Rent, Eviction and Housing Help in Jefferson County, AL
37 programs for rent assistance, eviction help and housing programs in Jefferson County, Alabama, including 24 local options. Phone numbers, who qualifies and what to bring. Call first: funding opens and closes.
Local in Jefferson County (24)
One Roof homeless prevention screening
Birmingham Continuum of Care
Local · Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair County, AL
Screening and referral to keep people housed; also the entry point for homeless housing. Prevention line Mondays 9 AM-12 PM.
Help with past-due utility bills, rent and prescriptions, plus the WE Cafe pay-as-you-can hot lunch weekdays 11:30-1:30. The largest Project SHARE intake site in Birmingham.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Greater Birmingham Council
SVdP
Local · Jefferson County, AL
Council of parish conferences in Jefferson County offering rent/mortgage, utility, deposit, medicine and food help when funds allow; usually a home visit.
Phone is a referral number from needhelppayingbills.com, not confirmed by SVdP; address from GoFundMe charity record. Conferences named elsewhere: St. Mark the Evangelist (Birmingham), Holy Infant of Prague (Trussville).
Low-income households in crisis in the service area; ID, proof of address/income and the past-due bill or lease usually required; aid depends on available funds.
Low-income households in crisis in the service area; ID, proof of address/income and the past-due bill or lease usually required; aid depends on available funds.
Counties from Salvation Army ALM division location directory (salvationarmyusa.org/usa-southern-territory/alabama-louisiana-and-mississippi/location-directory/). Birmingham 614 Corps at same address: (205) 252-6616.
Alabama Department of Senior Services - Legal Assistance Program
ADSS Senior Legal / AgeLine
Local · 67 Alabama counties
Statewide free legal help for adults 60+ through local Area Agencies on Aging: housing/eviction, benefits (SS, Medicare, Medicaid), elder abuse/exploitation, POA, wills, guardianship, debt.
Cumberland Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic (Samford Cumberland School of Law)
C-VETS
Local · 8 Alabama counties
Free civil and some criminal-record legal help for veterans and families: landlord-tenant, consumer debt, contracts, uncontested family law, wills, expungement, driver's license, fines/court costs; by phone/email only.
Leave a message; a student calls back to take the application. No walk-ins, no VA benefits/discharge upgrades, no emergencies. Online application on the C-VETS page.
Local · Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Walker Counties, AL
Free civil legal help (housing/eviction, consumer/debt, family, public benefits, elder law, foreclosure); apply through the statewide call center Mon-Fri 8:30a-4:30p or online.
Statewide programs that serve Jefferson County (13)
Alabama DHR - Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Housing Vouchers
Statewide (AL)
Time-limited (up to 3 years) Housing Choice Voucher for youth leaving foster care who are homeless or at risk, referred by DHR to the local housing authority.
Talladega campus: Moderate Care home for teen girls referred by DHR, Transition to Adult Living (women 19-24), Secure Dwellings housing for homeless children with female caregivers, Family Bridges reunification, therapeutic foster care.
Free, 24/7 referral line. Finds the smaller church and community funds near their address that open up week to week. Also 1-888-421-1266, or text a ZIP code to 898-211.
Independent living services for foster youth age 14+ in every county: life skills, transition planning, ILP funding, aftercare for youth 18-20 who left care and return to request services, D.R.E.A.M. youth council.