Food Assistance
More than 40 million people in the United States experience hunger. In 2017, more than 12% of all US households were food insecure, meaning that households were unable to have reliable food sources for all members of their household. If you are struggling with food insecurity, please review the available resource information below.
If you know of someone who is need of assistance, please complete this Referral Form and an ESCC staff member will contact you.
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On Campus Assistance
Weevil Pantry
ESCC’s Weevil Pantry is available to students on both the Enterprise and Ozark campuses. The Enterprise campus’s Weevil Pantry is located in Boll Weevil Central of Snuggs Hall (Library). The Ozark campus’s Weevil Pantry is located in the ATTC Breakroom. Students are free to come and go to pick up non-perishable food items.
Telephone: (334) 347-2623 ext. 2259
Email: advising@escc.edu
Boll Weevil Blessings Box
The Boll Weevil Blessings Box is located in the Student Center Lobby. Feel free to grab any food items clothing, or any other donated items available.
Care Packages
In partnership with the Heart of Alabama Food Bank (formerly known as Montgomery Area Food Bank), ESCC has care packages available for students. Packages are available at specific times of each semester and communication is sent out to all students.
Telephone: (334) 347-2623 ext. 2235
Email: deanofstudents@escc.edu
Other Organizations
Wiregrass 2-1-1
Wiregrass 2-1-1 connects you with an information and referral specialist that will help you find the services you need.
Telephone: 2-1-1
Text: 888-421-1266
Website: 211connectsalabama.org
Christian Mission Centers
Christian Mission Centers helps with food crisis situations. Different food assistance includes:
- Hot meals for the homebound
- Food boxes/Food pantry
- Walk up meals
- Holiday meals
Telephone: (334) 393-2607
Email: beneveolence@christmissions.org
Website: christmissions.org
Manna House of The Grace Place Church
Manna House of The Grace Place Church helps with food pantry assistance.
Telephone: (334) 347-5214
Email: gpmanna@mygpchurch.com
Website: mygpchurch.com
SARCOA
The SARCOA Area Agency on Aging has multiple services available:
- Meal program
- Community Christmas project
- Senior centers
- Caregiver assistance
- Medicaid waiver
- Prescription drug assistance
- State health insurance & legal assistance
- Aging & disability resource center
- Returning home after hospitalization
- Long-term care resources
Telephone: (334) 793-6843
Website: sarcoa.org
Department of Human Resources
The Department of Human Resources houses many different support resources. They include:
- Family assistance
- Child support services
- Family services
- Child care
- Jobs
- Food assistance (Food Stamps)
- Adult protective services
Telephone (Coffee County): (334) 348-2000
Email: coffee@dhr.alabama.org
Website: dhr.alabama.gov
If you do not live in Coffee County, visit dhr.alabama.gov/county-office-contact to view contact information by county in the state of Alabama.
Organized Community Action Program, Inc.
The Organized Community Action Program, Inc.is a self-help agency which provides an opportunity for human dignity by providing:
- Decent housing
- Food
- Clothing
- Health assistance
- Counseling
- Referrals
- Education
- Job placement
Telephone: (334) 566-1712
Website: ocaptroy.org
Missions Point
Mission Point (Dale County Rescue Mission)is a shelter in Ozark, Alabama. They provide men with shelter and three meals of non-perishable foods.
Telephone: (334) 774-6553
Hunger Solutions Institute
Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute provides an interactive map to find food resources near you.
Website: hsi.auburn.edu
Dothan Rescue Mission
The Dothan Rescue Mission is a haven of hope for the lost and lonely and who call the streets their home. They have a forty-one-year history of providing lifelines for those drowning in the waves of adversity and the undertow of addiction.
They offer hot food, clean clothing, temporary shelter, and the possibility of a more abundant life.
Telephone: (334) 794-4637
Email: bbhardy@dothanrescuemission.com
Website: dothanrescuemission.com
Coffee County Family Services
Coffee County Family Services helps families with meeting needs and finding resources. They can assist with:
- Long & short-term planning for family stability
- Finding solutions to family problems
- Assist with education & employment referral
- Housing
- Food
- Utilities
- Counseling
- Court Advocacy
Telephone: (334) 393-8538
Email: famservicear@centurylink.net
Friendship Mission
Friendship Mission provides shelter for men, women, and children in Montgomery, Alabama. They also have a soup kitchen available for three meals a day.
Telephone: (334) 356-6412
Website: friendshipmission.org