Flagship event
2026 CAAA & Building Alabama Reinvestment (BAR) Joint Conference
Connect. Learn. Lead. Transform Communities.
- Dates
- May 12–15, 2026
- Venue
- Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama
SEACAA Annual Conference
Join us at the SEACAA Annual Conference
Connect with Community Action leaders from across the Southeast. Explore the 2026 agenda and register for sessions that strengthen our network.
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Quick resource navigator
What kind of help do you need today?
Choose a category to see what Community Action Agencies offer, what to bring to an appointment and who serves your county.
- Energy & Utility AssistanceHelp with power bills, shutoff notices and cooling or heating crises (LIHEAP).
- HousingRent and deposit help, eviction prevention, housing counseling and referrals.
- WeatherizationFree home energy upgrades that lower bills and improve comfort and safety.
- Head Start & Early ChildhoodFree early learning, health screenings and family support for young children.
- Food & NutritionFood boxes, pantry partners, SNAP application help and nutrition education.
- Workforce & EducationJob readiness, training scholarships, GED support and career coaching.
- TransportationRides to work, medical appointments and rural transit connections.
- Emergency AssistanceCrisis funds, disaster recovery help and short-term stabilization.
- Senior ServicesMeals, wellness checks, in-home support and benefits enrollment.
Search by ZIP or county
Find the agency that serves your community
Alabama's Community Action network covers all 67 counties. Local agencies deliver the services; CAAA supports them.
Smart Agency Finder
Enter a ZIP code or pick a county to see which Community Action Agency serves you and what they offer.
Results appear here. Agency records come from the CAAA directory.
Source: ZIP matching uses a prefix table covering major Alabama areas. If your ZIP is not recognized, choose your county instead — county assignments follow ADECA's CSBG service territories.
ACS 2023 5-year estimates
Alabama Community Need at a Glance
Community need across all 67 Alabama counties, from the latest U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
U.S. Census ACS 5-yearReleased December 2024 (ACS 2019–2023 5-year release)
Alabama population
5,054,253
ACS 5-year total across all 67 counties
Poverty rate
15.7%
Residents below the federal poverty level
Child poverty rate
21.5%
Residents under 18 in poverty
Median household income
$63,425
Population-weighted county medians
Households on SNAP
13.6%
Received SNAP in the past 12 months
Renter cost burden
38.8%
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Uninsured residents
9.4%
No health insurance coverage
Counties covered
67
Every Alabama county has Community Action coverage
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023). Statewide figures are population-weighted averages of the published county estimates.
Interactive Alabama map
Need and response, county by county
Explore all 67 counties. The full dashboard adds twelve Census indicators, multi-year trends and agency drill-downs.
Poverty rate
U.S. Census ACS 5-yearPoverty rate · ACS 2023
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Hover, focus or select a county marker to see its value. Keyboard users can use the ranked list below.
Highest need / activity
Community Needs Assessment insights
Eight forces shaping poverty in Alabama
Each insight pairs a published statewide Census indicator with what member agencies see on the ground.
Housing Affordability
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Statewide ACS indicator · Composite
Cost burden is the most common reason households first contact an agency.
See county detailEnergy Burden
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Statewide ACS indicator · Composite
Weatherization lowers bills permanently; crisis payments only buy time.
See county detailFood Access
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Statewide ACS indicator · Composite
Rural pantry deserts overlap with the highest transportation gaps.
See county detailChildcare Capacity
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Statewide ACS indicator · Composite
Childcare supply is a workforce constraint, not only a family issue.
See county detailTransportation
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Statewide ACS indicator · Composite
No ride means missed work, missed clinic visits and lost placements.
See county detailWorkforce
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Statewide ACS indicator · Composite
Bundled supports beat referral volume for 90-day job retention.
See county detailHealth Access
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Statewide ACS indicator · Composite
Co-locating screenings with intake reaches households referrals miss.
See county detailBroadband & Digital Access
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Statewide ACS indicator · Composite
Device, service and skills have to arrive together to stick.
See county detail
Events
Come together with Alabama's poverty-fighting network
- 13Oct
2026 SEACAA Annual Conference
Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, SC
- 7Apr
Weatherization Fundamentals (3-day)
CAAA Training Center, Birmingham
- 21Apr
Quality Control Inspector Certification Prep
Wallace State Community College, Hanceville
- 26Mar
Latest news
From across the network
Policy/Legislative
CAAA previews the Alabama Community Impact Hub
A single place for Alabamians to find help and for agencies, funders and legislators to see community need alongside Community Action's response.
March 10, 2026 · 4 min read
- Energy
Energy burden keeps climbing in rural Alabama counties
Hub modelling shows the widest gap between household energy costs and income concentrated in the Black Belt and Wiregrass.
- Training
New weatherization crew pipeline opens 40 training seats
Fundamentals, QCI prep and energy auditor tracks expand across four host sites this spring.
- Housing
Eviction diversion: a court-connected model member agencies are testing
A court-connected referral model pairs legal navigation with short-term rental assistance.
Training & professional development
Build the workforce that lowers Alabama's energy bills
CAAA runs weatherization and professional development training for the network: certification pathways, field practicums, waitlists and automatic certificate renewal reminders.
Weatherization Fundamentals
April 7–9, 2026 · CAAA Training Center, Birmingham · 7 seats left
Energy Auditor Field Skills
May 5–7, 2026 · Mobile Community Action Training Bay · 9 seats left
Family Community Coach (FCC) Training
May 12–13, 2026 (at Joint Conference) · Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel · 9 seats left
Ask CAAA · AI resource assistant
Plain answers, drawn only from approved CAAA sources
Ask what a programme covers, what to bring to an appointment, or who serves your county. Every answer cites the CAAA page it came from — and always reminds you that eligibility and programme availability are determined by your local agency, not by this tool.
Example
"My power is about to be cut off in Dothan. What do I do?"
Contact the Community Action Agency serving Houston County about energy crisis assistance, bring your shutoff notice and ID, and ask about weatherization to lower future bills.
Sources: Energy & Utility Assistance · Document checklist · Agency Locator. Eligibility and availability are determined by your local agency.
Partners
We do this with others
State agencies, coalitions, funders and nonprofits that extend the reach of Community Action in Alabama.
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
State agency
Alabama Department of Human Resources
State agency
Alabama Department of Public Health
State agency
Building Alabama Reinvestment (BAR)
Coalition
Community Action Partnership (National)
National association
Southeast Association of Community Action Agencies
Regional association
Feeding Alabama
Nonprofit network
Alabama Community College System
Education
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