Financial Assistance
Access Alabama
Alabama Housing Finance Authority
PO Box 230909
Montgomery, AL 36120-0759
Phone: 800-782-7656
TTY: 334-271-6785
www.ahfa.com/accessal.htm
Makes mortgages affordable for lower income home buyers who have disabilities or disabled dependents living with them.
Alabama DHR Family Assistance Division
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Family Assistance Division
50 North Ripley Stree
Montgomery Alabama 36130
(334) 242-1773
(334) 242-1950
Email: fad@dhr.state.al.us
www.dhr.state.al.us/fad/default.asp
Temporary cash assistance, child care assistance, job training.
Alabama Department of Human Resources Food Stamp Division
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
(334) 242-0143
1-800-382-0499
http://www.dhr.state.al.us/foodstamps/default.asp
Provides monthly benefits to eligible low income households to help them buy the food they need for good health.
Alabama Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 11742
Montgomery AL 36111-1742
Phone: 334-244-0850
Fax: 334-270-5983
Email: alhab@hiwaay.net
www.alabamahabitat.org
Builds homes for very low-income families.
Alabama Home Modification Forum
www.homemods.org/national_directory_homemods/al.htm
Agencies which assist in making homes accessible.
Benefits Check Up
http://www.benefitscheckup.org/
Find programs for seniors that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services.
Consumer Involvement Fund
Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities
100 North Union Street
PO Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
Phone: 800-232-2158
www.acdd.org/About/consumer.htm
Provides funds for individuals with developmental disabilities, their family members, or their guardians to participate in conferences, training events, public forums, focus groups, committees, task forces, hearings and other similar activities.
Emergency Food Assistance Program
Mr. Donny Cooper
Administrator
Food Distribution Program
Department of Education
5306 Gordon Persons Bldg.
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 26130-2101
Tel: 334-242-8240
Fax: 334-242-2475
E-mail: dcooper@alsde.edu
www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/tefap/tefaphome.htm
School Lunch Program and Summer Food Service Program, which provides free, nutritious meals to school-aged children in low-income areas during school vacations.
GovBenefits
www.govbenefits.gov
Online search to help you find benefits you may be eligible for.
HUD Home Modification
U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development
Medical Forum Building
950 22nd Street North Suite 900
Birmingham, AL 35203
www.hud.gov/library/bookshelf09/modifica.cfm
Home improvement and modification loans.
Individual and Family Supports
Phone: 888-759-5600
www.ifsonline.org
Provides flexible support for people with developmental disabilities and their families - things that other agencies cannot.
LIHEAP Assistance for Alabama
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Community Services Division
P.O. Box 5690
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
1-334-242-5365
Fax: 1-334-242-4205 TDD:
Email: WillieW@ADECA.state.al.us
www.ncat.org/neaap/programs/lowincome/al-li.htm
Assists eligible low-income households in meeting the heating or cooling portion of their residential energy needs.
Rural Development - Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office
Suite 601, Sterling Centre
4121 Carmichael Road
Montgomery, AL 36106-3683
Telephone Number: (334) 279-3400
Fax Number: (334) 279-3403
TDD/TTY Number: (334) 279-3495
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/al/
Loans and grants to help rural residents buy homes, and rental assistance.
Social Security Disability
2001 12th Ave. North
Birmingham, AL 35285
Phone: 800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov/disability
Benefits for people who have worked in jobs covered by Social Security, and have a medical condition that meets Social Security's definition of disability.
Social Security Supplemental Income
Phone: 800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income
Helps aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income, with basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
Statewide Technology Access and Response for Alabamians with Disabilities (STAR)
2125 East South Boulevard
PO Box 20752
Montgomery, AL 36120-0759
Phone: 334-613-3480
TTY: 334-613-3519
Toll Free:800-782-7656
E-mail: tbridges@rehab.state.al.us
www.rehab.state.al.us/star
Ability Loans for technical and accessibility needs. Collects and lends equipment and assistive devices.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Alabama Department of Public Health
The RSA Tower
201 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
1-800-654-1385
www.adph.org/WIC
Serves low and moderate income pregnant and breastfeeding women and women who have just had a baby, infants and children up to 5 years who are at nutritional risk.
United Way in Alabama
www.hud.gov/local/al/homeless/unitedway.cfm
Addresses and web links for local United Way organizations. Referrals to agencies that provide financial assistance with housing, rent, utility payments, food, clothing, medical services, rehabilitation, elder care, counseling and a range of individual and family needs.