Community Resources Guide

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 

Food Pantry: Last Sunday of every month from 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. 

Text from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform.

Text HOME to 741741 

Food Pantry: Every Tuesday

• The church hands out tickets to each household to assign them a pick up time at 7:30 A.M. 
• Food Pick up begins at 9:30 A.M. based on the assigned number.

The mission of the Adult Protective Services Division is to support and enable County Departments to protect elderly and disabled adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation and prevent unnecessary institutionalization

Hours: Monday - Friday from 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

Adult Abuse Hotline 1-800-458-7214

The JOBS Program which is DHR’s welfare to work program is operational in all 67 Alabama counties. The program provides services and work support to parents receiving cash assistance to help them find and retain employment. These services and supports seek to address barriers such as lack of adequate child care, poor access to transportation, domestic violence and substance abuse, all which greatly limit the ability to obtain and retain employment.

Services also include:

This program helps families establish paternity (when necessary), obtain court orders for payment of child support, and secure compliance with child support court orders.

Many women and their children fall into poverty or deeper poverty because the father pays little or nothing for the financial support of his children. Many of these men cannot afford to pay much, but they should pay something – the entire burden should not fall on the mother. A court order forces the father to pay something or else possibly face jail

This program provides help to low-income families with a dependent child under age 18 or under age 19 if the child is a full-time student. 

Services that are provided are temporary cash payments, work and training services, and childcare assistance for parents who are employed or in training activities. Temporary assistance for needy families (T.A.N.F.)

Phone: (334) 242-1773; (334) 242-1950 or (251) 450-1923

This program administers the Food Stamp Program.  

• The eligibility rules and benefit amounts are based on income and household size. 

All Safe Helpline services are: anonymous, confidential, and tailored to support members of the DoD community and their loved ones affected by sexual assault.

• Operated by RAINN for the Department of Defense
  • Online chat hotline

Within the structure of the Twelve Steps, Door to Serenity is being created to address the needs of those who seek our help on their road to recovery.

Without respect to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, Door to Serenity welcomes the under-served who have tried unsuccessfully to address the pain of living through substance use disorder and want to start a new chapter.

Programs Available: 

Transitional Housing Program, Sybil H. Smith Family Village, (SSFV)

Food Pantry: 3rd Saturday of the month, 9:30am. Line begins prior to start time. Supply is limited, arrive accordingly.

We provide free educational services for the children of agricultural workers, from 6 weeks to 5 years old. 

The families that qualify and enroll in our program do not have to pay for any of the services they receive. 

Parenting education, parent training on topics related to child development, nutrition, and health & safety, adult education in financial literacy, computer basics, ESL and more. 

ECMHSP actively recruits and provides services to children who are suspected of having a disability or are diagnosed with having a disability. 

We offer free assistance in enrolling people in health insurance with the Affordable Care Act through healthcare.gov to see if they are eligible for the assistance. 

Phone: 1-844-248-7698

Provides epilepsy-related information & referral. Can help identify local resources and treatment providers specializing in epilepsy care and treatment. Provides information on agency outreach and education programs.

Phone: 800-332-1000 24/7 Helpline 

You can apply online: https://www.epilepsy.com/247-helpline

At USA Health, our neurologists provide a unique level of specialized care to patients with epilepsy by using advanced technology and an interdisciplinary approach. 

We bring together specialists from multiple disciplines to collaborate on individualized epilepsy treatments for each patient. This team includes epileptologists (neurologists specially trained to treat people with epilepsy), neurosurgeons, neuropathologists, and nurses who specialize in epilepsy treatment.