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 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

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: 

Appointments for Emergency Assistance are made by phone at (251) 434-1500, beginning at 8:45 A.M. 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 A.M. -11:30 A.M. and from 1:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

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.

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

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: 

Gulf States provides assistance to families and individuals working their way through the complexities of the process of immigrating to or staying in the United States.

Community Housing Programs provide housing assistance to:

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: 

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.  

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.

A strong network of family and internal medicine specialists and services can offer you the best possible care. Internal medicine doctors (internists) prevent, diagnose, and treat adult diseases. Doctors who specialize in family medicine provide primary health care to the entire family. Your primary care team can coordinate the many services you receive such as: 

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