist Association • Firehouse Shelter • Southside Baptist Church • Free School Lunch • Three Hots and a Cot • Grace Episcopal Church • Triumph Youth and Adult • Grace Klein Community Development • Greater Birmingham Ministries • Urban Ministry Furniture & Household Items • BBA Ministry Center • Shelby Baptist Association • Grace Klein Community • Thrift Stores • Oak Mountain Missions Ministries Government Programs & Legal Services • Alabama Department of Public • Highlands United Methodist Church Health (WIC) (obtain license, birth certificate) • Alabama DHR • Legal Aid Society of Birmingham • Assurance Wireless (legal services) • Benefits.gov • Medicaid • Free School Lunch • Safe House (legal services) • Government Benefits • Section 8 Housing • Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham Housing, Shelter, and Home Repair • Abiding Hearts Home Care (repair) • JCCEO • AIDS Alabama • Jimmie Hale Mission • Alabama Baptist Children’s Home • King’s Home (youth; women and • Aletheia House children) • Avondale Samaritan Place • The Lovelady Center (women and • Birmingham Towers Apartment children) • Birmingham Urban League • Metro Changers (repair) • Bridge Ministries • Neighborhood Housing Services • Blanket Fort Hope • New Day New Stand • Brother Bryan Mission (men) • Olivia’s House (women and children) • Church of the Reconciler • Pathways Home (women and • Department of Housing and Urban children) Development • Princeton Towers II • Family Promise of Birmingham • Red Mountain Grace (patients) • Fellowship House • Safe House (women and children) • Firehouse Shelter (men) • Salvation Army • First Light (women and children) • Section 8 Housing • The Foundry Ministries (men and • Shepherd’s Fold (reentry, men and women) women) • Grace Episcopal Church • St. Anne’s Home (women) • Grace House (girls) • Three Hots and a Cot (Veterans) • Hardest Hit Alabama (foreclosure • Villa Maria Senior Apartments prevention) • The Well House • Hearts in Hands (repair) • Widows First (repair) • Housing Authority of Birmingham • YWCA (women and children) District Medical, Health, and Pregnancy Services • Abiding Hearts Home Care (non- • Church of the Reconciler (OTC medical) medication) • Addiction Prevention Coalition • Community of Hope Health Clinic (recovery) • Free Clinics (directory) • AIDS Alabama • The Foundry Dental Center • Anchor Community Respite Ministry • Her Choice (pregnancy) • Avondale Samaritan Place (senior • Hope Health Center (clinics) health care) • J.B.S. Mental Health Authority • Bethesda Life Center (screenings, • Jefferson County Department of prevention) Health (clinics) • Birmingham AIDS Outreach • Lakeside Hospice (terminally ill) • Bridge Ministries (medicine, • Lifeline Children’s Services supplies) (pregnancy resources) • Cahaba Medical Care • M-Power Ministries (clinic) • Cahaba Valley Health Care (free • Online Mental Health Screening clinics) • Positive Choices • Catholic Family Services (pregnancy) • Sav-a-Life, Shelby (pregnancy) • Christ Health Center (clinics) • Sav-a-Life, Vestavia (pregnancy) Phone Service • Assurance Wireless • Safelink Wireless Rescue & Recovery • Addiction Prevention Coalition • Fellowship House (recovery) • Aletheia House (recovery) • The Foundry (recovery) • Beacon Addiction Treatment Center • Jimmie Hale Mission (recovery) (rehab) • The Lovelady Center (recovery) • Birmingham Metro Treatment • Methadone Treatment Centers Center (rehab) (rehab) • Blanket Fort Hope • Prescott House (abuse, neglect) • Bradford Health Services (rehab) • St. Anne’s Home (rehab • Brother Bryan Mission (recovery) • The Exchange Club (child abuse) Transportation • AIDS Alabama • Max Transit • Aletheia House • Senior Ride Program • Birmingham AIDS Outreach • Three Hots and a Cot (Veterans) • KIDONE Transport (children, medical) • Urban Ministry (seniors) 23rd STREET BAPTIST CHURCH o Food pantry; Clothing Closet o Must call for an appointment o 331 23rd Street S Birmingham, AL 35233 o 205-251-1752 ABIDING HEARTS HOME CARE o Living and family assistance; non-medical nursing care; home repair o 205-790-2433 o www.abidingheartshomecare.com ADDICTION PREVENTION COALITION o Online resource directory and recovery network o 205-874-8498 o www.addictionpreventioncoalition.org AIDS ALABAMA o Support services for HIV-positive individuals and their families o 205-324-9822 o www.aidsalabama.org § Case management § GED Prep / Training § Transportation § Secondary HIV education § Utility assistance § Substance abuse treatment § Emergency Financial assistance § Mental health services § Emergency housing § Health insurance continuation § Vocational assistance § Support groups ALABAMA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOME o Provide homes for children, professional counseling, educational services and family assistance o 205-945-0037 o 2681 Rocky Ridge Lane Birmingham, AL 35216 o www.alabamachild.org ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH o WIC (WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN) § Supplemental nutrition program for pregnant or breastfeeding women, infants, and children under the age of 5; eligibility based on income o ALL KIDS § Low-cost healthcare coverage for children under 19 § www.adph.org ALABAMA DHR o Providing for the protection, well-being, and self-sufficiency of children and adults o 334-242-1310 o www.dhr.alabama.gov § Adult / Child protective services § Child support § Childcare § Adoption / Foster Care § Food assistance § Family Assistance / Services ALABAMA JOBLINK o Online resource for posting or finding jobs; link to training program; establish or reopen unemployment compensation o 205-582-5200 o www.joblink.alabama.gov ALETHEIA HOUSE o Wellness programs, treatment programs, Job training, transition and permanent housing o 205-324-6502 o 201 Finley Ave W Birmingham, AL 35204 o www.specialkindofcaring.org o WOMEN’S HOPE: A comprehensive substance abuse outpatient program designed to address the specific needs of women and their children. Free with Medicaid. • Childcare • Partner therapy • Transportation to class • Life skills coaching • Employment assistance • Referrals For housing o MEN’S HOPE: A supportive residential treatment program designed to help men who have long histories of addiction, unemployment, or homelessness recover from their drug and alcohol use, find a Job, and connect to affordable, drug-free housing. • 44 beds for chronic substance • Linkages to other social services abusing men; 30% income • Employment assistance