Community Resources Guide

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a U.S. government program that helps many low-income households pay for broadband service and internet-connected devices.

Working with 22 community action agencies across the state and the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the ABC Trust works with families to educate them on how to live more energy efficiently and weatherize their homes.

The trust will also help Alabamians pay energy bills when funds are short.

The Low-Income High Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assists low-income Alabama residents with the high cost of home energy.

To be eligible for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Alabama and you must need financial assistance with home energy costs.

A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as SNAP, SSI, and TANF, automatically meets the eligibility requirement.

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.

• 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.

Programs Available:

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

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 Affordable Connectivity Program (the ACP) is a federal benefit program designed to help low-income household connect to the Internet The benefit provides a discount up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands.

Our programs and services 

•  educate children
• feed the hungry
• offer assistance to the homeless
• provide heating and cooling assistance to those most in need
• promote adult literacy
• provide home repairs to reduce energy bills of low-income families and much more! 
• MCA provides food vouchers, assistance with utility bills, and rent assistance.  

We have several locations. The main office number is 251-457-5700. 

The agency provides various services for older adults, persons with disabilities and caregivers.

Over 25 senior centers provide recreation, transportation to the center, and a midday meal; or home-delivered meals for the homebound.