Lee County assistance programs

Help for paying medical and hospital bills

The Andrew Willis Memorial Emergency Fund, which is partly supported by the United Way, helps pay for medical expenses and hospital bills for low income and impoverished children. Get help with such health care expenses as doctor and dental bills and medical prescriptions. Dial (334) 737-1100 to learn more, or find additional medical bill assistance programs.

Access food and groceries

The Food Bank of East Alabama (334-821-9006) works with local charities to get food to where it is needed most. They contribute the distribution of donated and purchased food through qualified agencies and charities such as shelters, soup kitchens, senior programs, emergency food pantries, non-profit agencies and community centers. You can call them to learn where you can pick up your free food from.

 

 

Help for paying energy bills

The local community action agency, Alabama Council on Human Relations, Inc., administers several services and programs for people in need of help. The programs include a wide range of helping programs such as Energy Assistance and Emergency Crisis Intervention. The agency helps people in Auburn and Lee County, Alabama.

 

 

Health, dental, and dental care

Two different non-profit organizations to stop by at for either medical care, or to get additional information, include Mercy Medical Clinic for Family Care ((334) 501-1081) as well as Medicaid Agency (phone number (334) 502-5446).

  • Mercy Medical Clinic for Family Care - This clinic provides medical help to low income patients who do not have health insurance. Medical professionals, nurses, and doctors provide family medical and dental care for residents of Lee County Alabama.
     
  • Medicaid Agency - The program provides referrals and information on Alabama and federal government programs. Get information and referral/ ambulance service where medically necessary for Medicaid eligible patients across the area.

Emergency financial assistance

If you are facing a short term crisis, and need emergency help, the Auburn Salvation Army (phone number (334) 826-0073) and the William Mason Emergency Fund ((334) 745-5540) both provide emergency assistance.

  • Auburn Salvation Army - This agency offers emergency assistance, including clothes, food, utility help, and medical bill help, to the less fortunate of Lee County who are facing a hardship or a dire circumstance. Financial assistance is provided to individuals according to need, without discrimination to the person on their circumstances.
     
  • William Mason Emergency Fund - This fund also provides emergency assistance, information and referral services to individuals in need of rent help, food, shelter, medicine, electric bill assistance, doctor visits, medical bills, transportation, clothing, and other crisis and emergency needs.

 

 

 
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