Metropolitan Birmingham Services for the Homeless, MBSH First Light is an active member of MBSH, which is the umbrella organization for homeless service providers in the greater Birmingham area and is the funnel through which these agencies receive federal funding.
Pathways, A Woman's Way Home Pathways has been partnering with First Light since the shelter was located in the basement of First Presbyterian Church. The agency’s day center on Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N. provides lunch, access to their clothes closet and a variety of day programs for First Light’s guests. In addition, First Light and Pathways are working together with the Jefferson County Housing Authority in a new Shelter Plus Care permanent housing program.
Jefferson Blount St. Clair Mental Health and Retardation Authority, JBS
First Light provides office space for JBS to conduct a weekly on-site mental health clinic for guests of First Light and other individuals referred to the agency. Because of the high incidence of severe mental illness in the homeless population in Birmingham, the services offered by JBS are often essential to the health and stability of First Light’s guests.
