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10/16/2026

🍎 💙 WORLD FOOD DAY | OCTOBER 16

Having enough food to eat shouldn’t be a daily worry. Everyone deserves access to food and the support they need to care for themselves and their families.

On World Food Day, 211 First Call for Help wants to remind our community that if you or someone you know is struggling to put food on the table, you don’t have to figure it out alone. ❤️

🥫 Finding food assistance can feel overwhelming, especially when you don’t know where to turn. That’s where we come in! 211 First Call for Help can connect you with local food pantries, meal programs, and other community resources to help meet your needs.

📞 Looking for food assistance? Call 211 or text ALFOOD to 898-211. We’ll help you find resources and take the first step toward getting the support you need.

Let’s use this World Food Day to spread awareness, share resources, and remind our neighbors that asking for help is always okay. Sometimes, one connection can make a world of difference. 🌎

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

For the month of November ONLY, the food box distribution will be THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2026!
Starnes Park, beginning at 9:30 am!

10/12/2026

When a storm is affecting your community, knowing where to turn can make the next step a little clearer.

Need help finding local resources like food, shelter, utility assistance or other community support? Call 211 or visit 211.org. A 211 specialist can help connect you with resources and referrals available in your area.

If you are in immediate danger or need urgent emergency response, call 911.

Keep following local emergency officials for evacuation orders and safety updates.

If someone you know is in an affected area, share 211 with them.

10/12/2026

Looking for support, encouragement, and helpful parenting tools? Our free H.O.P.E. Parenting Class is here for you!
🗓 Every Monday
⏰ 10:30AM-11:30AM
📍 United Way of Etowah County
❤ Free & everyone is welcome!
Call today to register and take the next step toward becoming the best parent you can be!

10/09/2026

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10/09/2026

SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND ⚠️

Etowah County, severe weather is possible in our area this weekend. Now is the time to make your plan, not when the sirens go off.

✅ Have more than one way to receive weather alerts.
✅ Charge your phones and devices ahead of time.
✅ Know your safe place, whether that's an interior room on the lowest floor of your home or a nearby storm shelter.
✅ Keep shoes, flashlights, and helmets in your safe place.

🌪️ ETOWAH COUNTY STORM SHELTERS

📍 ALTOONA
Altoona Storm Shelter: 3680 Main Street

📍 ATTALLA
Attalla Storm Shelter (Attalla Police Department): 302 6th Ave NW
Attalla Storm Shelter: 104 Case Avenue SE
Keener Baptist Church: 11 Keener Lane
Ridgeville Community Shelter: 218 Duck Springs Road

📍BALLPLAY BEND Shelter: 297 Croft Ferry Rd

📍 BOAZ
Mountainboro Community Shelter: 8804 U.S. 431
New Union (Aurora): 6151 Bristow Cove Road
Sardis Storm Shelter: 1310 Church Street

📍 COLLINSVILLE
Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department: 20 Styles Bridge Road

📍 GADSDEN
Alabama City Storm Shelter: 1131 Gladys Street
Gadsden Public Library (Main Branch): 254 South College Street
Gadsden Public Library: 2700 W Meighan Blvd
Glencoe Community Shelter: 201 Chastain Blvd West
Joe Whiteside Storm Shelter: 2600 E Meighan Blvd
NE Etowah County Center: 3733 U.S. 411
Salvation Army: 1101 1st Avenue

📍 GALLANT
Gallant Volunteer Fire Department: 9090 Gallant Road

📍 HOKES BLUFF
Hokes Bluff FBC: 5052 Main Street
New Bethel FCM Church: 6683 Main Street

📍 RAINBOW CITY
Rainbow City Municipal Building: 3700 Rainbow Drive
Rainbow City Fire Station 2: 1400 Riddles Bend Road

📍 SOUTHSIDE
Southside Community Storm Shelter: 2255 Highway 77
Southside FBC: 2560 Mountain View Drive

📍 WALNUT GROVE
Walnut Grove Storm Shelter: 5151 Walnut Grove Road

Stay weather aware, check on your neighbors, and share this post so others know where to go. Stay safe, Etowah County.

09/29/2026

October meeting. Please share and bring a friend see you there!