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One Roof: Uniting Central Alabama to End Homelessness

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Mission: “Equipping and empowering our community to prevent and end homelessness through advocacy, education and coordination of services.”

09/21/2026

Meet the panelists for Working Within the Gaps. Swipe to see the people helping our neighbors stay housed in a tough rental market. We hope you will join the conversation!

09/18/2026

Rent keeps climbing. So how do our neighbors find and keep housing?

That question is the heart of Working Within the Gaps. A few partners across our Continuum of Care will share how they help folks stay housed while costs rise around us.

Join Us September 24th at 11 am to learn about the work we do and to even dream on what could be possible to continue bridging the gap.

09/17/2026

Join One Roof and our partners for Working Within the Gap, a community conversation about housing, homelessness, and what it takes to house our neighbors.

We’re bringing together leaders from homeless prevention, coordinated entry, emergency shelter, and supportive housing to talk honestly about closing the gap, and to answer your questions.

🗓 Thursday, September 24
🕚 11 a.m. CT
💻 Free, on Zoom

Registration link in One Roof’s bio. Save your spot, then tag a friend who cares about housing in Central Alabama

09/07/2026

In observance of the Labor Day holiday, One Roof’s office and helpline will be closed on today: Monday September 7th

We will reopen and resume normal office hours on Tuesday September 8th. We appreciate your understanding and wish you a happy Labor Day . Please feel free to reach out when our office reopens.

09/01/2026

Save The Date: Sept 24 11 am 🏠

Three full-time jobs. That is what it takes to afford a two-bedroom home in Birmingham on minimum wage. Join us for Working Within the Gap, the first in our Continuum Conversation series, on Thursday, September 24.

We will look at the 2026 Out of Reach report produced by nlihc and talk with the people who house our neighbors when rent runs this far ahead of wages.

08/26/2026

A full-time job should cover a modest apartment. In Alabama, it doesn't come close.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition's 2026 Out of Reach report puts a hard number on it: to afford a two-bedroom rental without spending more than 30% of your income, you need to earn $20.91 an hour. A one-bedroom takes $17.91.

Alabama's minimum wage is still $7.25. At that pay, affording a two-bedroom means working 115 hours a week. A one-bedroom takes 99. A week only holds 168.

Here's what we'd ask you to sit with: when full-time work can't cover rent, homelessness stops being a story about personal choices and starts being a story about math. So what does solving it look like? Does it start with wages, with the supply of affordable homes, with rental help that closes the gap? Where would you begin?

Nearly 30% of Alabama households rent, more than 595,000 families. These are the numbers behind every call One Roof gets through our Coordinated Entry Helpline, the numbers our continuum of care housing partners work though when having to consider limitations on funding. We're not content to just name the problem, we are committed to finding solutions too.

Stay tuned for an opportunity for a deeper conversation about the 2026 out of reach report and what it teaches us about solving homelessness and housing insecurity.

📊 Check the comments to see the full Alabama breakdown

08/19/2026

Nobody wakes up and picks the street.

People lose housing after a layoff, a hospital bill, a rent hike, or a family falling apart. Any one of those can end a lease.

When someone asks for help, One Roof does not judge how they got here. We use Coordinated Entry to assess needs and connect people to the support that best fits their situation.

But Coordinated Entry is not a housing program, and it cannot create housing that doesn’t exist.

Nonprofits help fill the gaps between people and the resources they need: housing, shelter, benefits, healthcare, employment, and more. But resources are limited, and sometimes there are more people who need help than there are available housing opportunities.

That means the process can take time.

And that’s why we need to be honest about the bigger issue: if our community doesn’t have enough affordable housing, shelter, or supportive services, the answer isn’t to blame the person experiencing homelessness.

The answer is to keep working to close the gaps.

Our community has to make sure there are enough resources on the other side through advocacy, funding, partnerships, and a willingness to invest in solutions that prevent homelessness and help people return to housing.

Because connecting someone to help is only part of the work.

We also have to make sure there is somewhere for that help to lead.

Save this and share it the next time you hear the myth that people simply choose homelessness.

08/10/2026

We wanted to share this information from our friends over at the Bessemer Housing Authority.

If you know of anyone in need please share! If you have questions about the application process contact The Housing Authority of the City of Bessemer.

Applications are found online at Besha.org/apply-online and have been extended until August 15

*One Roof is sharing this information to connect folks to potential housing resources. We do not house the application nor are we accepting/reviewing them.*

07/15/2026

Homeless Prevention Updates

Homeless Prevention is a very important strategy in reducing homelessness. One Roof provides homeless prevention screenings on behalf of partner agencies funded through the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) source.

Screening identifies what resources a person in need could be connected to.

Please see our last post for a brief breakdown or visit our website for a detailed breakdown of homeless prevention qualifications.

HP Access Point 205-848-4120
Monday 9am-12pm

07/01/2026

In observance of independence day One Roof’s office and helpline will be closed on the following dates:July 3rd

We will reopen and resume normal office hours on Monday July 6th. We appreciate your understanding and wish you a safe Holiday. Please feel free to reach out when our office reopens.

Address

730 8th Avenue W
Birmingham, AL
35204

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

+12055934338

Website

http://www.oneroofonline.org/

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