Housing Resources: ​

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• ​Homeless Service Providers Directory: 

  • ​Food pantry locations​

  • Financial assistance and counseling

  • Homeless programs - Housing and emergency assistance

  • Treatment programs

  • Supportive services - Soup kitchen, coat closet, medical/mental health resources

  • Transportation

  • Education/Job training

• Project Independence:

  • Provides safe, stable living accommodations to pregnant and/or parenting homeless mothers and their children (ages 16-21) who are engaged in breaking cycles of trauma and poverty. 

• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP):

  • ​The objectives of LIHEAP are to help low-income families meet the costs of home energy, defined as heating and cooling of residences, and to increase their energy self-sufficiency and reduce their vulnerability resulting from energy needs.

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Family Resources: ​​

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• Family Guidance Center (FGC): 

  • Counseling services​

  • Early childhood services

  • Family services

  • Employment-related services

• The Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers (ANFRC): 

  • ​Network of over 20 resource centers across Alabama

• Tuscaloosa One's Place: 

  • Empowers families to achieve their full potential by providing resources to promote self-sufficiency, strengthening families, and preventing child abuse and neglect to improve the quality of life for all community members. Provides various assistance programs. 

• Tuscaloosa County Resource List: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1694505775/tusck12alus/j2tiyaoeqifiqpjuo5u0/TuscaloosaCountyResourcesforStudentsandFamilies.pdf

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Substance Use Resources: ​

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• ​She Recovers : Walker County & adjacent communities

  • Offers mothers struggling with substance use a one-stop for prenatal care, substance use treatment, medication, parenting support, counseling, and peer recovery support.

  • Also connects women to resources for food, clothing, healthcare, and legal issues.​

• Alabama Department of Mental Health: 

  • Serves Alabama citizens with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders.

• UAB Comprehensive Addiction in Recovery Program (CAPP):

  • Provides help for new and expecting mothers with a current or past substance use disorder.

  • The CAPP clinic combines prenatal and postpartum care with social services, case management, and peer recovery support, along with evaluation and treatment for addiction.​

Prenatal & Postpartum Resources:

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• Children's of Alabama - The Amelia Center:

  • Provides professional counseling and support groups for parents grieving the death of a child of any age, ranging from pregnancy loss through adulthood. Along with additional child counseling services. 

• ​Sav-A-Life:  Birmingham area

  • Free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, prenatal assessment, STI/STD testing for men and women, childbirth education classes, parenting classes, and fatherhood programming in two convenient locations.

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Breastfeeding Resources:

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• Alabama Breastfeeding Resources:

  • Breastfeeding classes and support groups​

  • Educational resources​

• Alabama Breastfeeding Committee: ​

  • Mission is to work toward the development of resources and partnerships that will lead to the effective promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding within the State.​

• Alabama WIC Breastfeeding Resource Guide:

  • WIC mothers have free access to 24/7 breastfeeding and infant feeding support through the Pacify app.

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General Resources:

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• Alabama Cribs for Kids:

  • Funding from the federal Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant has allowed Alabama to purchase a limited number of play yards for families who meet qualifications and need a safe sleep environment for their infants under one year of age. ​

• Alabama Day Care Directory:

  • This Directory is designed to provide information about Child Day Care Centers throughout the state of Alabama. ​

• Subsidized Day Care Services:

  • The Office of Child Care Subsidy administers the subsidized child care program to provide Alabama’s low and moderate-income families with equal access to affordable and quality child care services as they participate in work, educational or training activities.

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF):

  • TANF helps eligible low-income families by providing temporary cash assistance, work and job training services, and more.

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Insurance Resources: 

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• Babies Health Insurance Program - ALL Babies: 

  • ALL Babies offers low-cost, comprehensive healthcare coverage for eligible pregnant women who reside in Alabama. This new coverage option is available to pregnant women and their unborn children through Alabama's Children’s Health Insurance Program​

• ​Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - ALL Kids:

  • ALL Kids is administered by the Alabama Department of Public Health and provides low cost healthcare coverage to eligible children under age 19 who live in Alabama.

• Alabama Medicaid for Pregnant Women:

  • Apply online here

  • Find information about qualifications and eligibility​

  • List of services and providers covered

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