North Alabama Coalition for the Homeless

our mission

The mission of the North Alabama Coalition for the Homeless is to reduce and prevent homelessness in the Greater Huntsville Area through education and assistance provided to the at-risk population.

For Housing Assistance

Walk-In: Downtown Rescue Mission
1400 Evangel Drive NW
Huntsville, AL 35816

Telephone: 256-261-3029
Option 1

For Administrative Assistance

Telephone: 256-261-3029
Option 2

Mailing Address:
1580 Sparkman Drive NW, Suite 111
Huntsville, AL 35816

Check out Project WHY

Project WHY aims to facilitate genuine empathy through understanding homeless people’s individual stories. Nobody is inherently homeless. Everybody has a story & everybody has a WHY. Project WHY allows individuals experiencing homelessness to tell their stories about WHY they are where they are while restoring humanity’s empathy toward homelessness in America.

OUR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY

A message from immediate past board president Violet Edwards
about NACH's role in North Alabama

NACH News

NACH is honored to be a
United Way agency partner.

NACH is proud to achieve the 2022 Guidestar
Gold Seal of Transparancey.

NEWS FEED

Client Services Center

Do you need assistance?

In-Person
Downtown Rescue Mission
1400 Evangel Dr. NW
Huntsville, AL 35816

Coordinated Assessment

Monday thru Thursday
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Friday, Saturday, Sunday CLOSED

Remote
Telephone (256) 261-3029

Monday thru Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Friday 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Saturday and Sunday CLOSED

Online
Click here to launch our online application

NACH no longer has hotel funding.
For utilities assistance please call Community Action's automated line at 256-907-1550.

The Reality of Homelessness

Cardboard Stories

Human

We all have a story to tell.

We're all human.

Can you live on minimum wage?
Take the challenge.

Take the ALICE challenge.
What choices will you make?

Homelessness by the Numbers

National Low Income Housing Coalition
2022 Out of Reach Report

AL-503 2023 Point-in-Time Count
(For more detail and previous years'
data, please click here.)

Out of Reach documents the significant gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing across the United States.

Required by HUD, the Point-in-Time (PIT) count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. Each count is planned, coordinated, and carried out locally. 

Our Partners

Our Supporters

For Housing Assistance

Walk-In:
Downtown Rescue Mission
1400 Evangel Drive NW
Huntsville, AL 35816

Telephone: 256-261-3029
Option 1

For Administrative Assistance

Telephone: 256-261-3029
Option 2

Mailing Address:
1580 Sparkman Drive NW, Suite 111
Huntsville, AL 35816