Providing hope to families in the greater Birmingham area by providing sustainable solutions to challenges they face. We assist in education, child care, job readiness, safe and affordable housing, health and nutrition, and crisis relief through our hub partnerships.

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Founded in 1991 as Sav-A-Life East Positive choices changed their name in June of 2015. Positive Choices is a locally organized and funded Christian outreach. All services are free. The desire of Positive Choices is to make the truth about unborn life and abortion known in our community and particularly to those facing an unplanned pregnancy.

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Men of Acts is part of the Men on Mission ministry that serves our neighbors through local building and repair projects on a needed basis.

To volunteer to be a part of this team .

We, the Men on Mission, will use our God-given abilities to assist other churches with construction and maintenance of building to the glory of God, because we have a great commitment to the Great Commandment and His Great Commission to make disciples of all people.

“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” Psalm 127:1

To be a part of this team and trip email  or .

Stephen Ministry is a one-on-one peer-led ministry that helps people navigate the difficulties that this life holds.

“To equip his people for the works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” Ephesians 4: 12-13

Going through a difficult time? for help.

Interested in becoming a Stephen Minister? and let us know!

Each Hope Lodge offers cancer patients and their caregivers a free place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment may be in another city. Hope Lodge provides a nurturing, home-like environment where guests can retreat to private rooms or connect with others. Every Hope Lodge also offers a variety of resources and information about cancer and how best to fight the disease.

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:12-13

If you or your small groups are interested in providing grocery items to feed the families that are staying in Hope Lodge, contact for the latest needs.

aTeam is a group of caring individuals committed to offering spiritual, financial, and emotional support to children and their families coping with pediatric cancer. We support these families through a variety of programs including prayer teams, Home Away from Home lodging, financial grants, and numerous events and activities.

If you are interested in partnering with aTeam ministries, .

Threads of Love, through the effort and support of many participants in chapters across the country, provides clothing, blankets and other handmade articles for tiny premature and sick infants. Threads of Love desires to show God’s love to the parents and loved ones of these babies in their time of uncertainty.

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I consecrated you.” Jeremiah 1:5

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Hope Inspired Ministries “HIM” is a faith-based, local non-profit designed to train chronically unemployed men and women to obtain and maintain employment. HIM believes the best way to help the poor is to train them in ways to become self-sufficient by utilizing the gifts and abilities that our Creator has bestowed upon each person. In doing so HIM hopes to bring honor to our God by the transformation produced in the students of Hope Inspired Ministries.

“You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.” Psalm 128:2

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The promise of Jimmie Hale Mission is to provide pathways to recovery from the root causes of homelessness and unhealthy living through their proven process of compassion, guidance and accountability grounded in Christian faith.

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The purpose of TEAM is to help meet the needs of those in our community who are struggling to provide food for their families. For more information on TEAM . There is a bin for donations on the mission wall.

FBCT partners with Bishop Bennie Stanford and Bethlehem Christian Church in Fort Deposit Alabama to help meet the great physical and spiritual needs in this neighboring community.

We facilitate two large projects a year:

• Jana’s Kids: School Supplies
• Christmas in July-Toy Drive for Ft. Deposit: To participate in this festive mission look for the Christmas tree set up on the mission wall throughout the month of July (gifts will be delivered the following December)

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Higher Ground Jail and Prison Ministries is a ministry led by Gary VanStone. Gary works within the Shelby County Jail and Coosa Valley Youth Services in Anniston, distributing Bibles and ministering to those incarcerated there. He also leads chapel services at the Jimmie Hale Mission, the State Veterans Home in Pell City and donates devotional booklets to the ladies at the Lovelady Center.

For more information on Higher Ground Prison Ministry .

Changed Lives Christian Center “CLCC” is a Christ-centered ministry managed by and in partnership with The Foundry Ministries, that offers transitional housing for men who desire to break the cycle of homelessness in their own lives, whether from the economic recession or other personal issues such as substance abuse and/or mental illness.

Please for more information. We will soon be offering online sign up for this opportunity!

Free Mobile Summer Food Program

For children who rely on free or reduced lunch during the school year, Summer Break leaves a gap in food security. The Community Food Bank of Central Alabama estimates that 100,000+ lose access to food during summer break. The YMCA of Greater Birmingham is committed to serving families who face this reality. Returning in Summer 2026, the YMCA is delivering free food to residential communities identified as food insecure. The Summer Food Program brings the YMCA and its services to those who could benefit the most and leverages volunteerism and community partnership to propel the program.

For more information on YMCA Summer Lunches, .