Community Resources Guide

Programs available include: 

Have you been affected by a home fire or other disaster? The Red Cross is here for you. Please call us 24 hours a day.

Emergency Shelters and Veteran Assistance: Call for more information 

 Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM

Local Office Phone: (251) 544-6100

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

Services provided at this clinic include the following: 

Community Housing Programs provide housing assistance to:

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).

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)

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

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: 

We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting.

Our services include 

• counseling for needs such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). 
• We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community.

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

Services Provided: peer-led support groups, peer mentoring, yoga and meditation, basic living skills, veterans support groups, relapse prevention planning

Services are free to low-income homeowners in Choctaw, Clarke,
Mobile, and Washington counties. Our client base is veterans, senior
citizens, those living with disabilities, and single-parent
households. our services are offered by volunteers-skilled and
unskilled.

Requirements are: must own the home (no rental property or heir
properties), have resided in the home for more than 3 years, and meet
our income requirements.

Services Provided: 

The Salvation Army has rehabilitation, missing persons, adult rehabilitation center, disaster services, seasonal services, casework services, homemaker services, emergency shelter, visitation services, worship services, music & arts programs, community recreation programs, the pathway of hope, food pantry, alcohol, and drug
treatment, day camp activities

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.

Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and their family members, friends, and supporters can make the call to or chat online with the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, where trained counselors are ready to talk confidentially 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Services:

You're not alone—the Veterans Crisis Line is here for you. You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to call.

Dial 988 then Press 1 

 Text 838255 

 Please call us 24 hours a day.

Welcome to Vets Recover, a trusted organization dedicated to providing comprehensive care and support to veterans, first responders, and their families. Our mission is to remove barriers to care, deliver quality integrated health care, and build a better community through recovery and connection.