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Community Resources: Other

These resources have been gathered as a service to those in southern Alabama and Mississippi. Please contact us with questions or updates.

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Categories of Resources

For your convenience, we have sorted resources into the following categories:

Primary List (Homepage) | Food and Clothing | Housing
Transportation
Family Support | Financial Assistance | Healthcare
Mental Health and Substance Use Programs | Senior Services
Other (Language, Legal, LGBTQIA+, Pets and Spiritual)

Language and Translation

Hearing Impaired Services

Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
Website: www.aidb.org
Address: 205 South Street East, Talladega, AL 35160
Phone: 256-761-3530

Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind
Website: www.callahancubs.com
Address: 3980 Burma Road, Mobile, AL 36693
Phone: 251-221-5454

Augusta Evans School
Address: 6301 Biloxi Ave., Mobile, AL 36608
Phone: 251-221-5400

 

Translation Services

Guadalupe Center
Provides translation services and resources for the Hispanic community.
 
Address: 35 North Cody Road, Mobile, AL 36608
Phone: 251-266-0266

American Red Cross
Provides translation services during the blood donation process and in community outreach, as well as other services.

Address: 35 North Sage Ave., Mobile, AL 36607
Phone: 251-544-6100

Legal Services

Ombudsman
Provides consumer protection advocacy services to individuals residing in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, specialty care facilities, and boarding homes.

Phone: 334-242-5753 (State) or 251-706-4680 (Mobile)

Legal Services Alabama
Handles civil cases, helps low-income people resolve legal problems, and provides legal representation, brief advice, and self-help materials.

Address: 104 St. Francis St., Suite 700, Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: 251-433-6560 or 1-800-403-4872

LGBTQIA+ Resources

Local Organizations

Rainbow Mobile
Resources for individuals, youth and families in the LGBTQ+ community in Mobile and Baldwin counties.

Email: info@rainbowmobile.org

Prism United
Responds to the comprehensive needs of LGBTQIA+ youth, working to mitigate the psychological, socio-econmic, and academic disadvantages caused by repression and victimization.

Website: prismunited.org
Phone: 251-219-8441

Alabama-Wide LGBTQ Community Resources
A listing of resources, with contact information, sorted by city.

Download: LGBTQ-Resources.pdf

 

National Organizations

The Trevor Project
Provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQIA+ young people.
Phone: 1-866-488-7386
Text: Send “START” to 678-678

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
The largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and their families.

Website: pflag.org

It Gets Better Project
The world’s largest storytelling effort to empower LGBTQ+ youth

Website: itgetsbetter.org

Southern Poverty Law Center
Specializes in civil rights and public interest litigation.

Website: www.splcenter.org
Address: 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-956-8200 or 1-888-414-7752

Pet Assistance

The Chow Line Pet Food Pantry
No-cost pet food bank serving Baldwin County, City of Mobile residents, and parts of Pensacola.

Address: 1260 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 36604

Mobile SPCA
Provides care, shelter, food, and medical attention to animals, as well as promoting adoptions, fostering, spay and neuter initiatives, transportation, responsible pet ownership, and community education.
Address: 620 Zeigler Circle West, Mobile, AL 36608
Phone: 251-633-3531

Spiritual Care

Grief Resources

Center for Loss & Life Transition
A non-profit organization led by death educator and grief counselor Dr. Alan Wolfelt that provides resources, education and support for people who are grieving the death of a loved one

Website: www.centerforloss.com
Phone: 970-226-6050

GriefPlan.com with Dr. Jason Troyer
Online program for those going through grief. Program costs $75, but the site also includes free videos and guidance.

Website: www.griefplan.com/about-dr-jason-troyer

GriefShare Daily Emails
Daily messages meant to aid people who are going through a grieving period
Website: www.griefshare.org/dailyemails/recipients/new

GriefShare Support Groups in Mobile
A list of support groups in our area for a variety of situations resulting in grief
Website: www.griefshare.org/findagroup

Rachel's Gift
Offering care for families facing pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and infant death.
Website: www.rachelsgift.org
Phone: 470-278-1956

Sesame Workshop: Helping Kids Grieve
Educational videos concerning grief for children that use characters from Sesame Street

Website: sesameworkshop.org/resources/helping-kids-grieve/

Stepping Stones Grief Groups
Free groups run by the Spiritual Health and Counseling Department that meet at various USA Health locations to aid those who are experiencing any type of grief or loss. Participants should select one location where they will attend meetings.
Meeting Locations: University HospitalChildren's & Women's HospitalProvidence Hospital, and the Strada Patient Care Center

 

Funeral Services

Small’s Mortuary
Specializing in cremation, celebration of life, and traditional funeral services in Alabama.

Website: www.smallsmortuary.com
Phone: 251-431-0559

Radney Funeral Home
Website: www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/alabama/mobile/radney...
Phone: 251-479-4547

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
Website: www.mobilefuneralservice.com
Phone: 251-661-7700

Mobile Funeral Home and Crematory
Website: www.mobilefhc.com
Phone: 251-633-4733

Legacy Funeral Home
Website: www.legacyfuneralhome.net
Email: legacyfuneralhomellc@gmail.com
Phone: 251-724-1000

Christian Benevolent Funeral Home, Inc. 
Website: www.christianbenevolent.com
Phone: 251-432-6528

Pine Crest Funeral Home
Located on Dauphin Island Parkway, off Interstate 10 and adjacent to Brookley Air Force Base, Pine Crest Funeral Home and Pine Crest Cemetery also serve communities on the Eastern Shore, including Spanish Fort, Daphne and Fairhope.

Website: www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/alabama/mobile/pine-crest...
Phone: 251-478-5227

Heritage Funeral Home
Website: www.heritagefuneralhome.us
Phone: 228-475-9861

Cottage Hill Memorial Funeral Home
Website: www.cottagehillmemorialfuneralhomeandcremation.com
Phone: 251-380-6601

 

Advance Directives

Advance Directive for Healthcare (Alabama)
Download: advdirective.pdf

Summary of State Law Regarding Advance Directives (Alabama)
Download: 11.5_Adv_Dir_Law_Sum_7-13-99.pdf

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