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Etowah County, Alabama

Free help in Boaz, Alabama

2 places in Boaz, plus 13 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Boaz1

Boaz

Aurora Missionary Baptist Church

Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner.

Hours
3rd Wednesday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Address
5005 Hwy 179, Boaz, AL 35956

Call first. Hours come from the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.Suggest an update

Health and dental in Boaz1

Boaz

Sardis City Medical Center

Community health center run by Quality of Life Health Services, INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1989 Sardis Dr, Boaz, AL 35956

Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

Also helps people in Boaz13

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Gadsden

Catholic Center of Concern

Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner. Serves Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, St Clair.

Hours
Monday and Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 AM
Address
612 Chestnut Street, Gadsden, AL 35901

Call first. Hours come from the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.Suggest an update
Gadsden

Salvation Army Gadsden (non-usda)

Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner. Serves Etowah County AL. There are no financial qualifications. Anyone can come get food from us.

Hours
Food pantry: Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Food pantry: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Address
114 N. 11th St, Gadsden, AL 35901

Call first. Hours come from the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.Suggest an update
Attalla

First United Methodist Church Attalla

Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner. Serves Etowah. Available to residents of Etowah County.

Hours
Food pantry: 1st Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Food pantry: Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Address
601 4th St NW, Attalla, AL 35954

Call first. Hours come from the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.Suggest an update
Rainbow City

White Springs Baptist Church

Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner. Serves We supply food boxes to those clients living in Etowah County.

Hours
Food pantry: 4th Saturday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Address
4411 Rainbow Drive, Rainbow City, AL 35906

Call first. Hours come from the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.Suggest an update
Countywide

Community Action of Etowah County

Community action agency: help paying light and gas bills (LIHEAP), and, when funds allow, emergency rent help and other family programs. Call to ask what help is open now.

Hours
Please call for hours

Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: ADECA LIHEAP grant list (December 2025).Suggest an update
Statewide

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

Veterans Crisis Line

Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.

Hours
Open 24 hours a day, every day
Statewide

VA national phone lines

VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.

Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern

Questions people ask in Boaz

Where can I get free food in Boaz, Alabama?

We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Boaz: Aurora Missionary Baptist Church (3rd Wednesday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM), (205) 493-6198, call first; Catholic Center of Concern in Gadsden (Monday and Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 AM), (256) 546-0028, call first; Salvation Army Gadsden (non-usda) (Food pantry: Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Food pantry: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and...), (256) 546-4673, call first. 2 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help paying rent or a utility bill in Boaz, Alabama?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Boaz: Community Action of Etowah County, (256) 546-9271. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Boaz, Alabama?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Boaz: Sardis City Medical Center, (256) 593-2371. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Boaz, Alabama?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Boaz: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Boaz, Alabama?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Boaz: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

Where can I get free legal help in Boaz, Alabama?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Boaz: Legal Services Alabama, (866) 456-4995. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

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