Community Resources Guide

Meetings are Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall 

2nd Tuesday of each month from 1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. in room A-201

Christian Cancer Support is a community-wide support/education group for patients, survivors, and caregivers who are dealing with and overcoming cancer. Please join us as we provide education, faithful testimony, information/referral, and prayer. 

For more information or a start date, please contact Teresa Atkins at tratkins2812@gmail.com.

English as a Second Language program (ESL) is designed to help individuals who are looking to learn English as their second, third, or in some cases, fourth language.

ESL offers Basic, Intermediate and Advanced English Grammar, Reading, Conversation, Citizenship & American History. New students are accepted on any class day. There is not a cost for classes however, participants must purchase their own textbooks. The average cost of books is $20 – $40 for each class.

Free child care provided during class time for children 0 – 5 years old.

Grace for Grandmothers is a support group for those who are experiencing alienation or estrangement from their grandchildren.

To see if this support is right for you, contact Donna Alexander at 251-510-0905.

Tuesdays @ 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in room A-202

Widowed Persons Services mission is to support and encourage persons who are grieving the death of a spouse as they journey into a renewed life of purpose and fulfillment.

For more information, call Jack Nichols at 251- 709-7869.

Rental Assistance 

Phone: (251) 208-6290 or (855) 209-4970 

COT Mobile seeks to meet people where they are. As a community, we seek to walk with each other as we grow and move towards a stable future. 

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

Text from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform.

Text HOME to 741741 

Food Pantry: 3rd Thursday of the month: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. 

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.

Our mission is to provide affordable housing for the chronically homeless where they will receive services in a safe environment.