Listed below are some resources that may be able to provide assistance to you and your family during times of need. You should contact the agency to see if you qualify for assistance. Please be aware that programs and services change and it is your responsibility to determine if a program meets your needs. This is the most recent information available to the UAB Benevolent Fund Employee Emergency Assistance Program.
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Emergency Assistance and Community Services
American Red Cross
Phone: 205-439-7800
Disaster (fire, tornado, flood, etc.) services; service to military Assistance for energy bills to low-income families facing financial and/or medical emergencies
Bridge Ministries
Phone: 205-930-0309
Food, clothing and emergency assistance for utilities and rent to low-income in Birmingham area.
Catholic Center of Concern
Phone: 205-786-4388
Food, clothing, furniture and financial assistance to low-income families. Open Monday – Thursday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. First come, first served.
Greater Birmingham Ministries
Phone: 205-326-6821
Food, clothing and financial assistance with utilities and prescriptions
Salvation Army
Phone: 205-328-5656
Emergency financial assistance, disaster relief services
The Foundry Ministries
Phone: 205-428-8449
Food, clothing, furniture vouchers and medical assistance to qualifying men, women and children in need. Crisis only. Must have a referral.
Urban Ministry
Phone: 205-781-0517
Food, prescription and utility assistance to families in need
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Children’s Services
ALL Kids/SOBRA Medicaid
Phone: 1-888-373-5437
Healthcare for low-income children under age 19; apply online at www.adph.org/allkids
Child Care Central
Phone: 205-941-0115
Childcare financial assistance for qualifying low-income families
Childcare Resources
Phone: 205-252-1991
Childcare information and counseling
Jefferson County Child Development Council
Phone: 205-933-1095
Head Start and Early Head Start family childcare for qualifying families
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Domestic Violence Services
One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center
Phone: 205-453-7261
Offers a variety of resources, including legal assistance, counseling, emergency and transitional housing, safety planning, public benefits assistance and more
YWCA Crisis Hotline
Phone: 205-322-4878
Callers are assessed for shelter and safety planning; referred to YWCA victim advocate to navigate additional services
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Housing
Legal Services Alabama
Phone: 1-888-909-0130
Free hotline staffed by a legal aid lawyer for those facing foreclosure. When calling, have the following information: all loan documents, payment records including cancelled checks or bank statements and correspondence with the lender.
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Phone: 205-731-2630
Offers information and resources related to purchasing a home, avoiding foreclosure, affordable apartments, rental assistance and public housing; Low to moderate income housing programs; rent supplements
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Medical Co-payment Assistance Programs
Assistance varies between programs and even illness/disease. Some programs only help with co-pays incurred after eligibility is determined and others have a look back period ranging from 30 days – 1 year. Payments can be made to your doctor/hospital/pharmacy or they will reimburse you for funds you have already paid if you qualify. The funds are fluid and you should constantly check back to see if funds are available.
Cancercare
Phone: 1-866-552-6729
Offers financial assistance, counseling, support groups and more for cancer patients
Healthwell Foundation
Phone: 1-800-675-8416
Helping the underinsured afford critical medical treatments
Leukemia Lymphoma Society
Phone: 1-877-557-2672
Provides financial assistance for treatment and prescription medicine for eligible patients
My Good Days
Phone: 1-877-968-7233
Provides resources for life-saving and life-extending treatments
Patient Access Network Foundation
Phone: 1-866-316-7263
Helps underinsured afford medication
Patient Advocate Foundation
Phone: 1-866-512-3861
Helps cover costs of medication and treatments
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Miscellaneous Services
CommuteSmart Program
Phone: 1-877-433-62734
If you are in need of transportation assistance, need to decrease transportation expenses or want to be paid to carpool, walk or take the bus, please visit the website and click on “Birmingham.”
Gateway
Phone: 205-510-2600
Financial Counseling helps people get out of debt, avoid bankruptcy or foreclosure, improve their credit score and learn to manage their money.
Government Benefits Website
Asks you questions about your situation and lets you know if you qualify for any of over 1,000 federal or state government benefit programs, including food stamps, housing assistance, Social Security, grants/scholarships/fellowships and more.
Jefferson County DHR Financial Assistance Office
Phone: 205-423-4300
Food stamps, TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), Medicaid applications. To apply for food stamps online visit the following website myalabama.gov
Jefferson County DHR Child Support
Phone: 205-423-4460
Provides monitoring and enforcement on court-ordered child support cases
Jefferson County Department of Health
Phone: 205-558-2144
Apply online for the WIC program, which provides supplemental food for pregnant or breastfeeding women, infants and children
Kid One Transport System
Phone: 205-978-1000
Transport children and expectant mothers to medical (physical and mental health) appointments
Legal Services Alabama
Phone: 205- 328-3540
Legal representation in civil matters for low-income families
Literacy Council of Central Alabama
Phone: 205-326-1925
Information and referral to adult and child literacy programs
Social Security Administration – Jefferson County
Phone: : 1-800-772-1213 (call 7:00 am – 7:00 pm CST)
Social Security cash benefits for disabled persons and dependents, survivors and dependents
United Way 211
Phone: 1-888-421-1266 or 211
Offers help paying bills, finding food and other needs, including financial, educational and medical. Free tax preparation to those who qualify.
Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham
Phone: 205-250-5198
Volunteer attorneys who provide free legal services to low-income citizens unable to afford attorneys for civil legal problems
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UAB Employee Assistance & Counseling Center
Employee Assistance & Counseling Center
Phone: 205-934-2281
This is one of your benefits as a UAB employee. A strictly confidential counseling and employee assistance program providing employees and their families with resources for resolving work-related and personal problems. At no cost, up to 15 individual, couples and family counseling sessions are provided each year to assist you in clarifying issues, exploring options, and finding solutions. Single goal oriented therapy sessions that deal with one issue are offered. Financial Counseling, Case Management, and Life Coaching are provided free of charge. A variety of other resources around stress management and well-being are available free of charge.