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AIDS ALABAMA
3521 7th Avenue South
324.9822. Confidential Help Line 324.9308.
aidsalabama@aidsalabama.org
1.800.592.2437
For HIV-positive persons: rental assistance & utility assistance for low income. Transitional housing for persons with substance abuse problems; permanent housing for mentally ill. Note: All of these services apply to persons with HIV positive and a low income status.

ALABAMA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOME & FAMILY MINISTRIES
Women with children
945.0037
Homeless transitional apartments.

ALETHEIA HOUSE
324.6502
Affordable Housing assistance (Through drug/alcohol program, call for assessment).

B.E.A.T.
Bethel Ensley Action Task
1524 Avenue D, Ensley
780.4352

BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
710 20th Street North
254.2309
Housing rebates for individual home repairs. Low interest loans for home repairs for low to moderate income.

BIRMINGHAM HEALTH CARE
712 25th Street North
323.5311
Monday - Friday 8 AM - 4:30 PM
Housing Assistance. SRO-Single Room Occupancy.

BIRMINGHAM HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER
4117 2nd Avenue South
591.7500
Housing counseling, information on down-payment assistance programs, lender and builder information

BIRMINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY
1826 3rd Avenue South
324.0641
Section 8 Housing-Check for availability. Can apply in any area. Voucher can go anywhere in US. Section 8 Birmingham - 521.0652.

Other Housing Authorities
Bessemer - 481.4420 • Fairfield - 923.8017
Jefferson Co. - 849.0123 • Tarrant - 841.2270

BIRMINGHAM TOWERS
2712 31st Avenue North
322.0728
Elderly, handicapped or disabled. 30% of adjusted income.

BIRMINGHAM URBAN LEAGUE
1229 3rd Avenue North
326.0162
Comprehensive housing counseling. Mortgage default advocacy. Home buyers counseling & loan assistance.
Credit Repair & Financial counseling. Reverse equity for elderly.

BRIDGE MINISTRIES
1016 19th Street South
(10th Court side of Southside Baptist Church - use keypad to call someone to open door)
930.0309
Financial assistance for homeless prevention crises. (By Appointment Only - Call on Mondays at 8:30am)  Currently only seeing new clients that they have never assisted.

BROTHER BRYAN MISSION
1616 2nd Avenue North
322.0092
$50/week. Not an emergency shelter.

CATHOLIC CENTER OF CONCERN
712 4th Court West
786.4388
Financial assistance for utilities. Need ID & utility bill or referral from agency. Applications Monday - Thursday.

CHANGED LIVES CHRISTIAN CENTER
1608 26th Ave. N.
521.6421
Two year transitional program.
providing a mailing address, getting Social Security cards and/or drivers licenses if needed, offering medical and dental care, teaching life skills and helping find jobs. Residents have savings accounts, learn personal financial management and pay monthly rent to live at CLCC.

CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY
Project Independence
181 West Valley Ave. Ste. 300
251-7148
Young women ages 16-21 who are pregnant and/or parenting.  Comprehensive program including parenting and living skills, job skills training and housing.

COLLAT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
879.3438 - call for information.
Financial Assistance.
Need referral from an agency.

THE DANNON PROJECT
(PRISON RE-ENTRY SUPPORT SERVICES)
A.C.E.R Project
1600 20th Street South, Ste. B.
202-4072
Housing coordination to men and woman seeking to re-enter society following a prison term.  Must be 18 years of age or older by release date, non violent offense, no conviction for sexual offense, sentenced in the Adult Criminal Justice System within 180 days of release.  Call for an appointment.
www.dannonproject.org

FIRST LIGHT
2230 4th Avenue North
323.4277
Permanent housing for mentally ill (Screening & waiting list).

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
780.1234 - Call for details and qualifications.
Affordable housing building program.

HOMELESS PREVENTION & RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM (HPRP)
327-3727- Call for appointment
Income and Residency restrictions do apply.
Funded by the Americn Recovery & Reinvestment Act.
Provides financial assistance to eligible participants for the following: past due rent, past due utilities, rental assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, housing placement. 
Items to bring to your apt. include: Valid driver's license or State issued ID, SS card for self and all persons living with you, proof of income for past 30 days for all persons in household, lease agreement, eviction notice, utility disconnect notice, utility termination notice, last month's bank statement for checking and savings account.

JEFFERSON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
3700 Industrial Parkway
849.0123
Public Housing & Section 8.
Housing Counseling
Credit/Mortgage Default. Pre-ownership/Rental
Shelter Plus Care - Rental assistance for recovering substance abusers, severely mentally ill, HIV+, with referral from appropriate agency.

JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY-JCCEO
300 8th Avenue West
327.7500
Utility bill and rent assistance. Home ownership counseling.

LOVE LADY CENTER
7916 2nd Avenue South
833-7410
6-12 month housing program for women and children.
Also offers recovery program, GED classes, job training, day care and counseling.

METRO WEST MINISTRIES
6101 Martin Luther King Dr., Fairfield
923-1545
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon
Rent and utility assistance. Also is a satellite location for JCCEO LIHEAD program.

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
5001 1st Ave. N.
591-6540
Transitional housing and supportive services for recovering substance abusers.

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES - NHS
328.4292
Down payment, loan assistance, credit counseling, foreclosure assistance, rehab loans for homes for disabilities, safety,& health.

NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC.
700 8th Avenue West
251.0734
Housing counseling, down payment, & closing assistance.

NEW COVENANT BIBLE CHURCH
785.5224
Financial Counseling. Permanent housing referrals
(Arlington West End Neighborhood).

THE OLD FIREHOUSE SHELTER
1501 3rd Avenue North
252.9571
Transitional and permanent supportive housing.
Call for details and qualifications.

OUTREACH, INCORPORATED
592.2311
Build, rebuild & renovate low-income housing.

PATHWAYS
322.6854
Transitional shelter for women & children and permanent supportive housing for mentally ill homeless women.

PRESBYTERIAN MANOR
926 Overton Avenue
841.0682
Subsidized housing for low income elderly and mobility impaired.

PRINCETON TOWERS
909 Princeton Avenue Southwest
783.3291
Income-scaled housing for elderly or physically impaired.

PROJECT F.R.E.E. (DELETE)

PROJECT SUCCESS MINISTRIES
3228 12th Avenue North
252.3165
Transitional & Halfway Housing. Need Referral.

RISING WEST PRINCETON NEIGHBORHOOD CORP.
1708 1st Avenue West
785.0230 or 786.4345
Low - moderate income home buyers.

SALVATION ARMY
2130 11th Avenue North
328.5656
Transitional Housing-Men, Women & Families. Housing financial assistance (Limited. Call for appointments.)

SHEPHERD’S FOLD, INC.
1134 Princeton Avenue S.W.
780.6211
Housing to men seeking to re-enter society following a prison term. Four months to 1 year. Appointment only.

TITUSVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
300 Kappa Avenue South
252.5526
Low-moderate income rental units. Loan assistance for low-moderate home buyers.

TREE HOTS AND A COT
300 81st St. South
202.5124
Transitional housing for Veterans.  Includes meals, access to medical and dental services, counseling, job placement.  Also provides intervention services to prevent veterans from becoming homeless.
Saint Benedict's Veterans Center
5704 First Ave. N.
202-5755
Clay Veterans Center
2124 Old Springville Rd.
520-2356

URBAN MINISTRY, INC.
1229 Cotton Avenue Southwest
781.0517
Emergency assistance with rent and utilities when funds available. Call for qualifications.

YWCA HOUSING
309 23rd Street North
322.9922 General Number
322.9922 x 178 Housing Informaiton Line
Transitional Housing- Single Women, Women with Children, Two parent families with children, Single mothers with sons age 10+ and Single fathers with children.
Permanent Housing - Single women, elderly and disabled.
Call for details and qualifications.