The Food Assistance Division administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Alabama. The Food Assistance Program's purpose is to end hunger and improve nutrition by providing monthly benefits to eligible low income households to help them buy the food they need for good health. You can apply online.

Alabama EBT Application

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a supplemental nutrition program for pregnant women, breastfeeding women, women who had a baby within the last six months, infants, and children under the age of five. One must meet income requirements and have a nutritional risk that proper nutrition could help to improve. You must apply in person.

Alabama WIC Information

Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements. The program is funded jointly by states and the federal government. You can apply online.

Alabama Medicaid Information

FGC offers childcare assistance along with many other resources such as counseling, early childhood services, and family services.

Family Guidance Center Website

Wiregrass Hope is a free pregnancy center in Dothan offering pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, STD/STI information, parenting classes, and a points shop for baby items. They are located at 171 Westgate Parkway, Dothan, AL 36303.

Wiregrass Hope Website

Beth Turner is a Registered Nurse and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant who has worked exclusively with mothers and babies for 18 years. She is able to accept insurance confirmed through The Lactation Network,.

Nourish Lactation Services

The mission of The Cloth Option is to advocate for and provide access to cloth diapers and other reusable hygiene products to reduce diaper need and protect our environment for future generations. They will send a box of cloth diapers and other supplies at no cost.

The Cloth Option Website

Dialing 2-1-1 connects you to a trained operator 24/7 that has access to a comprehensive database with a multitude of services in your community. 2-1-1 serves families from all walks of life, but most importantly benefits the most vulnerable populations such as the elderly, people with disabilities, and low-income by providing advocacy and making access to services easier. They are available 24/7 by dialing 2-1-1.

Wiregrass 211 Website

The House of Ruth provides safe temporary shelter for battered women and their children who had left their own homes to escape being hit and hurt.

24/7 Crisis Hotline: 334-793-2232

House of Ruth Website

The Exchange Center for Child Abuse Prevention provides therapy, classes, new parent support, and more to the Wiregrass community.

The Exchange Center

SpectraCare offers disability services, medical services, behavior health services, and comunity services.

SpectraCare

Dale County Pregnancy is a free pregnancy center in Dothan offering pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting classes, and a points shop for baby items.

Dale County Pregnancy Center

Help Me Grow (HMG) connects families to health and developmental resources so children (birth to age eight) can start school healthy and ready to succeed. With this proven model, HMG helps to ensure all children to have the best possible start in life.

Help Me Grow

DIAPER CLOSET - The Diaper Closet is designed to meet the basic need of families by supplying diapers no more than once a month to help keep babies clean, dry and healthy. When available, we have baby formula from time to time, call to check availability. 

Alabama Care Network is a free service open to Alabama Medicaid recipients. They offer services such as helping you find an OBGYN, family planning and birth control, and help with primary care. They also will help with wipes and diapers once a month. They are located at 3201 Montgomery Highway Suite 13, Dothan, Alabama 36303. Their phone numbers are 334-305-0150 or toll-free 1-833-296-5246.

Alabama Care Network