Community Resources Guide

I&FS strives to meet the unmet needs of individuals with developmental disabilities developed before the age of 22. 

Assist with funds for transportation, bills, etc. 

Help connect people with other resources and have an annual food, summer building program and toy drive.

Internet Essentials offers you low-cost, high-speed Internet at home so you are ready for anything! Our connections are now twice as fast but at the same low cost.

To qualify you either need to qualify for programs like the National School Lunch Program, housing assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or Federal Pell Grant, or have not had Comcast Internet in the last 90 days.

Phone: (800) 934-6489 or (855)-846-8376

The Joseph Project is a nonprofit organization that connects human trafficking survivors with pro bono legal services.

Eligible consumers can get up to $9.25 off the cost of phone, internet, or bundled services.

Hot Meal: Free of Charge Thursdays 12:00 P.M. Contact morganc@lightofthevillage.org for more info.    

Camp LOV After School Program: Meal, Bible Study, Tutoring & Activities for Elementary Students Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. Contact elisabeth@lightofthevillage.org for more info and to register.  

Love is Respect advocates are available 24/7

• We offer confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse in the US. 
• We’re available by text (“LOVEIS” to 22522), call (866-331-9474), or live chat online.

Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. You’re first eligible to sign up for Medicare 3 months before you turn 65.

You may be eligible to get Medicare earlier if you have a disability, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or ALS (also called Lou Gehrig’s disease).

For more than 200 years, Prevention and Wellness has been the cornerstone of the MCHD. By encouraging preventive practices, promoting health and wellness, and providing educational services to the communities of Mobile County, prevention and wellness continue to exemplify the vision of a healthy, safe, prepared, and educated community.

The City of Mobile has fifteen community centers: nine large centers with multiple rooms and gymnasiums and six small centers located in neighborhood parks. Our center staff and partners provide daily classes and activities, as well as, seasonal sports leagues. Most of our centers can be rented or reserved for private events. For more information on rentals, go to our Rentals & Permits page.

Our community includes 55+seasoned community members who are active, engaged, and independent and lifelong learners. Programs include social and recreational activities, health and fitness classes, educational and enrichment programs, technology assistance, retirement planning, and volunteer activities. We currently have three Senior Centers that we manage and program: Connie Hudson Senior Center, Parkway Senior Center, and Tricksey Senior Center.   

The Personnel Department provides our agencies with qualified employees. In turn, we serve the citizens of Mobile County by ensuring that the filling of local government jobs is based upon merit and ability and eliminates political factors, nepotism, or favoritism.

Food Pantry: 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month: 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

The peer-led programs and support groups offer education, skill training and support and are provided free to the community; connections recovery support group; 

• NAMI Basics: offered virtually
• NAMI Homefront: offered virtually
  NAMI In our Own Voice
• NAMI Peer-to-Peer
• NAMI Family to Family
• NAMI Family & Friends

NCMEC is the nation’s largest and most influential child protection organization.

We lead the fight to protect children, creating vital resources for them and the people who keep them safe.

Weekly online support groups for men who were sexually abused or assaulted.

Confidential, Anonymous, and Facilitated by a Counselor

Weekly Schedule: 

• Monday and Tuesday: 4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. PST
• Wednesday: 5:00 P.M.  - 6:30 P.M.  PST
• Thursday: 4:00 P.M.  - 5:30 P.M.  PST
• Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. PST

What we do: 

• National Human Trafficking Hotline.
• Turning knowledge into targeted systems-level strategies to disrupt and prevent human trafficking.
• Building a dataset that illuminates how human trafficking really works, in real time.
• The National Survivor Study is a scientifically rigorous research project developed in full partnership with survivors of human trafficking to gain insights that we can use to push for real and impactful change.

Confidential crisis intervention and support for runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth and their families. Available 24/7 via phone or live chat through our website. o May provide free bus tickets back home for qualifying youth ages 12-21.

Call or text 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)

Catcalls, sexually explicit comments, sexist remarks, homophobic slurs, groping, leering, stalking, flashing, and assault. Most women and some men will face gender-based street harassment by strangers in their life. Street harassment limits people's mobility and access to public spaces. It is a form of gender violence and it's a human rights violation.

Programs Available:

• Online chat hotline