We work to empower the marginalized and build bridges in our community through advocacy, education and service.
We envision a community that recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of all persons and collaborates to offer hope and opportunity.
Founded in 1978 as Conference of Downtown Churches to respond to the demand for services after Hurricane Frederick, the Conference of Downtown Churches worked collaboratively to obtain the maximum benefit of their combined resources to assist in recovery. In 1993, the Conference of Downtown Churches was instrumental in the founding of the Bay Area Food Bank (now called Feeding the Gulf Coast) and the Homeless Coalition (now called Housing First, Inc.).
In 2000, the Conference of Downtown Churches merged with other area churches to become Mobile Area Interfaith Conference (MAIC). In 2002, MAIC addressed the critical need for a chaplaincy office at Mobile County Metro Jail by rehabbing the unused kitchen into an office/common use space. Since 2002, the chaplaincy office has established GED services at Metro Jail along with weekly religious services. In 2016, MAIC founded The Neighbor Center to respond to the needs of the inmates returning to the Mobile Area from Metro Jail and other correctional facilites.
Through the pre-release services at Mobile County Metro Jail Chaplaincy Program, inmates can attend GED classes, job readiness classes and religious services. For more information about our pre-release services, click on picture.
Neighbors returning from incarceration to the Mobile Area can receive reentry case management services along with assistance with housing, employment, transportation, identification and other needs at The Neighbor Center in Mobile, AL. For more information about our post-release services, click on picture.
Launched in April 2020, The Academy for Career Development offers Neighbors assistance with Job Placement, Job Training, Internships, Preparatory Classes and Employment Case Management.
See what a second chance looks like for one of our returning neighbors.
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The Neighbor Center
P.O. Box 16605 Mobile, AL 36616 / 901 Butler Drive Suite A Mobile, AL 36693
theneighborcenter@mobileareainterfaith.org
The Neighbor Center , the Metro Jail Chaplaincy Program, and The Academy for Career Development are projects of the Mobile Area Interfaith Conference (MAIC) which is a nonprofit tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible.
The Mobile Area Interfaith Conference is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee, applicant or client for employment or services because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
The Mobile Area Interfaith Conference strives to create and maintain an environment in which all people are treated with dignity, decency and respect.
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