Community Resources Guide

Food Pantry: Last Sunday of every month from 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. 

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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

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: (251) 470-5800

This program administers the Food Stamp Program.  

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

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:

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.

The Senior Activities for Independent Living (SAIL) program offers daily enrichment to low-income seniors 60 and older living in the 36607 and 36617 zip codes.

• Congregate and homebound meals provided to seniors five days a week
• On-site, weekly activities including: life skills classes, nutrition education, wellness checks, exercise classes and recreation
• Transportation provided to and from the Center, as well as trips to the doctor, pharmacy and other life-sustaining services for enrolled participants

Programs Available: 

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

Provides clothing and items free of charge to our program participants, helping them on their path to self-sustainability. 

• Clothing assistance is also available to the local community by appointment only.

SSFV seeks to help homeless single women and homeless women with children establish and maintain self-sufficiency. An 18-unit facility that provides 24 months of housing for up to 150 individuals annually.

A community partner of the Dumas Wesley Community Center, The Joseph Project (TJP), is a mission of Ashland Place United Methodist Church.

• The food pantry is open to all in need and completely volunteer-supported and operated on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. The food pantry is open from 10:00 AM – Noon at the Dumas Wesley Community Center.
• The pantry serves 100 households on a first come, first served basis. Participants can receive supplemental food once a month.

The Utility Assistance Program helps current and former Dumas Wesley participants maintain utility services. This program requires accountability as the participant must pay 50% of their utility bill.

• Dumas Wesley subsequently pays the remainder of the bill directly to the utility company to ensure that funds are used for intended purposes.
• Assistance is available by appointment only.

The After School Achievement Program (ASAP) provides a variety of academic and character-building activities for underserved youth. 

Programming includes: 

Food Pantry: 3rd Saturday of the month at 9:30 A.M. The line begins prior to the start time. Supply is limited, arrive accordingly.

English Classes: Mondays & Wednesdays 7:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M. & Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 A.M.-11:15 A.M.

Passport to Literacy: A tutoring program that promotes literacy among 1st through 12th grade children of resettled refugee and immigrant families. Attendance is incentivized by membership on Dwell’s soccer team. Passport is a 12-week program that runs both in the fall and spring of each year.

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.