Community Resource Center

This free information and referral hotline (dial 211 or online database) connects Selma residents with community resources. Users can find local assistance for housing, employment, financial counseling and more.

The Selma community can access regular financial classes using the FDIC’s Money Smart curriculum that teaches adults and teens how to stretch dollars, budget wisely, avoid debt, and build savings.

This non-profit business incubator and co-working space supports entrepreneurs and startups through access to mentoring, workshops and business coaching, and their programs provide resources for local innovators.

Community-based financial education and workshops are held on budgeting, credit, and savings through Extension’s Urban SNAP-Ed and Outreach programs. Classes improve money management and saving habits.

As a United Way partner, they provide intake, assessment, and referrals to services for families. They also fill gaps by creating programs and maintaining a community resource directory.

This program offers a series of free workshops (4–5 one-hour lessons) teaching personal finance skills for teens and adults. Topics include smart budgeting, building good credit, and debt reduction.

The programs include crisis support, paid internships for Selma High seniors, and apprenticeships for young adults. These programs offer vocational training, career counseling, and job placement for sustainable employment.

HUD-approved counselors are available to Selma residents for homebuyer education, credit repair and foreclosure prevention. These services prepare families for mortgage readiness and link them to programs like HUD’s down-payment assistance.

We deliver free virtual mentoring and business workshops to Selma-area entrepreneurs. Certified SCORE mentors guide clients in business planning, marketing, and financial management.

The staff works to connect jobseekers to unemployment resources and workforce agency programs. They also provide resume assistance, job search and placement services, career counseling, and referrals to training programs.

Serving as an Entrepreneurial Resource Network site, it provides networking, small business counseling referrals, and workshops to help local entrepreneurs start or grow businesses.

Free in-person access to computers, Wi-Fi, and digital learning are available at the library. They offer classes in basic computer skills and common software. They also host community events and information sessions.

The nonprofit homebuilder constructs and rehabs affordable homes for low-income families in Selma and Dallas County. Homebuyers contribute sweat equity and receive 0% interest mortgages.

The Jobs Plus Program offers free GED & computer classes, job training, career planning, and financial literacy coaching for GWC & Felix Heights residents. Employment gains lead to rent incentives.

Through a series of homebuyer education sessions and counseling for public housing residents and voucher holders, these trainings teach renters how to qualify for mortgages using housing vouchers.

This local, nonprofit incubator focuses on rebuilding Selma’s entrepreneurial community. It offers mentorship and events to help transform ideas into startups, fostering problem-solving and community investment.

Free adult education and GED prep classes are provided to help residents earn a high school equivalency. Also offers Alabama Career Essentials which covers computer literacy, finance and workplace skills.