Community Resources Guide

Hot Meals: Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 PM at Cathedral Square. 

Have you been affected by a home fire or other disaster? The Red Cross is here for you. Please call us 24 hours a day.

Emergency Shelters and Veteran Assistance: Call for more information 

 Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM

Assurance Wireless is a federal Lifeline Assistance program. Lifeline is a government assistance program.

The Assurance Wireless offer provides eligible low-income customers free monthly data, unlimited texting, and free monthly minutes. Plus, a free phone.

Our current programs and services include, but are not limited to the following: information and resource assistance, resource directory, community education (i.e., parents, providers, family members) through our quarterly e-newsletter, exhibitions, speaking engagements, conferences, workshops and more. 

Bradford Recovery Communities provides treatment programs, resources, and community for every aspect of recovery. Through our premier drug and alcohol rehab facilities across the Southeast, we provide affordable, evidence-based addiction treatment with proven outcomes at every level of care.

Phone: (251) 295-9717 or (251) 633-0900

The Bridge Center, Inc. serves as workforce liaison in the community. The agency provides job seekers with resources to attain sustainable employment and collaborate with business leaders for the recruitment and development of their labor needs.

Programs available: 

• Resume building 
• Interview skills
• GED help
• Employment service
• Vocational training

Career Alabama can be accessed from virtually any computer or mobile device with internet connection while in the state of Alabama. If you do not have internet access at home, please visit your local public library to get online.

Appointments for Emergency Assistance are made by phone at (251) 434-1500, beginning at 8:45 on Friday, for the following week. All other program appointments can be made by calling (251) 434-1550.

USDA Commodities are available from our food pantry, Monday-Friday from 8:45-11:30 and from 1:30-4:00.

Emergency Assistance; Pregnancy and parenting education; adoption services; counseling; disability ministries and services; refugee resettlement; home repair; and St. Teresa of Calcutta Senior Ministries (non-medical) for seniors ages 60+

• We strive to provide our clients with healthy fruits and vegetables, meats, and grains to encourage a healthy diet.  
• Please call (251) 999-9019 after 2 p.m. on Tuesdays to make an appointment. 

Child Care South offers reasonably priced childcare. To be eligible for this service, the low-income parent must be employed and/or enrolled in school.

Reporting child abuse can be scary, but if you are a witness to or a victim of child abuse there is a huge benefit to making the report yourself. Being able to tell your story first hand gives the child care worker much better information than if it came from someone not involved.

• Lifegate is a vital outreach ministry of love and compassion within Christ United Methodist Church. The purpose of Lifegate is to minister to church members and people in our community in a crisis situation.  
• Priority assistance is given to the elderly and the disabled.  
• Lifegate offers food bags, Thanksgiving food baskets, utility bills, free Bibles, prayer, and spiritual guidance. 
• Lifegate clients are seen by appointment only. Walk-in clients will not be seen. Call 251-380-0583 on Mondays or Wednesdays between 8:00 a.m.

Meetings are Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall 

2nd Tuesday of each month from 1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. in room A-201

Christian Cancer Support is a community-wide support/education group for patients, survivors, and caregivers who are dealing with and overcoming cancer. Please join us as we provide education, faithful testimony, information/referral, and prayer. 

For more information or a start date, please contact Teresa Atkins at tratkins2812@gmail.com.

Grace for Grandmothers is a support group for those who are experiencing alienation or estrangement from their grandchildren.

To see if this support is right for you, contact Donna Alexander at 251-510-0905.

Tuesdays @ 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in room A-202

Widowed Persons Services mission is to support and encourage persons who are grieving the death of a spouse as they journey into a renewed life of purpose and fulfillment.

For more information, call Ms. Grey Zimlich at 251-490-4950 or Jack Nichols at 251- 709-7869.

English as a Second Language program (ESL) is designed to help individuals who are looking to learn English as their second, third, or in some cases, fourth language.

ESL offers Basic, Intermediate and Advanced English Grammar, Reading, Conversation, Citizenship & American History. New students are accepted on any class day. There is not a cost for classes however, participants must purchase their own textbooks. The average cost of books is $20 – $40 for each class.

Free child care provided during class time for children 0 – 5 years old.

Rental Assistance 

Phone: (251) 208-6290 or (855) 209-4970