Jefferson Cnty Committee for Econ Opp

Community Substance Abuse Program

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1324 4th Avenue North, Bessemer, AL 35020, USA


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JCCEO's innovative leader, Executive Director Marquita F. Davis, Ph.D. (right), is accompanied by (from left) Dr. Blanca Enriquez, Director of the Office of Head Start, Washington, DC; The Honorable Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Alabama's 7th Congressional District Representative; and Mr. Bob Bialas, Program Manager of Head Start Regional (Region IV) Program Unit, Atlanta, GA.  The assembled experts joined as a united front in October 2015, at JCCEO Headquarters, to discuss the future of Head Start programs and strategies to enhance them.

JCCEO Head Start is recruiting for income-eligible families with children who will be 3 or 4 years old by September 1, 2016. Look for JCCEO Head Start billboards at these area locations: First Avenue North, Bessemer Superhighway, Center Point Parkway, Jefferson Avenue, Carraway Boulevard, 20th Street Ensley, Leeds area, Crestwood Boulevard, and Oporto Madrid Boulevard.

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JCCEO MISSION STATEMENTJCCEO seeks to reduce poverty and help low-income citizens of Jefferson County, Alabama to meet critical needs and become self-sufficient.  We deliver more than promises!

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Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity300 Eighth Avenue, West Birmingham, Alabama 35204-3039 Phone: 205-327-7500 Fax:     205-327-7549 Email: [email protected]

Hours of Operation 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Monday - Friday

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Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Accepts clients on opioid medication

Facility Type


Treatment Approaches

  • Substance abuse counseling approach

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Outpatient
  • Intensive outpatient treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization
  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department
  • National Committee for Quality Assurance
  • Council on Accreditation

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services


Payment Assistance Available


Language Services


Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Adult women

Ancillary Services

  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Martix Model
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young adults
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services


  • Jefferson Cnty Committee for Econ Opp

    1324 4th Avenue North, Bessemer, AL 35020