Community Resources Guide

Provides safe and stable homes to help struggling mothers and their dependent children to get back on their feet.

This program provides a mother and her children transitional housing while she gains or maintains employment, saves money, receives counseling, and learns life skills such as budgeting and healthy parenting techniques. 

Depending on their commitment to the program, mothers may stay for up to one year.

 Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

The Alabama Small Business Development Center network is a statewide, inter-institutional program to enhance economic growth in Alabama by providing management and technical assistance to small businesses. 

Professional Business Advisors are available in 10 Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) located at our member university partners across the state. The Alabama SBDC Network provides existing and aspiring entrepreneurs with the expert assistance, tools, training, and education they need to succeed

Programs available include: 

Ambitiously Him Her King Foundation is a Nonprofit that serves Teen/ Young Adult Parents from the ages 13-to 23 (Mothers, Fathers & Pregnant Youth) in Mobile, Alabama, & surrounding areas.

Their Mission is to provide the Teen/Young Adult Parents with appropriate skills to live productive, positive, and contributing lives. Ambitiously Him Her King Foundation will be the driving force for the youth, actively reducing: teen pregnancies, school dropouts, unhealthy living habits, Toxic Relationships, and poverty amongst the population.

Free pregnancy test available

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+

Limited financial and material assistance for individuals and families experiencing a financial crisis.

o Appointments are made by phone, beginning at 8:45 for the following week.
o USDA Commodities available Monday-Friday on walk-in basis.
o No service between noon and 1:00 p.m.

 Pregnancy testing, counseling, and parenting classes, Adoption, Counseling, Disability Ministries and Services, advocacy, case management, social activities, Refugee Resettlement.

The Curiosity Shoppe which is a resale store adjacent to our offices.

Programs Available:

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

Since its inception in 1979, Family Health has provided services (adult health, pediatric health, women’s health, dental services) to the uninsured, underinsured, insured, and medically underserved populations of Mobile County. In addition to the general population, the center has also targeted special populations (such as migrant and seasonal workers, refugees, public housing residents, and people living with HIV/AIDS)

• Services provided at this clinic include the following: exams, cleanings, sealants temporary fillings, extractions, partials dentures flippers whitening
• Also provided at this clinic is Franklin Medical & Dental Express which is by appointment only.
• The services provided by Franklin include pediatrics, OB/GYN, family medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics, rheumatology, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, nutrition services, wellness & fitness, social services, substance abuse prevention and

• Community Housing Programs provide housing assistance to families with children, unaccompanied youth (18 – 24 years old), chronically homeless individuals, homeless individuals and families with a disability, and unaccompanied homeless individuals. 
• Outreach provides services to those experiencing homelessness on location, removing the barrier of transportation for those in need of assistance. 
• Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program provides assistance to low-income veteran families that are experiencing homelessness, or are at risk of homeles

Regardless if you are someone in need of services, or someone who wants to give back to the community, or both – there is a place for you at Lifelines. At Lifelines, we CARE. Through Counseling, Assistance, Referrals and Education, it is our goal to provide Real Solutions for Real Problems that are experienced as a part of daily living.

Programs offered: 

McKemie Place is the only temporary emergency shelter for unaccompanied women 18 years old or older in our Region.

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.

In addition to providing public housing to those who qualify, there is a housing counseling program and help with financial planning. There is also a daycare and after-school care for children. Cost varies by ability to pay, but is discounted for people in public housing. 

Phone: (251) 470-0275 or (251) 470-0226

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) provides funding for the ongoing operation of a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephone hotline.

Please call us 24 hours a day.

RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available.

Sexual Assault and Harassment

The crisis line is answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide emergency shelter, Domestic Violence counseling, information, and referral services to victims of Domestic Violence and their children.

 Males and Females are welcome.

Prism United responds to the comprehensive needs of LGBTQ+ youth in Southwest Alabama. Specifically, Prism works to mitigate the psychological, socio-economic, and academic disadvantages caused by repression and victimization.

Programs and Services: