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Adoption

Free / Subsidized Childcare

Churches / Baby Closets

Clothing / Supplies

Domestic Violence

Employment

  • Alabama Career Centers (AlabamaWorks)

    Statewide

    57 career centers across Alabama for job search help, training and unemployment information. Find the nearest one online.

  • American Job Centers (CareerOneStop)

    Nationwide

    Free local help with job searches, training and career services. Find your nearest American Job Center online or by phone.

  • Dress for Success

    Nationwide

    Professional clothing and career support for women. Find your local Dress for Success on the website.

  • Easterseals — Employment Services

    Nationwide

    Job training and employment support for people with disabilities through local Easterseals affiliates.

  • Goodwill Career Centers

    Nationwide

    Free job training, career coaching, résumé and interview help at local Goodwill career centers.

Potential Financial Assistance

  • Catholic Social Services (Archdiocese of Mobile)

    Help with food, clothing, rent, utilities, medicine and transportation, by appointment. Emergency assistance appointments: (251) 434-1500.

  • The Salvation Army — Alabama

    Statewide

    Emergency shelter, rent, utility and transportation help through local Salvation Army centers across Alabama. Birmingham social services: (205) 328-2420.

  • Catholic Charities USA (Find a Local Agency)

    Nationwide

    Find the Catholic Charities agency serving your area for emergency, family and housing help.

  • Modest Needs

    Nationwide

    Small one-time grants for working individuals and families facing an emergency expense. Apply online.

  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul

    Nationwide

    Parish volunteers who help neighbors in need. The national office does not give direct help: ask your nearest Catholic parish for its St. Vincent de Paul conference.

  • The Salvation Army

    Nationwide

    Emergency rent, utility and other assistance through local Salvation Army offices nationwide.

Food Programs

  • Community Food Bank of Central Alabama

    Supplies food pantries and programs across central Alabama; its website finds help near you.

  • Feeding the Gulf Coast

    Food bank serving south Alabama and the Gulf Coast through partner pantries and mobile distributions.

  • Food Bank of North Alabama

    Supplies food pantries across North Alabama; its website finds help near you.

  • Heart of Alabama Food Bank

    Food bank serving 35 counties in central and south Alabama through partner pantries.

  • Feeding America (Find Your Local Food Bank)

    Nationwide

    Enter your ZIP code to find the food bank, pantries and meal programs serving your community.

  • USDA National Hunger Hotline (Hunger Free America)

    Nationwide

    Connects you with nearby food banks, meal sites and programs like SNAP and WIC. Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET. En español: 1-877-842-6273.

Health Assistance

Housing Assistance & Shelters

  • Family Promise of Birmingham

    Shelter, case management and housing help for families with children facing homelessness.

  • One Roof (Coordinated Entry)

    The front door to homeless services in central Alabama. Street outreach: (205) 920-1895.

  • The Salvation Army — Alabama

    Statewide

    Emergency shelter, rent, utility and transportation help through local Salvation Army centers across Alabama. Birmingham social services: (205) 328-2420.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Prevention, shelter and housing help for families facing homelessness, through nearly 200 local affiliates. Find yours on the website.

Infant & Baby Equipment

  • Katie's Closet (First Baptist Church Meridianville)

    Free clothing, diapers and baby gear for North Alabama foster families.

  • MCFAPA Equipment & Clothing Exchange

    Free baby gear, furniture and clothing for foster, adoptive and kinship families in and near Madison County.

  • Point of Life Resource Center

    Diapers, formula, baby gear and bassinets for families in crisis in Jefferson, Shelby and Chilton counties.

Mental Health & Postpartum Assistance

Parenting Classes

Pregnancy Centers

Special Needs Assistance

Support for Fathers

Transportation

  • Alabama Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation (NET)

    Statewide

    Free rides to Medicaid-covered appointments: call 1-800-362-1504, option 4, within 14 days before the appointment.

  • The Salvation Army — Alabama

    Statewide

    Emergency shelter, rent, utility and transportation help through local Salvation Army centers across Alabama. Birmingham social services: (205) 328-2420.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Local Family Promise affiliates help families facing homelessness, including gas cards, transit passes and car-related help where available.

  • Medicaid rides to medical appointments (NEMT)

    Nationwide

    Medicaid covers free rides to covered appointments for members with no other way to get there. Call your Medicaid health plan, ideally two days ahead.