Directory of Agencies and Programs

2-1-1 / First Call for Help - (256) 546-4357
A confidential and free information and referral service providing help in locating services for people with problems and needs.


4-H Clubs of Etowah County - (256) 547-7936
Assisting young people in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to become productive, self-directing, and contributing members of society.

American Red Cross - (256) 547-8667
Providing relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies through services that are consistent with its Congressional Charter.

James Barrie Center - (256) 543-1319
Reducing the risk and trauma of child abuse by helping families receive child-friendly services through the unique environment and activities provided.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters - (256) 546-5079
Positive youth movement in mentoring and supporting young people, typically from single-parent homes.
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Boy Scouts-Greater Alabama Council-Eastern Service Division - 1-888-490-8955
Serving others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential.

Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Alabama - (256) 546-5437
Enhancing the quality of life for boys and girls as participating members of a richly diverse urban society. With special concern for the disadvantaged, Boys and Girls Clubs help youth to help themselves realize their potential for growth and development.

Council on Aging - (256) 543-3616
Enhancing the quality of life of aging persons in Etowah County by planning, encouraging, and providing services sensitive to their current and emerging needs.

Darden Rehabilitation Center - (256) 547-5751
Enabling Alabama’s citizens with severe disabilities to reach their maximum potential.

Easter Seals Alabama - (256) 549-0044
Providing program services, advocacy, public education, government and public relations, and technological assistance for people with disabilities, their families and friends.

Emergency Food & Shelter Program - (256) 547-2581
Supplementing and expanding the work of local social service agencies, both nonprofit and governmental, in an effort to help people with economic (not disaster-related) emergencies.

Emergency Foster Homes - (256) 549-4170
Providing dependent, neglected, and abused children emergency foster care placements, clothing, and other resources.

Etowah Community Food Bank - (256) 494-9608
Providing food to the needy through local agency distributors for families and shelters.

Family Success Center - (256) 547-6888
Promote the well-being of children by strengthening the families of Etowah County.

Gadsden Community Education Program - (256) 549-2925
Reaching, teaching, and retaining the undereducated adult to enable the adult to acquire the competencies and skills for literate functioning necessary for living and working successfully in society.

Girl Scouts, Cahaba Council - 1-800-734-4541 or (256) 543-8033
Inspiring girls, ages 5-17, with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism and service that they may become happy and resourceful citizens.

Home Health Services - (256) 547-5012
Providing health services to homebound, sick patients needing assistance with bed baths, linen changes, passive exercises and other personal care needs of the patient.

Long-Term Recovery - (256) 547-2581
A partnership among helping organizations bringing together resources that effectively assist families touched by disasters.

MANNA - (256) 543-5876
Maintaining the physical and emotional well-being of the elderly homebound citizens by providing a daily adequate, hot meal that meets the dietary needs of the recipient.

Mental Health Alabama of Etowah County - (256) 492-3381
Working for mental health and victory over mental illness, promoting mental health, preventing mental illness, and improving the care and treatment of the mentally ill.

Northeast Alabama Kidney Association - (256) 547-2204
Providing financial assistance to dialysis patients in Etowah County for medicine and transportation; educating the public concerning kidney disease; supporting research to find a cure for kidney disease.

Etowah Free Community Clinic/PRN - (256) 546-3456
Provides primary health care services to residents of Etowah County for both acute and chronic conditions for patients without insurance, Medicaid, Medicare.  Patient advocates provide applications, education, and assistance to the elderly, diabled, and uninsured who cannot afford to buy their prescription medicine.

Rose Haven, Center for Domestic Violence - (256) 543-2408
Providing safe, confidential shelter, crisis intervention, and advocacy for these victims who are primarily women and children.

The Salvation Army - (256) 546-4673
Providing basic necessities of food, clothes, shelter, and work to promote spiritual, moral, and physical well being.

Snellgrove Civitan Center - (256) 547-6621
Providing activities which emphasize social development, self-care skills, and other areas intended to assist adults in living as normal as possible.

Success By 6 - (256) 547-2581
A children’s initiative to discover ways to ensure all children are prepared and ready to succeed as they enter first grade.

Thirteenth Place - (256) 547-8971
Providing fast, free, and confidential help for youth in crisis.

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) - Hand-in-Hand - (256) 546-2799
Providing quality services for persons with disabilities; empowering those we serve to live full and meaningful lives.

YMCA - (256) 547-4947
Promoting healthy lifestyles, developing leadership in youth, strengthening families, and assisting in community development.