Public-housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathway - Dothan; household, income, waitlist, application, and accessibility rules apply
Dothan Housing Authority
Dothan Housing serves public-housing and voucher households in Houston County. Ask about current application and waitlist status, income and household eligibility, reasonable accommodations, inspection concerns, and whether a housing issue needs a separate legal or safety response.
Origin-to-destination, shared-ride public transportation with ADA-accessible vehicles - Dothan and Houston County; first-come scheduling, fare, route, and service-area rules apply
Wiregrass Transit Authority
Wiregrass Transit Authority provides affordable, accessible transportation for the general public and for medical, agency, and basic-needs trips in Dothan and Houston County. Ask about advance scheduling, exact fare, accessible service, and the current passenger guide; it is not emergency transportation.
Homelessness coordination, housing-navigation, outreach, and coordinated-entry pathway - Wiregrass region; intake, eligibility, capacity, and referral rules apply
SEACH Wiregrass Continuum of Care
SEACH coordinates the Wiregrass Continuum of Care and works with agencies serving people without stable housing. Ask about coordinated entry, current shelter or outreach contacts, documents, transportation, and housing-navigation options; a referral does not guarantee a bed or placement.
Regional food-bank and emergency-food-provider network - Dothan and the Wiregrass region; pantry schedules, household, registration, transportation, and supply rules vary
Wiregrass Food Bank
Wiregrass Food Bank maintains a list of partner food providers, including Dothan-area organizations. Use the current partner list to find the nearest food resource, then call to confirm hours, registration, household limits, transportation, and available inventory.
Local food, hot meals, hygiene, and clothing pathway for people experiencing poverty or homelessness - Dothan; schedule, supply, and program rules apply
Love in Action International Ministries
Love in Action lists food, hygiene items, clothing, and hot meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Dothan. Confirm the current service schedule, what is available today, transportation, and whether a household needs to register; this is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup service.
Local shelter, meals, clothing, and homelessness-support pathway - Dothan; intake, capacity, family, gender, and program rules apply
Dothan Rescue Mission
The Dothan Rescue Mission offers shelter, meals, clean clothing, and connections to practical support for people experiencing homelessness. Call before traveling to ask about current intake, available beds, and what identification or belongings rules apply.
Official environmental-health, solid-waste, sanitation, and home-environment information pathway - Houston County; inspection, referral, and regulatory rules apply
Houston County Health Department Environmental Health
Houston County Environmental Health handles environmental-health services and can explain the appropriate public-health route for sanitation, solid waste, or other environmental concerns. Call before relying on a referral; this is not voluntary in-home sorting or cleanup.
City garbage, recycling, landfill, bulk-item, and debris-collection pathway - Dothan residences; cart, material, pile-size, schedule, and fee rules apply
City of Dothan Environmental Services
Dothan Environmental Services provides weekly collection and explains how to prepare carts, recycling, bulk items, and debris. The city says items outside carts, excessively large piles, construction debris, tires, and some other materials may not be collected; confirm the current route before setting items out.
County garbage, debris, pickup-schedule, and sanitation-information pathway - Houston County; jurisdiction, schedule, material, and service rules apply
Houston County Sanitation
Houston County lists sanitation services, garbage and debris pickup information, schedules, and sanitation policies. Ask whether an address is served by the county or city, what materials are accepted, and whether a request or fee is required; collection is not in-home removal.
Aging, disability, benefits, independence, and resource-navigation pathway - Wiregrass region; age, disability, registration, funding, and eligibility rules apply
SARCOA Aging and Disability Resource Center
SARCOA's information-and-assistance program helps older adults and people with disabilities understand benefits, services, and support strategies. Ask about aging or disability navigation, in-home support, meals, transportation, and the current eligibility or registration path.
Free veteran primary-care, mental-health, urgent-care, social-work, and transportation pathway - Dothan; veteran eligibility, enrollment, appointment, and referral rules apply
Dothan 2 VA Clinic
The Dothan 2 VA Clinic provides planned care for eligible veterans and lists primary care, mental-health, urgent-care, and transportation connections. Ask about enrollment, current service hours, beneficiary travel, and support for housing or behavioral-health concerns; call 988 and press 1 for a veteran crisis.
Civil-legal information and representation for eligible low-income households - Dothan and surrounding southeast Alabama counties; income, case, and deadline rules apply
Legal Services Alabama - Dothan
The Dothan Legal Services Alabama office handles civil cases and may help with housing, public benefits, consumer issues, disaster recovery, disability, or family safety. Call the statewide intake line or local office to ask about eligibility and deadlines; legal aid is not emergency dispatch.
Confidential survivor advocacy, shelter, safety planning, and emotional-support pathway - nine southeast Alabama counties; crisis-line intake and capacity rules apply
House of Ruth Dothan
House of Ruth helps survivors and families affected by domestic or sexual violence with confidential advocacy, shelter or safe-housing connections, safety planning, and referrals. Call the 24/7 line to ask about the current path and do not use it in place of 911 when danger is immediate.
Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, and safety rules apply
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether requested support is available in Dothan or the Wiregrass region.
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; not therapy or emergency support
Unburied
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.