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Jefferson County, Alabama

Free help in Hoover, Alabama

3 places in Hoover, plus 11 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 Hoover3

Hoover

Bluff Park United Methodist Church

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

Hours
1st Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Address
733 Valley Street, Hoover, AL 35226

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
Hoover

Green Valley Baptist Church

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

Hours
Food pantry: 3rd Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Food pantry: 3rd Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Address
1815 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35226

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
Hoover

Birmingham Islamic Society

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

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
2524 Hackberry Lane Hoover, Hoover, AL 35222

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.

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

Also helps people in Hoover11

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

Birmingham

CSFP, Adventist Community Services, Ephesus

Food pantry, Senior Box (60 and older, income limits apply), a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner. Serves Jefferson.

Hours
Food pantry: 3rd Wednesday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Address
105 6th Ave. North, Birmingham, AL 35204

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
Bessemer

Triumph Youth & Adult Community Development Corporation

Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner. Serves Jefferson County. Application Income Residence.

Hours
Tuesday and Friday, 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM
Address
1431 13th Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020

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 Agency of Northeast Alabama

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

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
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

Questions people ask in Hoover

Where can I get free food in Hoover, Alabama?

We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Hoover: Bluff Park United Methodist Church (1st Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (205) 482-5680, call first; Green Valley Baptist Church (Food pantry: 3rd Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Food pantry: 3rd Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM), (205) 822-2173, call first; Birmingham Islamic Society, 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 Hoover, Alabama?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Hoover: Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama, (256) 638-4430. 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 Hoover, Alabama?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Hoover: 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 Hoover, Alabama?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Hoover: 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 Hoover, Alabama?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Hoover: 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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