Shelby County, Alabama
3 places in Pelham, plus 9 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.
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Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner. Serves Greater Birmingham Metropolitan Area.
Call first. Hours come from the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner.
Call first. Hours come from the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a Community Food Bank of Central Alabama partner.
Call first. Hours come from the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama map. Please call to confirm before you go.
These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
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.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Free civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
To report child abuse or neglect in Alabama, call your county DHR office (or this state office, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM). If a child is in danger right now, call 911 first.
The Alabama DHR food assistance line: find your local SNAP office or get help with an application. You can also apply online through the DHR client portal.
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.
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.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
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.
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.
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We have confirmed 3 places that can help in Pelham: Love in Action (Food pantry: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM. 2nd Saturday, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM), (205) 202-9001, call first; Oak Mountain Missions (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM), (205) 527-8192, call first; The Episcopal Church of St. Francis of Assisi (3rd Thursday, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM), (205) 601-8131, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Pelham: Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama, (205) 755-1204. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Pelham: 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.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Pelham: 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.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Pelham: 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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