Homeless Service Organizations

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Alabama has eight continuums of care organizations that coordinate services for the homeless regionally. If you are homeless and need help, or if you would like to help others, these organizations may put you in touch with those who provide direct services.

City names that are underlined are linked to a crisis line serving that area.

Homeless Service Organizations - Alabama

Bessemer,Birmingham,Hoover/Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair Counties

Metropolitan Birmingham Services for the Homeless (MBSH)
Ms. Teresa Thorne, President
Ms. Michelle Farley, Executive Director
2230 4th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL  35203
Phone  (205) 254-8833
Fax: (205) 323-8362
Email

Florence/Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Winston and Lawrence Counties

Homeless Care Council of Northwest Alabama
Mr. John Corbin, Chairman
Alabama State Employment Services
500 South Montgomery, Suite 102
Sheffield, AL  35660
Phone (256) 383-5610, Ext. 228
Fax (256) 383-4983
Email

Huntsville, Decatur/Madison, Limestone and Morgan Counties

North Alabama Coalition for the Homeless
Mr. Larry Sisterman, Chairman
701 Andrew Jackson Way
Huntsville, AL  35801
Phone (256) 536-2401
Fax (256) 536-2284
Email

Montgomery/Montgomery,Elmore, Lowndes and Bullock Counties

Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless
Ms. Camilla Prince, Chairman
Mr. Henry K. Stough, Executive Director
PO Box 242201
Montgomery, AL  36124-2201
Phone (334) 261-6182
Fax (270) 637-8745
Email

Mobile/Mobile and Baldwin Counties

Homeless Coalition of the Gulf Coast, Inc.
Mr. Greg Welch, Board President
Mr. Dan Williams, Executive Director
2900 Old Shell Road
Mobile, AL  36607
Phone (251) 450-3345
Fax (251) 450-3349
Email

Tuscaloosa/Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa Continuum of Care Group
C.H.A.L.E.N.G. of Tuscaloosa
Ms. Evelyn Young, President c/o Tuscaloosa
Department of Planning and Community Development
PO Box 2089 Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
Phone (205) 349-0160
Fax (205) 349-0135
Email

Anniston, Gadsden/Calhoun and Etowah Counties

Homeless Coalition of Northeast Alabama
Ms. Marie Franklin, Chairman
105 South Ninth Street
Gadsden, AL  35903
Phone (256) 547-6888
Fax (256) 547-6388
Email

Balance of the State of Alabama

Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless
Mr. Greg Carlson, President
UAB
CCB – 4th Floor
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL  35294-2050
Phone (205) 934-4108
Fax (205) 975-8950
Email

Russell County (AL) and Muscogee County (GA)

Metropolitan Columbus Task Force for the Homeless, Inc.
Ms. Elizabeth Dillard, Executive Director
PO Box 811
Columbus, GA  31902
Phone (706) 571-3399
Fax (706) 571-0707