The Family Assistance Program provides financial assistance to meet basic needs for families with a dependent child under age 18 or age 19 if s/he is a full time student in a secondary school or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training and whose income and resources do not exceed established agency standards.

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Alabama, either pregnant or responsible for a child under 19 years of age, a US national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident, have low or very low income, and be either under-employed (working for very low wages), unemployed or about to become unemployed.

To view additional eligibility requirements for the program, please visit:

http://www.dhr.state.al.us/page.asp?pageid=359

For more information on Alabama Family Assistance, please contact your local Department of Human Resources office. Contact information can be found at:

http://www.dhr.state.al.us/counties.asp

Or you can call the main office for the Department of Human Resources:
334-242-1310