AARP
Phone: 334-954-3042
Fax: 334-954-3055
Website: http://www.aarp.org/
Contact person: Joan Carter
Purpose: A non-profit organization for people age 50 and over. To provide
information and resources. To advocate on legislative issues.
Services: Travel discounts. Insurance. Pharmacy services. Grass roots
advocacy. Mature driving safety. Tax aid. Caregiving.
Eligibility: 50 years of age or above.
Areas served: State of Alabama
Comments: AARP also advocates on
consumer issues and legal issues. Offers
a wide range of unique benefits, special products and services for members.
ACCESS UNLIMITED
Phone: 205-945-8333
Purpose: Develop and promote sustained programs helping create a
barrier-free society for the physically impaired. Establish action to
facilitate entry or re-entry of physically-impaired into the mainstream of
society and to promote independent living options.
Services: Promotions of accessible housing. Promotion of programs to meet
the transportation needs of the physically-handicapped. Membership meetings.
Disabled Persons in Volunteer
Eligibility: Physically-disabled or interest in the program.
Area Served:
P.O. Drawer H
Phone: 205-205-4745
Purpose: Preschool program designed to prepare economically disadvantaged
children for school by fostering intellectual and social development.
Eligibility: Must meet requirements of age, income, and location
Area Served: Shelby County-centers in Calera, Columbiana, Montevallo and
Vincent
AIDS TASK FORCE OF
ALABAMA
Phone: 205-324-9822
Fax: 205-324-9311
Phone: 800-592-2437 Help Line
Phone: 205-324-9308 Local Help Line
ALABAMA COUNCIL FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
RSA Union
Building
100 North Union Street
Post Office Box 301410
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1410
Phone: 1-334-242-3973
Toll-Free: 1-800-232-2158
Information and Referral: 1-877-774-9520
FAX: 1-334-242-0797
Email: addpc@mh.state.al.us
Website: http://www.acdd.org
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION SERVICES (ADRS)
Contact Person: Steve Shivers
Phone: 334-281-8780 (V/TDD)
Fax: 334-281-1973
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-441-7607
E-Mail: sshivers@rehab.state.al.us
Website: http://www.rehab.state.al.us
Services: Services for adults and children
Contact: Lamona Lucas, Commissioner
Areas Served: State of
Comments: Funds for
Alabama Early Intervention
Phone: (800) 543-3098
Website: http://www.rehab.state.al.us/Home/default.asp
Fax: 334-213-3993
Toll Free Phone:1-800-392-5671
Email: fzaleski@arls.state.al.us
Website: www.apls.state.al.us
Contact Person: Fara Zaleski, Regional Librarian
Purpose: Provide recreational reading and basic reference needs for
persons unable to read standard print, unable to hold books, suffering from
dyslexia, or a learning disorder.
Services: Recorded books in cassette, record disc and Braille formats.
Playback equipment for those who qualify. Volunteer placement opportunities
available.
Eligibility: Application form requires certification by competent
authority of visual or physical disability.
Area Served:
205-991-0927 (V/FAX)
1-866-737-8252 (RESTALA) Toll Free
WEB-SITE- http://www.hometown.aol.com/alabamarespite/myhomepage/business.html
E-MAIL – alabamarespite@aol.com
Purpose: Information and referral for care givers seeking respite
Services: Directory of respite resources statewide
Eligibility: Any Caregiver
Area Served:
Contact Person: Linda Lamberth, Project Manager
Phone: 205-669-3111
Purpose: Assist those within certain eligibility requirements with social
services or direct money payments.
Services: Foster care and adoption services, adult and child day care and
protective services, aid to dependent children, child support services, food
stamps, homemaker service, JOBS, mental health services and counseling.
Eligibility: Varies.
Area Served: Shelby County.
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-671-6837
Purpose: To enable citizens with mental and physical disabilities to
prepare for and obtain their maximum level of vocational and independent
living.
Services: Vocational counseling, disability awareness, independent living
skills training, job placement, vocational support services and employment
development.
Eligibility: Physical or mental condition which creates a substantial
barrier to employment and a requirement that services will aid in terms of
employability
Area Served: Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, Chilton counties.
Toll Free Phone: 800-671-6841
Purpose: Enable the disabled citizens of
Services: Job training, psychological testing, counseling, job placement,
physical restoration service, transitional program for disabled high school
students to provide job readiness training, assistance in vocational/trade
programs and college preparedness.
Eligibility: Minimum age of 16. Mental or physical disability that
interferes with working or finding a job.
Area Served:
Phone: 205-669-3829
Fax: 205-669-0605
Contact Person: Mr. Ashley Townsend
Email: atownsend@rehab.state.al.us
Website: http://www.rehab.state.al.us
Purpose: Enable citizens with mental and physical disabilities to prepare
for and obtain employment.
Services: counseling, job placement, follow-up, job training, outpatient
rehabilitation, tools and equipment provision.
Eligibility: Physical or mental disability which creates a substantial
handicap to employment. Must be a reasonable expectation that VR services will
benefit the individual in terms of employability.
Area Served:
Phone: 205-812-2100
Purpose: To assist with social services or money payments under certain
eligibility requirements.
Services: AFDC/Medicaid, child support, protective services/adult and
child, day care, adoptions, foster care, food stamps, JOBS.
Eligibility: Varies.
Area Served: St. Clair County
Phone: 205-553-4550
Purpose: Provide through direct services and/or contracting a full array
of services for individuals with mental retardation.
Services: Residential. Infant stimulation. Day programming. Community
respite. Evaluation.
Intellectual functioning within the mental retardation ranges.
Area Served:
Phone: 205-323-6331
Purpose: Provide vocational rehabilitation services through vocational
evaluation, work adjustment service, on-The-job training, transitional
sheltered employment, community based supported employment and support services
for the disabled and disadvantaged.
Services: Pre-vocational evaluation, work adjustment, sheltered
employment, on the job training, supported employment, job placement.
Eligibility: Disabled (mentally, physically, medically) and
disadvantaged, age 16 and over, able to feed self and provide self-care needs.
Area Served: Central and
Phone: 205-274-5200
Fax: 205-625-4296
Contact Person: John James, Director
Purpose: Economic Assistance and social service agency for adults and
children
Services: Aid to families and dependent children, family and individual
grants, food stamps, child support, protective services, day care for adults
and children, adoption, foster care, volunteer services and job opportunities,
child welfare, TANF, JOBS, adult services
Eligibility: Varies
Area Served:
ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF AND
BLIND
Phone: 205-761-3200
Fax: 205-761-3352
Email: info@aidb.org
Website: www.aidb.org
Contact Person: Lynne Hanner
Purpose: To provide educational and vocational training for children and
adults who are sensory impaired.
Services: Educational, food, lodging, health care, vocational training,
job placement, self help skills, speaker provision, early intervention, aging
services, community services.
Eligibility: Hearing or visually impaired.
Area Served: State of
ALABAMA STATE DEPT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES, JEFFERSON CO/BESSEMER BRANCH
Phone: 205-481-2600
Purpose: To help persons within certain eligibility requirements through direct
money payments an/or various social services where applicable
Services: Contract services: day care, group homes, mental health, etc.
Foster homes and Day care for adults, Child protection services, foster care,
adoption services, emergency welfare services and community resources.
Eligibility: Varies.
Area Served:
ALABAMA PARENTS AGAINST
CHILD-SNATCHING (APACS)
Phone: 205-640-5020
Purpose: To provide comfort and consolation to parents of missing
children and assist with legal advise through attorneys and lobby for laws to
protect children.
Services: Assist In locating children who have been taken by a
non-custodial parent. child protection advocacy. Educate parents on precautions
to take if they suspect their child will be taken.
Eligibility: Anyone interested in the welfare of children.
Area Served:
ALABAMA DISABILITIES ADVOCACY PROGRAM (ADAP)
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Phone: 205-348-4928
Fax: 205-348-3909
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-826-1675
Website: www.adap.net
Purpose: Independent rights protection program to provide case-work and
advocacy service on behalf of Persons with developmental disabilities and with
mental illness residing in residential facilities, to secure benefits, services
and rights.
Services: Individual casework, legal and non-legal intervention,
information and referral, administrative and legal remedies, education and
training or rights and advocacy, outreach, public awareness, legislative
advocacy.
Eligibility: Individuals whose chronic disabilities stem from mental
and/or physical impairments evident before age 22, and/or persons in
residential metal illness facilities likely to be permanent and causing
functional limitations.
Area Served:
ALABAMA HEAD INJURY FOUNDATION
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-433-8002
Purpose: Improve the quality of life for persons with a traumatic brain
injury.
Services: Information and referral, service coordination, respite care,
financial and housing assistance, camp, support groups, advocacy, prevention.
Eligibility: Traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury for most
service. I&R support groups and a few other services available to related
disabilities.
Area Served: Statewide.
ALABAMA CITIZENS ACTION PROGRAM
Phone: 205-985-9062
Purpose: Educational organization to teach the danger of drugs and
alcohol.
Services: Alcohol, drug education and prevention, and other moral
concerns, including literature, films, cassettes and speakers.
Eligibility: none
Area Served:
Phone: 205-387-5400
Fax: 205-221-9746
Purpose: To partner with communities
to promote family stability and provide for the safety and self-sufficiency of
vulnerable Alabamians.
Services: Food stamps, child
supports, jobs, financial assistance (TANF), foster care, adult and child
protective services.
Eligibility: A Child protective service is without regard to income, all
other programs based on income eligibility.
Area Served:
Phone: 205-942-2120
Purpose: Collection, distribution of eye tissue for transplantation.
Services: Eye and Tissue Bank
Eligibility: none
Area Served: Alabama and Southeast
ALABAMA STATE DEPT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES, JEFFERSON COUNTY MAIN OFFICE
Phone: 205-918-5100
Purpose: To assist persons in Jefferson Co, within certain eligibility
requirements through social services or direct money payments.
Services: Day care, group homes, mental health, foster homes, child
protective services, adoption and foster care services, emergency welfare,
community resources.
Eligibility: varies.
Area Served:
ALABAMA LIONS SIGHT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION,
INC
Phone: 205-325-8516
Purpose: To provide eye care to any Alabamian judged to be medically
indigent.
Services: Eye examination, glasses, medication, hospitalization,
prosthetic devices.
Eligibility: Medically indigent. Not eligible for Medicaid or medical
insurance.
Area Served:
ALABAMA REGIONAL
LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Phone: 334-312-3906
Purpose: To provide recreational reading and basic reference needs for persons
unable to read standard print, unable to hold books, suffering from dyslexia or
some learning disorders.
Services: Recorded books available in cassette, record disc and Braille
formats. Playback equipment provided for those who qualify. Standard print
collection for parents, teachers and students relating to various handicaps.
Eligibility: Application form requires certification by competent
authority of visual or physical disability.
Area Served:
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COUNCIL
Phone: 205-933-1213
Purpose: Drug Abuse prevention and treatment, counseling and outpatient
treatment for alcoholism and other addictions. This treatment includes family
members with or without chemical abuser.
Services: Information on addition/co-addition. Outpatient treatment for
chemically-dependent and family members with or without their dependent.
Speakers.
Eligibility: Sliding scale.
Area Served: Jefferson,
Phone: 205-933-8694
Purpose: To help the suffering alcoholic become sober.
Services: Support group to people who desire to stop drinking.
Eligibility: A desire to stop drinking.
Area Served: Jefferson, Blount, S. Clair, Shelby, and
ALCOHOLISM RECOVERY SERVICES, INC.
Phone: 205-923-6552
Purpose: Alcoholism and drug abuse treatment.
Services: Detoxification, individual and group counseling. Family
Services, chemical dependency education. Aftercare services. Referral.
Outpatient intervention services. Gender Specific residential treatment program
for women.
Eligibility: Chronic drinking or drug abuse problems, non-psychotic,
without serious medical problems.
Area Served:
ALERT PROGRAM- ASSOC FOR RETARDED
CITIZENS:
Phone: 205-323-6383
Purpose: To provide social, habilitative and vocational training to
adults 21 years and older with mental retardation.
Services: Educational services. independent living skills training,
vocational skills training.
Eligibility: Diagnosis of mental retardation.
Area Served:
Purpose: Provides drug abuse treatment and prevention through outpatient
and residential programs.
Services: Special treatment services for pregnant/post-partum drug
abusers. Residential drug abuse treatment.
Eligibility: A desire to stop using drugs.
Area Served: Jefferson, Shelby, Walker, Blount, St. Clair counties.
Phone: 205-969-2880
Fax: 205-967-1323
Purpose: Provide educational programming for primary autism, pervasive
developmental disorder, or other emotional disorders, and students with severe
behavioral problems with mental retardation.
Services: developing and implementing programs to deal with and decrease
inappropriate and undesirable behaviors. Establishment and increase of
communications skills, verbal, sign or symbolic. Functional living skill
training. Preschool early intervention program.
Eligibility: Students with mental retardation and severe behavioral
difficulties.
Area Served: Birmingham and surrounding areas.
933 19th Street South, Room 201
Phone: 205-934-2178
Purpose: To advise and inform about Alzheimer's Disease in a family
member and increase awareness of the disease to the general public.
Services: Practical information and emotional support to families of
Alzheimer's patients, promote public awareness, encourage participation in
research projects, provide information by telephone, hold support group
meetings, send newsletters.
Eligibility: Families or professionals serving Alzheimer's patients
Area Served: No restrictions
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS (AARP)
3021 Dolly Ridge Road
Phone: 205-967-0709
Purpose: To provide information and contact with other chapters
Services: Services for Elderly, Tax aid, legislative, 55 alive driver
program, health advocacy services, retirement planing, pharmacy program,
insurance and membership information.
Eligibility: Age 50 and over, working, semi-retired, retired. Must be a
member of the National AARP
Area Served:
Phone: 205-323-6383
Fax: 205-323-0085
Email: hunter2549@aol.com
Contact Person: Wm. F. Hoehle, II, Ph.D.
Purpose: The ARC provides a comprehensive array of services to children
and adults with mental retardation
Services: Early Intervention, Inclusive Daycare, Adult Day, Employment
and residential Services
Eligibility: Ages 0-3 and 21 and older.
For adults 21 years or older a primary diagnosis of mental retardation
is necessary
Area Served: Residents of
ARC WAY - ASSOCIATION OF RETARDED CITIZENS:
228
Phone: 205-322-9075
Purpose: Provide vocational training and supervised employment to adults
with mental retardation.
Services: Vocational readiness training. Sheltered employment and
supported employment.
Eligibility: Diagnosis of Mental Retardation
Area Served:
The Arc of Tuscaloosa County
1330 University Blvd. E.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Phone: (205) 556-4900
Website: http://www.thearcofalabama.com
AREA AGENCY ON AGING- JEFFERSON
Phone: 205-325-1416
Purpose: Designated area agency on aging under Older Americans Act.
Advocacy, planning, coordination and implementation of services for the
elderly.
Services: Administrative and coordination of activities for Eldergarden,
individual and issues advocacy, long-term care ombudsman, coordinate CARTS,
OSCA Review, needs assessment and Senior Aides programs.
Eligibility: Age 60 and over
Area Served: Jefferson County. Call for list of all Senior Gardens.
ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED
CITIZENS:
Phone: 205-625-3552
Purpose: Provide adequate support for individuals with mental retardation
to enable them to become productive and interdependent members of the community
Services: Adult training, supported employment, supported living, In-home
and family services.
Eligibility: Diagnosis of mental retardation. Some services req. age 18
years or 12 years of school.
Area Served: Blount County.
ASSOCIATION FOR
RETARDED CITIZENS, INC:
Phone: 205-323-6383
Purpose: Provide physical, social, vocational & adaptive daily living
to adults 21 years and older with mental retardation.
Services: Day programs for adults, Sheltered/supported employment program
for adults, early childhood intervention services and therapy for infants and
toddlers with developmental delays. ARC day care program. Citizen advocacy.
Residential services for adults.
Eligibility: Varies with specific program.
Area Served:
Auburn Autism Center
1228 Haley Center
Auburn University, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 821-4002
Email: autism@auburn.edu
Website: http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/rse/autismcenter/
Phone: 205-824-6734
Fax: 205-874-9032
1-877-4AUTISM (28-8476) Toll Free in
Email: director@autism-alabama.org
Website: http://www.autism-alabama.org
Contact Person: Meredy Hogue
Purpose: To improve quality of life of persons with Autism Spectrum
disorders and their families through education, advocacy, and support.
Services: Information and referral, support, lending library, education
and awareness, quarterly newsletter
Eligibility: Those who are seeking information regarding autism spectrum
disorders
Area Served:
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER AT
Phone: 205-783-3000
Purpose: Provide quality health care services.
Services: Psychiatric Emergency and partial hospitalization services,
Psychiatric Inpatient Unit and Helpline(783-7373), Full medical in and
outpatient services, Laser Surgery, Pulmonary rehab, Cancer Center, Hospice,
Renal Dialysis, LIFELINE, Diabetes Center, ER
Area Served: No Restrictions
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER AT
Phone: 205-592-1200
Purpose: Provide quality health care.
Services: Neuroscience, pastoral care, social work services, volunteer
Services and Teenage volunteers, Full medical, laboratory with outpatient
services, Heart Institute, Sleep Disorder Center, Cancer Center, Radiation
Therapy, Pulmonary Function Testing, Emergency
Physical condition requiring emergency medical care or admission by a
physician on BMC-Montclair staff.
Area Served: Jefferson County and surrounding area.
P.O. Box 1230,
Phone: 205-481-9800
Purpose: Provide education services to all children within the school
district, in accordance with State Education standards.
Services: Kindergarten, primary or elementary school education. Secondary
or high school, special education for linguistically and culturally
handicapped. Special education for socially and economically disadvantaged.
Adult Basic Education. GED.
Area Served:
Phone: 205-428-7882
Purpose: Provide materials and services to help community residents
obtain information meeting their information and reading needs if visually
impaired
Services: Large print books, tapes for blind and physically disabled,
books on tape, reference assistance, and inter-library loan.
Eligibility: none
Area Served: Jefferson County resident.
U.S. Highway 11 South
Phone: 205-481-7000
Purpose: Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Services: Chemical Dependency Unit.
Eligibility: Varies.
Area Served: No restrictions.
Phone: 205- 322-0728
Purpose: High rise apartment building for the elderly, handicapped or
disabled persons.
Services: Housing for the elderly, handicapped or disabled persons.
Eligibility: 62 years or older. 18 or older handicapped or disabled.
Area Served:
Phone: 205-322-4197
Fax: 205-322-2131
Contact: Lanita Engates
Purpose: To enhance the quality of life for people and families living
with HIV and AIDS and to prevent further spread of the disease through
age-appropriate prevention education programs.
Services: Hot meals delivery. Clothes closet. Food bank. Emergency
financial assistance. Support groups. Counseling. Practical support.
Transportation. Buddy Program. Respite Care services. Medical items.
Eligibility: Affected by HIV
Area Served: Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
BIRMINGHAM CENTER:
ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND
Phone: 205-328-3989
Purpose: Provide educational and vocational training for children and
adults who are sensory impaired.
Services: Assessment, counseling, technical assistance, parent training,
parent-infant-preschool program, advocacy interpreting, self-improvement
(Braille, etc) message relay, white cane loan program, adaptive equipment, sign
language classes.
Eligibility: Sensory impairment.
Area Served: Blount, Jefferson, Chilton, Shelby and Walker counties.
BIRMINGHAM REGIONAL
PLANNING COMMISSION
Magnolia Office Park,
Phone: 205-251-8139
Purpose: Aides member governments in finding solutions to problems
related to growth/development, as in areas of transportation, public facilities
and services and coordination of social services for elderly.
Services: Senior Aides Program
Area Served: Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and Walker
Counties.
Phone: 205-583-4700
Purpose: Educational
Services: Grades K-12, before/after school programs. Community Schools
(16), Head Start , Special Education Placement in Gifted, LD, EMR, TMR, Deaf
Education, Blind, EC, Visually impaired. Vocational, advanced placements,
bilingual, and Adult education.
Eligibility: Birmingham resident
Area Served: City of
Phone: 205-933-6005
Purpose: Built to leave a building as a residence for senior citizens.
Services: Housing assistance for special groups. Participatory and non-participatory
recreation. Surveillance cameras, access doors, library and chapel.
Eligibility: 55 years or older.
Area Served:
Phone: 205-323-5311
Purpose: To improve the health status of homeless people and to provide
assistance to address homelessness
Services: Case management. Substance abuse. Mental health. Child
development. Medical and dental. Job training. Job placement. Respite care.
Eligibility: Must be homeless, or a risk of becoming homeless.
Area Served: Greater Metropolitan Birmingham Area.
BIRMINGHAM-JEFFERSON
CO. TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Phone: 205-322-7701
Purpose: Provide public transportation
Services: Provide door to door demand response transportation service for
elderly and handicapped. Provide reduced fare program for eligible elderly and
handicapped passengers.
Eligibility: Varies.
Area Served: Birmingham and unincorporated areas of Jefferson County.
BLOUNT COUNTY
CRIPPLED CHILDREN AND ADULT SOCIETY-
EASTER SEALS
Phone: 205-274-2351
Purpose: Blind and visual disorders
Services: Transportation, medical needs, and medicine to physically
disabled children and adults
Eligibility: Title XX guidelines
Area Served:
BLOUNT CO. CHILDRENS CENTER, INC.
Eagan House,
Phone: 205-274-7226
Purpose: Provide child abuse prevention, intervention and treatment
services. Services for victims of domestic violence, rape and other crimes.
Services to strengthen families.
Services: Prevention programs in schools, day care centers, etc. Community
education. public awareness. Resource library. children's advocacy center
services, Family enrichment parenting education classes. Individual and group
therapy. Training programs.
Eligibility: Self- or agency referred.
Area Served: Blount County and surrounding areas.
BLOUNT COUNTY PROGRAM ON AGING
Phone: 205-625-5025
Purpose: Provide service to persons age 60 and over
Services: Nutrition education and meals at Senior Centers. Social
services. Transportation. Elderly day health care. Recreation. Legal services,
Ombudsman.
Eligibility: Must be 60 years old or older
Area Served: Blount County.
BLOUNT COUNTY RETIRED
SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP)
Phone: 205-625-4901
Purpose: Provide unlimited volunteer services to non-profit private and
community organizations, using our 55+ and making them available to community.
Services: Services for the Elderly.
Eligibility: 55 years of age and live in Blount county.
Area Served:
2401 E. McKinney St., Ste. 1526
Denton, TX 76209
Phone: 940-483-9343
Toll Free: 800-324-2919
Fax: 940-243-8771
Website: info@brailleink.org
Purpose: BrailleInk. is a new non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the experience of reading by providing materials with both print and Braille in a unique, easy-to-use format that encourages shared reading and promotes Braille awareness.
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BODY OF CHRIST DELIVERANCE
MINISTRY
205-595-2762
Purpose: Services for the homeless and abused.
Services: Food and Clothing Pantry. Counseling and assistance for the
homeless. Safe haven for neglected and abused children. Child care.
Eligibility: None
Area Served: Greater
BRYCE HOSPITAL LIAISON
FOR MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
Bryce Hospital,
205-259-0544
Purpose: Provide liaison services to regional community mental health
service providers, Bryce hospital patients and their families and staff.
Services: Monitors admissions and discharges, facilitates continuity of
care, assists with discharge planning.
Eligibility: Sliding fee scale
Area Served: Jefferson, Blount and St. Clair Counties.
205-759-0750
Purpose: Provide inpatient adult and adolescent mental health services
Services: Treatment of mental/nervous disorders. Inpatient treatment for
persons with emotional problems. Speakers bureau.
Eligibility: Alabama resident. Diagnosed as mentally ill.
Area Served:
CALERA AND MONTEVALLO
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Calera AL 35040
205-668-0783
Purpose: To provide low cost rental units
Services: Public Housing
Eligibility: Low income
Area Served:
Jackson's
800-843-2267
Purpose: Provide year-round camping, recreation and outdoor education for
the disabled.
Services: Camping, participatory recreation.
Eligibility: Call or write for specific "Camper Eligibility
Policy"
Area Served:
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE
205-838-8303
Purpose: Central office for 26 Catholic Schools
Services: Primary or elementary education. Secondary or high school
education.
Area Served: No restrictions- 39 North Alabama counties.
CENTER FOR AGING RESOURCES
AND ENRICHMENT INC
205-251-8449
Purpose: Advocacy for the elderly
Services: Advocacy for elderly, technical assistance, information
dissemination, consumer education and voter education.
Eligibility: membership fee of $5.00
Area Served: Unrestricted
401 East Stadium Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-213-5220
Purpose: The purpose is to change the nature of the support and service system for individuals with disabilities, using the principles of self-determination to help all persons create the lives they want, connected to and with their communities.
Eligibility: Individuals with disabilities, families and allies
Area Served: The Center will support multiple connections and accelerate the learning among individuals and organizations, beginning at the local level. Where local or state groups are already organized for grassroots support or for systems change based upon self-determination principles, the Center will connect those groups with one another, sharing ideas, resources, and questions.
800-442-3437
Purpose: To conquer chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome
(CFIDS) and related disorders and to inform and empower those affected until a
cure is found.
Services: Education, accurate information to persons with CFIDS and loved
ones, members of the medical community, media and general public. Public
Policy-advocates efforts to secure a more dedicated and effective response from
the federal government. Research.
Area Served:
1904
205-252-1991
Purpose: To provide to the community childcare resource and referral, childcare
employee assistance, childcare financial assistance and child care provider
training and technical assistance.
Services: Child care resource and referral-information on licensed day
care centers, day care homes, part day pre-school programs, pre-school programs
for handicapped, after school care, and summer/holiday care for school age
children.
Area Served: Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, and Walker Counties.
CHILDREN'S
205-939-9100
Purpose: Children's hospital and medical facility
Services: Trauma and emergency services. Pediatric cancer center.
Pharmacy. Poison Info Center, Speech and hearing center, surgery inpatient and
out. Regional center for Cystic Fibrosis, Hemo-dialysis, Ambulatory peritoneal
dialysis, epilepsy center, Burn treatment
Area Served: Alabama and surrounding areas.
CHILDREN'S
205-323-6383
Purpose: To provide day care to infants and toddlers.
Services: Infants and toddlers day care.
Eligibility: children to age 5
Area Served:
CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF
THE MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
The
Purpose: Services to Children with mental health disabilities and their
families.
Services: Project FIND: Family therapy, case management. Family Court
Liaison, clinical assessment, advocacy. DHR Mental Health Liaison, accessing
and implementing mental health services.
Eligibility: SED. children, Ages 5-17.
Area Served: Jefferson County for all. Project FIND also includes Blount
and St. Clair counties.
205-925-0074
Purpose: Provide a home for young boys who are victims of neglect or abuse.
Services: Group home and long term care for children.
Eligibility: Males, 6-12 yrs. old, not adjudicated as a delinquent.
Area Served:
CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION
SERVICE
1616 6th Avenue South, P.O
1-800-285-9318
Purpose: Enable children with special health care needs to achieve
maximum potential.
Services: Medical specialty services, patient education, care
coordination, nutritional services, clinic evaluation, therapy, assistive
technology services, and durable medical equipment.
Eligibility: Resident of Alabama, age 0-21, possible physical impairment
or disability.
Area Served: State of Alabama, district office for Shelby, Walker,
Cullman, and Jefferson counties.
CHILTON-SHELBY MENTAL
Highway 31 South, P.O. Drawer 689
205-668-1313
Purpose: Drug abuse and prevention treatment. Provide mental health
services for persons suffering from serious mental illness, mental retardation,
alcoholism, drug abuse and other emotional conflicts.
Services: Outpatient, substance abuse counseling. Intensive clinical
services. Mental retardation and case management services. Indigent drug
program. Community education services. Emergency and Residential Services.
Crisis intervention and job training.
Eligibility: All area residents.
Area Served: Shelby and Chilton counties.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM DRUG
ABUSE PREVENTION
205-252-4636
Purpose: Drug abuse prevention and treatment. To assist various
communities in the City with the establishment of neighborhood action councils
as a means of eliminating drug abuse.
Services: Drug and violence prevention by working with children in
various neighborhoods on self-management and resistance training.
Eligibility: Children must live in the selected neighborhoods. Ages 8-18.
Area Served: City of
205-251-9020
Purpose: Meet the educational and physical needs of the Evergreen
Community
Services: Community health education, pastoral counseling, creative dance
class, tutorial services, and kindergarten.
Eligibility: Residents of Evergreen Community given priority.
Area Served: Evergreen
COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
FOR MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
205-595-4555
Purpose: Provide liaison, advocacy, education and supportive services to
individuals with a mental disability, their families and service providers.
Services: Advocacy for target population. Information, referral, Annual
recreational events, Support groups, Community Education, Information on
housing for persons with mental disability
Eligibility: Varies, Sliding Scale Fee.
Area Served: Jefferson, Blount and St. Clair Counties.
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF
P.O. Drawer 421,
205-221-4010
Purpose: Provide services and assistance for those persons falling at or below
the poverty income guidelines.
Services: Transportation for elderly, handicapped. Legal Services.
Weatherization of substandard housing, Homeless grant to help families secure
place to stay, Low income Home energy assistance plans, Tax information and
prep assistance. Household, apparel, food.
Eligibility: Family income that falls below poverty guidelines.
Area Served:
205-995-8000
Purpose: To foster volunteer and mental health client relationship to
help those persons reach their maximum level of functioning.
Services: Matches caring and trained volunteers with mental health
clients in one-to-one friendship relationships.
Eligibility: Must be referred by a mental health therapist.
Area Served: Jefferson County metropolitan area.
205-483-7454
Purpose: Provide low cost housing to low income people.
Services: Public Housing for eligible individuals and families.
Eligibility: Low income- federal preference on basis of qualification.
Area Served: Walker County.
205-871-5465
Purpose: Information, referral and advocacy about child abuse prevention
services
Services: Information and referral. Advocacy.
Eligibility: None
Area Served: Jefferson and Shelby Counties.
COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS
AND ADVOCATES (COPAA)
954-966-4489
954-966-8561 Fax
Purpose: To improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for
parents or children with disabilities
Services: Newsletter, Legal Databank, Briefing Papers, Annual Conference,
Summer Institute, Advocacy Training, Web Page, E-Mail Discussion Group
Eligibility: Must not be affiliated with a school district
Area Served: Nationwide
Contact Person: James Rosenfeld
CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS,
INCORPORATED
205-879-3278
Purpose: Education
Services: All day pre-school. Half day pre-school. Extended day
pre-school for 5 year olds. Primary school. Speakers provision. After school
primary care.
Eligibility: Minimum age 2 2
years through primary 6th grade.
Area Served: Surrounding areas.
205-323-7782
Purpose: Provide an immediate helping response to human needs in time of
stress.
Services: Crisis intervention counseling, information, referral,
confidential phone counseling, suicide intervention, rape victim counseling and
advocacy, Community education, Kids Helpline, Bereavement program for suicide
survivors, TeenLink.
Eligibility: None.
Area Served: No restrictions.
205-823-9113
Purpose: Provide funds for research, public education and patient
service.
Services: Provide educational materials, about cystic fibrosis. Organize
voluntary fund raising programs to support multi-disciplinary care and research
centers. Refer inquiries regarding genetics, care, to proper agency.
Eligibility: Person affected by or interested in cystic fibrosis.
Area Served:
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION
SERVICES-LAKESHORE
205-870-5999
Purpose: Provide severely disabled individuals vocational evaluation,
employability skills, assessment and training and job placement.
Services: Vocational evaluation, counseling, social services, adaptive
drivers education, recreation, transportation, job placement, personal and
social adjustment, rehabilitation engineering, work adjustment, data processing
training, domiciliary living.
Eligibility: Must be eligible through the Alabama Dept of Rehabilitation
Services.
Area Served: Statewide
DISABILITY DETERMINATION
SERVICES
Phone: 205-989-22100
Fax: 205-989-2295
1-800-292-8106 Toll Free
Contact Person: Jim Methvin
Purpose: Determines medical eligibility on disability applications for
the Social Security Administration
Eligibility: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) as defined by the Social Security Administration
Area Served:
205-324-5546
Purpose: Early identification and intervention and parent training,
auditory-verbal method for young hearing-impaired child from birth through
school age.
Services: Auditory Brainstem Response testing, cochlear implant rehab,
electrocochleography, speech/language evaluations, therapy and screenings,
hearing screenings.
Eligibility: Speech, language and/or hearing problems.
Area Served:
Web-Site: www.seals.com/
Purpose: A nationwide network of programs serving more than 1 million
people with disabilities. Their site includes lists of services by city and
state, disability laws, employment resources, public awareness programs, and
much more.
Phone: 205-836-7283
Fax: 205-836-9594
Contact Person: Dr. Fran Strick
Purpose: To provide mental outpatient mental health service for seriously
mentall ill persons
Services: Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. Emergency psychiatric
care, Day treatment for mentally ill adults. Mental health consultation,
education and referral. Assistance and screening for probate court commitments.
Eligibility:
Area Served: Resident of
205-599-8732
Purpose: Provide community education programs, services and school
facilities as needed by the community
Services: School age child care, adult education, activities and classes,
children's athletics, senior citizen programs, holiday camps, community
referral.
Eligibility: Varies.
Area Served: Crestline, Eastwood, Gate City, Oak Ridge Park, and
Crestwood neighborhoods.
ELDERCARE- LLOYD NOLAND
HEALTH SYSTEM
205-783-5337
Purpose: To provide comprehensive health services.
Services: Elderly services, Transportation to medical appointments,
health screening and assessments, medical care, lifeline, exercise classes,
walking club, educational seminars and support groups, social activities.
Eligibility: Medicare (A&B) and approved supplemental insurance. Some
activities require membership.
Area Served: Jefferson and surrounding counties.
205-325-1416
Purpose:
Services: Chore Assistance, Social and health screening, case managers,
Meals on wheels, Volunteer opportunities, Medicaid waivered services, In-home
care, assisted housing Day health care and respite care, Home-Fix-it, Financial
Mgmt.
Eligibility: Over 60 years of age
Area Served:
ENON RIDGE ASSOCIATED DAY CARE,
INC.
205-252-1821
Purpose: To Serve children's needs in the greater
Services: Day care and developmental services.
Eligibility: 15 months - 14 years old.
Area Served: Greater Birmingham Area (Downtown, North B'ham, Ensley,
Pratt City and Norwood).
ERWIN/PINSON COMMUNITY EDUCATION
205-681-7418
Purpose: To provide programs requested by the community.
Services: Full day care. Before and after school. Adult education. Arts
and crafts. Cultural pursuits. Vocational classes. High school credit classes.
Physical and mental health programs.
Eligibility: Varies.
Area Served: Center Point, Pinson
334-687-5741
Purpose: Residential treatment center designed to Serve adolescents with
mental illness or emotional disturbance who require a secure treatment
environment.
Services: Residential treatment or mentally ill or emotionally disturbed
adolescents.
Eligibility: Age 12-18; Non-psychotic.
Area Served:
THE
Phone: 205-879-4847
Fax: 25-802-4900
Email: ecfamskill@cs.com
Website: www.ecfamilyskillscenter.com
Purpose: To act as the principal child abuse and neglect prevention
agency providing benefits to parents and children in the greater
Services: Free of charge, parenting classes, in home parenting
Eligibility: all
Area Served: Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair,
Birmingham, Al 35233
205-325-8100
Purpose: Provide medical and surgical eye, ear-nose and throat inpatient
and outpatient care.
Services: Emergency Dept. Workmen's comp safety vision program,
laboratory, and Ophthalmology residency program. Pharmacy, one-day surgery,
post operative recovery room, radiology, argon, yag and excimer lasers,
research.
Eligibility: Medicaid and Medicare accepted in Lions Eye clinic located
on 2nd floor.
Area Served: Alabama and
FAIRFIELD ALABAMA HOUSING AUTHORITY
6704 Avenue D
205-923-8017
Purpose: Provide decent housing to low income families and single parents
with dependent children or single persons on disability, elderly (62 or over).
Services: Section 8-existing housing and public housing. Senior citizens
club, lunch provided.
Eligibility: Fall within income limits, single persons without dependent
children must be elderly (62+) or receive disability.
Area Served: Public Housing-Fairfield only. Section 8- Fairfield,
Birmingham, Homewood, Brighton, Bessemer.
205-780-0404
Purpose: To provide recreation activities for the residents of Fairfield
and surrounding areas.
Services: Senior citizens program, commodity distribution, tutorial program,
computer classes, physical fitness center, adult education program, indoor
heated pool, four parks, horticulture classes.
Eligibility: 6 years to senior citizens
Area Served: Fairfield and surrounding areas
6405 Avenue D
Phone: 205-783-6804
Fax: 205-783-6805
Contact person: Dr. Yvette M. Richardson
Purpose: Education
Services: Special Education and community school. Vocational education.
Secondary or high school. Primary or elementary public school education.
Area Served:
FAMILY AND CHILD
SERVICES,
5201 Messed-
205-595-3621
Purpose: Provide education, seminars and training
Services: Family life education, workshops and seminars, therapeutic
foster care-specially trained and paid foster parents in a team with agency
staff care for children with serious emotional problems
Eligibility: Live or work in Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair, or
Walker counties
Area Served: Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker counties
FAMILY AND CHILD
SERVICES: GATEWAY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
205-595-3733
Purpose: To provide a residential treatment program for teenagers who
cannot live at hoe for emotional behavioral or family reasons.
Services: Treatment-oriented residential care. Individual and family
counseling, social and recreational activities. Group counseling, independent
living skills. Special education.
Eligibility: Live or work in Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair or
Walker counties. Title XX eligible.
Area Served: Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair and
FAMILY AND CHILD SERVICES:
FAMILY SERVICES AND REACH
OUT TO CHILDREN
205-933-2009
Purpose: To provide education, counseling and advocacy services to
families.
Services: Marriage counseling, parent-child relation counseling,
individual and group counseling, services to families affected by physical or
sexual abuse, services about problems with aging, educational groups for
children and adolescents .
Eligibility: Live or work in Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair or
Walker Counties.
Area Served: Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker Counties.
FANLIGHT PRODUCTIONS
4196 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02131
Phone: 617-469-4999
Toll Free: 800-937-4113
Fax: 617-469-3379
E-mail: info@fanlight.com
Website: www.fanlight.com
Contact person: General Information info@fanlight.com
President, Ben Achtenberg ben@fanlight.com
Distribution Director, Sandy St. Louis sandy@fanlight.com
Publicity Coordinator, Kelli English kelli@fanlight.com
Database Manager, Barbara Altman fanlight@fanlight.com
Purpose: to create for our clients a select collection of educational programs which are independent in their vision, emotionally and intellectually engaging in their approach, and accurate and up-to-date in their content.
Services: a leading distributor of innovative film and video works on
the social issues of our time, with a special focus on:
healthcare, mental health, professional ethics, aging and gerontology,
disabilities, the workplace, gender and family issues
205-933-2430
Purpose: Substance abuse treatment
Services: Residential living for males and females. Alcohol and drug
treatment and education. Recovery dynamics. Assessment and referral. Speakers
provision.
Eligibility: Age 19 and over, meal and female. 72 hour sobriety.
Area Served:
11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza 1,
1-800-683-5555
Purpose: Support clinical and basic research to find cure for inherited
retinal diseases, educates professional and lay communities and provides
resource information.
Services: Fund raising, research, fellowship for those with disease,
public education.
Eligibility: none
Area Served:
FREE WILL BAPTIST CHILDREN'S
HOME
Phone: 205-924-9751
Fax: 205-924-9574
Email: al.fwbchildhome@mindspring.com
Website: www.freewillbaptistchildrenshome.com
Purpose: Provide a home for children who need a place to live
Services: Christian environment, social services
Eligibility: Boys and girls ages 6-18 who are in school
Area Served: