Alabama resources for: Need a job or steady income
Help with need a job or steady income in Alabama, from the DRR Resource Navigator. Statewide programs first, then local resources by county.
Statewide programs (any Alabama county)
- United Way 2-1-1 — Phone: 2-1-1 — 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. — Who qualifies: Anyone — Website: https://www.211connectsalabama.org
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-293-7500 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 560 S Lawrence St, Montgomery 36104
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) — Phone: 1-800-772-1213 — Monthly benefits for people who can't work because of a disability and have enough work credits. — Who qualifies: Workers with a qualifying disability and enough work history — Website: https://www.ssa.gov/applyfordisability/
- Ticket to Work — Phone: 1-866-968-7842 — Free job training, placement and benefits counseling so people on disability benefits can work. — Who qualifies: Ages 18-64 receiving SSDI or SSI based on disability — Website: https://choosework.ssa.gov — Email: TicketToWork@ssa.gov
- Family Assistance (TANF) and JOBS — Phone: Apply online or at the county DHR office — Temporary cash help plus job training for low-income families with children. — Who qualifies: Low-income families with children under 18 — Website: https://dhr.alabama.gov/family-assistance/
- Unemployment Compensation — Phone: 1-866-234-5382 — Weekly payments to workers who lost a job through no fault of their own. — Who qualifies: Workers unemployed through no fault of their own — Website: https://adol.alabama.gov/divisions/unemployment-compensation/
- AlabamaWorks Career Centers — Phone: 334-309-9000 — Job search, resume help and training referrals at 57 career centers statewide. — Who qualifies: Any job seeker — Website: https://workforce.alabama.gov/job-seekers/career-centers/ — Email: helpdesk.alabamaworks@workforce.alabama.gov
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) — Phone: 1-800-243-5463 — Paid part-time job training (about 20 hours a week) to help older workers into regular jobs. — Who qualifies: Age 55+, unemployed, income under 125% of poverty — Website: https://alabamaageline.gov/scsep/ — Email: ageline@adss.alabama.gov
- ADRS Vocational Rehabilitation (equipment for work) — Phone: 1-800-441-7607 — Can pay for medical equipment, assistive devices and job-site changes a person with a disability needs to get or keep a job or go to school. — Who qualifies: Alabamians with a disability who want to work — Website: https://www.rehab.alabama.gov/services/vr/vr
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 251-479-8611 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 3101 International Dr, Bldg 7, Mobile 36606
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-566-2491 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 110 Troy Plaza St, Troy 36081
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-290-4400 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 236 Goodwin Crest Dr, Homewood 35209
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-566-2491 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 110 Troy Plaza St, Troy 36081
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-222-4114 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1082 Village Square Dr, Suite 1, Andalusia 36420
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-240-8800 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1910 Coleman Rd, Anniston 36207
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-749-1259 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 520 W Thomason Circle, Opelika 36801
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-547-6974 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 225 E Broad St, Gadsden 35903
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-293-7500 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 560 S Lawrence St, Montgomery 36104
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 251-246-5708 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1401 Forest Ave, Jackson 36545
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 251-246-5708 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1401 Forest Ave, Jackson 36545
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-761-6800 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 31 Arnold St, Talladega 35160
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-240-8800 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1910 Coleman Rd, Anniston 36207
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-222-4114 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1082 Village Square Dr, Suite 1, Andalusia 36420
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-381-3184 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1615 Trojan Dr, Suite 2, Muscle Shoals 35661
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-222-4114 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1082 Village Square Dr, Suite 1, Andalusia 36420
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-761-6800 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 31 Arnold St, Talladega 35160
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-222-4114 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1082 Village Square Dr, Suite 1, Andalusia 36420
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-566-2491 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 110 Troy Plaza St, Troy 36081
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-353-2754 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 4104-2 Hwy 31 S, Bldg 2, Decatur 35603
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-699-8600 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 795 Ross Clark Circle, Suite 2, Dothan 36303
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-877-2927 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 722B Alabama Ave, Selma 36701
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-547-6974 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 225 E Broad St, Gadsden 35903
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-293-7500 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 560 S Lawrence St, Montgomery 36104
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 251-479-8611 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 3101 International Dr, Bldg 7, Mobile 36606
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-547-6974 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 225 E Broad St, Gadsden 35903
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-381-3184 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1615 Trojan Dr, Suite 2, Muscle Shoals 35661
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-699-8600 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 795 Ross Clark Circle, Suite 2, Dothan 36303
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-699-8600 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 795 Ross Clark Circle, Suite 2, Dothan 36303
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-699-8600 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 795 Ross Clark Circle, Suite 2, Dothan 36303
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-650-1700 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 3000 Johnson Rd SW, Huntsville 35805
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-290-4400 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 236 Goodwin Crest Dr, Homewood 35209
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-381-3184 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1615 Trojan Dr, Suite 2, Muscle Shoals 35661
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-353-2754 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 4104-2 Hwy 31 S, Bldg 2, Decatur 35603
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-749-1259 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 520 W Thomason Circle, Opelika 36801
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-353-2754 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 4104-2 Hwy 31 S, Bldg 2, Decatur 35603
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-877-2927 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 722B Alabama Ave, Selma 36701
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-293-7500 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 560 S Lawrence St, Montgomery 36104
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-650-1700 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 3000 Johnson Rd SW, Huntsville 35805
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-381-3184 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1615 Trojan Dr, Suite 2, Muscle Shoals 35661
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-547-6974 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 225 E Broad St, Gadsden 35903
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 251-479-8611 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 3101 International Dr, Bldg 7, Mobile 36606
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 251-246-5708 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1401 Forest Ave, Jackson 36545
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-293-7500 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 560 S Lawrence St, Montgomery 36104
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-353-2754 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 4104-2 Hwy 31 S, Bldg 2, Decatur 35603
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-293-7500 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 560 S Lawrence St, Montgomery 36104
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-566-2491 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 110 Troy Plaza St, Troy 36081
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-240-8800 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1910 Coleman Rd, Anniston 36207
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-749-1259 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 520 W Thomason Circle, Opelika 36801
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-547-6974 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 225 E Broad St, Gadsden 35903
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-290-4400 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 236 Goodwin Crest Dr, Homewood 35209
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 256-761-6800 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 31 Arnold St, Talladega 35160
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-749-1259 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 520 W Thomason Circle, Opelika 36801
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-554-1300 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Pkwy E, Suite 300, Tuscaloosa 35405
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-221-7840 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 4505 Hwy 78 E, Suite 300, Jasper 35501
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 251-246-5708 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 1401 Forest Ave, Jackson 36545
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 334-877-2927 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 722B Alabama Ave, Selma 36701
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Phone: 205-221-7840 — Job training, placement and support for teens and adults with disabilities who want to work. — Who qualifies: People with a disability who want to work — Address: 4505 Hwy 78 E, Suite 300, Jasper 35501
Jefferson County, Alabama — Job / Income
- Hope Inspired Ministries — Phone: (334) 649-4330 — Nine-week job-readiness program: interview skills, resumes, financial literacy and conflict resolution. 85–90% of graduates find work. — Who qualifies: Unemployed or underemployed adults — Address: Birmingham site: 900 38th St N, Birmingham — Website: https://hopeinspiredministries.org/
- United Ability adult day program — Phone: 205-944-3900 — Day program for adults with disabilities, plus therapy and employment services. — Who qualifies: Adults with disabilities — Website: https://unitedability.org/
Lowndes County, Alabama — Job / Income
- Hope Inspired Ministries — Phone: (334) 649-4330 — Nine-week job-readiness program: interview skills, resumes, financial literacy and conflict resolution. 85–90% of graduates find work. — Who qualifies: Unemployed or underemployed adults — Address: Birmingham site: 900 38th St N, Birmingham — Website: https://hopeinspiredministries.org/
Montgomery County, Alabama — Job / Income
- Hope Inspired Ministries — Phone: (334) 649-4330 — Nine-week job-readiness program: interview skills, resumes, financial literacy and conflict resolution. 85–90% of graduates find work. — Who qualifies: Unemployed or underemployed adults — Address: Birmingham site: 900 38th St N, Birmingham — Website: https://hopeinspiredministries.org/