About Us

The Jimmie Hale Mission was founded in March 1944 to help the hungry, hurting and homeless, and the 64-year-old organization is still thriving by its mission statement “to minister to the spiritual and physical needs of the poor and hurting in Jesus’ name” in 2008. What started as a storefront chapel has expanded to include:

Shepura Men’s Center
160-bed men’s shelter and recovery program. Downtown Birmingham since 1954.

Royal Pines Recovery Center
16-week, 28-bed men’s substance abuse recovery program. Blount County, founded 1995.

Jessie's Place for Women and Children
Women and children’s intermediate shelter. Downtown Birmingham, founded 1998.

Stewart Learning Centers
Computer-based education remediation and job readiness centers. Downtown Birmingham with a satellite in Blount County, founded 2001.

Mission Possible Bargain Centers
Fundraising thrift stores with client work therapy. Eastwood, Pinson, Hanceville, Forestdale

Learn about the Mission ministries by watching A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out.