RESOURCES

Resourceful Links

Government and Helpful Information

Here are some helpful links on immigration and resources available to immigrant families. Please let us know if you are looking for a resource that is not listed below and we will be glad to connect you with that information.

Area English Classes

Jefferson County

Dawson Memorial Baptist Church

1114 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209

  • Teaching ESL & citizenship classes; help with driver’s license test
  • Transportation and childcare provided

(205) 871-7324

Briarwood Presbyterian Church

2200 Briarwood Way, Birmingham, AL 35243

  • Free nursery for 0-5 yrs old

Contact Courtney McGregor – (205) 776-5343
cmcgregor@briarwood.org

The Church at Brook Hills

3145 Brook Highlands Parkway, Birmingham, 35242

  • Childcare provided.

E-mail Grace: gthornton@brookhills.org

Hispanic Social Services (La Casita)

92 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209

(205) 876-8190

Homewood Public Library

1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209

Contact Stephanie: sylas@literacy-council.org

The Literacy Council

2301 1st Ave. North, Birmingham, AL 35203

E-mail: learnenglish@literacy-council.org

Hunter Street Baptist Church

2600 John Hawkins Pwky, Hoover, AL 35244

  • Free childcare
  • Wednesday mornings 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Call (205) 985-7295 for more information on Hunter Street ESL.

Ministry Center at Green Springs

2230 Green Springs Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35205

  • Childcare and learning activities provided birth through Grade 6

(205) 326-1211

Shelby County

Jefferson State Community College – Shelby Campus)

4600 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL 35242

  • Assist with preparation for the Citizenship test

Call Chelsie Hawkins (205-856-7945) 
E-mail: chawkins@jeffersonstate.edu

Briarwood Presbyterian Church–Hispanic Congregation

(New Hope Presbyterian Church, off Hwy 119), 5521 Double Oak Lane, Birmingham, AL 35242

  • Childcare provided

Contact Courtney McGregor at 205-776-5343 or cmcgregor@briarwood.org

Parnell Memorial Library

277 Park Road, Montevallo, AL 35115

(205) 665-9207

Westwood Baptist Church

1155 Alabaster Blvd., Alabaster, AL 35007

  • Free childcare for 6wks to 5th grade

205-664-0122

Shelby Baptist Association

205 Walton Street, Columbiana, AL 35051

Contact Rebekah Parr: (205) 669-7858
rebekah@shelbybaptist.org

Tuscaloosa County

Global Café

The University of Alabama

1114 Capital Hall Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Phone: 205-348-7392

First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa

721 Greensboro Avenue Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

  • Childcare and bus services available

E-mail: bethany@fbctuscaloosa.org

Northport Baptist

1004 Main Avenue, Northport, AL 35476

  • Childcare and bus services available.

Contact (205) 310-2315 or Gina Miller at gina_miller@icloud.com for more information.

Big Hurricane Church

11216 Big Hurricane Road, Brookwood, AL 35244

E-mail: bighurricanechurch@gmail.com

Shelton State Community College

 

C.A. Fredd Campus – 3401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

(205) 391-2611

Adult Education Enrollment

Contact Mary Rainey at mrainey@sheltonstate.edu

(205) 391-2675 or

Kristen Bobo, Director of Adult Education at
kbobo@sheltonstate.edu
(205) 391-2638

Emmanuel Baptist Church

4612 Rice Mine Road NE, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

(205) 345-2997 or info@emmanueltuscaloosa.org
tallen@emmanueltuscaloosa.org

Madison County

First Baptist Church of Huntsville

600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801

  • Childcare available for children through 5 years old.

(256) 428-9400
info@fbchsv.org

FB page: English Conversation Classes FBC

Calhoun Community College

Must take TABE CLAS-E test for proper class placement

Huntsville contact: dawn.reimer@calhoun.edu 
(256) 890-4793
Decatur contact: zeina.jeries@calhoun.edu
(256) 306-2830

Website: https://calhoun.edu/english-as-a-second-language/

Weatherly Heights Baptist Church

1306 Cannstatt Dr, Huntsville, AL 35803

Call/text (256) 656-3173
E-mail: weatherlyesl@gmail.com

Downtown Huntsville Library

915 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, AL 35801

Contact Zeina Jeries 256-890-4793
E-mail: zeina.jeries@calhoun.edu

 

Asbury Church

980 Hughes Road, Madison, AL 35758

  • Childcare available with reservation

Contact Jackie Norton
(256) 289-0738
E-mail: lnortonsnotes@aol.com

Lee County

Lakeview Baptist Church

1600 East Glenn Avenue, Auburn, AL 36830

  • Childcare provided
  • Transportation available
  • Free meal (donations appreciated)

Call (334) 887-7094
E-mail: internationals@lakeviewbaptist.org

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish

1100 North College Street, Auburn, AL 36830

(334) 887-5540

Lee County Literacy Coalition

505 West Thomason Circle, Opelika, AL 36801

  • ESL Book Club

(334) 705-0001

Montgomery County

First Baptist Church Montgomery

305 South Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36104

Contacts:

Charlotte at africapetitions@gmail.com or (334) 467-6676

Ruth at mckinneyfam1@yahoo.com or (540) 846-3103

 

Coosada Baptist Church

120 Kennedy Ave (Annex Building), Coosada, AL 36020

(334) 285-4225

E-mail: eslcoosada@gmail.com

Trenholm State Community College – Patterson Campus

3920 Troy Hwy, Montgomery, AL 36116

Contact (334) 420-4348 or (334) 420-4351
E-mail: adulteducation@trenholmstate.edu

 

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