23 programs for help with Social Security, SSI, SSDI and Medicaid in Shelby County, Alabama, including 1 local options. Phone numbers, who qualifies and what to bring. Call first: funding opens and closes.
Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging
Local aging office: Medicare counseling, in-home waivers, meals, caregiver support.
205-670-5770Free, 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.
2-1-1Social Security Administration
Free job training, placement and benefits counseling so people on disability benefits can work.
1-866-968-7842Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Answers Medicare coverage, enrollment, billing and plan questions.
1-800-633-4227SAMHSA
24/7 free, confidential support for mental health, suicide or substance use crises. Call or text.
988Alabama Department of Senior Services
One number that connects older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers to local aging services and benefits help.
1-800-243-5463American Bar Association
Post a civil legal question online and a volunteer lawyer answers.
Online onlyLegal Services Alabama
Free online legal information, forms and self-help guides.
Online onlyAlabama Medicaid Agency
Health coverage for eligible low-income children, families, pregnant women, elderly and disabled Alabamians.
1-800-362-1504Alabama Department of Senior Services
Free, unbiased counseling on Medicare, Part D, Medicare Savings Programs, Medicaid and billing problems.
1-800-243-5463Alabama State Treasurer
Tax-advantaged savings for disability expenses that doesn't count against SSI or Medicaid limits.
1-833-711-2253U.S. Administration for Community Living
National line that connects older adults and caregivers to local aging services.
1-800-677-1116Social Security Administration
Lowers Medicare prescription drug premiums, deductibles and copays.
1-800-772-1213Alabama Department of Human Resources
Temporary cash help plus job training for low-income families with children.
Apply online or at the county DHR officeLegal Services Alabama
Free civil legal help: housing, benefits, consumer, family and elder law.
1-866-456-4995FCC / USAC
Monthly discount on phone or internet service.
1-800-234-9473Alabama Medicaid Agency
Pays Medicare Part B premiums and, for QMB, Part A premium, deductibles and coinsurance.
1-800-362-1504DHR Shelby County
Monthly grocery benefits, applied for at the county DHR office or online. Every dollar not spent on food can go toward the bill.
(205) 669-3000Social Security Administration
Monthly benefits for people who can't work because of a disability and have enough work credits.
1-800-772-1213Social Security Administration
Monthly cash for people with very low income and few resources who are 65+, blind, or disabled.
1-800-772-1213U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability compensation, pension, Aid & Attendance and other benefits for veterans and survivors.
1-800-827-1000Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs
Free help filing VA claims, appeals, Aid & Attendance and survivor benefits through county offices.
334-242-5077Alabama State Bar
Free civil legal help from volunteer attorneys. Jefferson County residents use Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham: 205-250-5198.
1-888-857-8571