211 Information and Referral of Northwest Alabama

09/15/2026

United Way of Northwest Alabama and 211 were proud to attend the Resource & Job Fair presented by Bevill State Community College and their Workforce Solutions program! 🎉

It was a great event filled with amazing agencies, organizations, and employers all coming together to connect the Marion County community with valuable resources, employment opportunities, and support.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to connect with community partners and share how 211 can help individuals and families find local resources and services.

Need help finding resources in your community?

📞 Call 211 or 888-421-1266
📱 Text your ZIP code to 898-211
💻 Visit 211ConnectsAlabama.org

211 is free, confidential, and available 24/7 to connect you with local resources.

09/14/2026

ICYMI.

If you are in need of food assistance, please call 211.

09/02/2026

*MARION & WINSTON COUNTIES*

09/02/2026

🎄❤️ Christmas assistance has already begun!

The Salvation Army of the Shoals Angel Tree registration is now open! 🎁 If you or someone you know may need help with Christmas this year, check out the flyer below for registration information and eligibility details. *COLBERT, LAUDERDALE, AND FRANKLIN CO.*

More holiday assistance programs will be opening soon! Need help finding Christmas or holiday assistance? Call 2-1-1 and let us help connect you with available local resources.

📞 Dial 2-1-1
🌐 https://www.211connectsalabama.org/

09/01/2026

💜 September is Recovery Month! 💜

Recovery looks different for everyone, and knowing where to start can feel overwhelming. That’s where 211 can help.

Looking for substance use treatment, recovery support, counseling, or behavioral health resources? Call 2-1-1. We’ll help connect you with local and national resources to find the next step.

You don’t have to navigate it alone. 💜

08/27/2026

Save the date!

Something special is coming. 🦋

**NINE • TWO • FIVE**
September 25, 2026

Save the date for a very special announcement from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and United Way of Northwest Alabama.

We can’t tell you everything just yet… but trust us, you’ll want to be part of this one. ❤️📚

More details coming soon!

08/25/2026

It is with tremendous sadness that we mourn the loss of the incomparable Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s music, talent, wit and unmistakable spirit inspired millions of people around the world. But perhaps even more remarkable was the way she used that extraordinary life to make the lives of others better. Her warmth, her generosity, and her ability to make people feel seen and valued were unmatched.

For all of us at United Way of Northwest Alabama, Dolly’s legacy is especially personal.

Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, she turned a simple but powerful belief; that every child should grow up with books in their home; into a movement that has changed the lives of millions of children and families. We are incredibly proud to carry a small piece of that legacy forward by bringing the Imagination Library to children here in Northwest Alabama.

Every book we mail. Every child who discovers the joy of reading. Every bedtime story shared between a parent and a child. That is Dolly’s legacy, too.

She showed us what can happen when enormous talent is matched by an equally enormous heart.

May we all strive to walk through this world a little more like Dolly - with kindness, joy, generosity, humor and an unwavering belief that we can make life better for someone else.

We will miss her more than words can say.

In Dolly We Trust. ❤️

08/17/2026

💙 THANK YOU, FIRST SOUTHERN BANK! 💙

211 and United Way of Northwest Alabama are incredibly grateful to the entire First Southern Bank team for their generous support of our Dress for Success Clothing Closet! 👔👗

Donations were collected from their Florence Main Branch, Muscle Shoals, Killen, St. Florian, Marshall County Branch, Operations, and Mortgage Departments. 🙌

These donations will help individuals in our community access professional clothing as they prepare for employment and work toward a brighter future.

Thank you, First Southern Bank, for helping 211 connect people to the resources they need! ❤️