Birdie Thornton Center

Birdie Thornton Center The Birdie Thornton Center is a (501)(c) non-profit organization serving Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Our services are monitored by ADMH and Medicaid.
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The Birdie Thornton Center is committed to securing for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of how they live, learn, work, and play. We are funded through the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH), Medicaid, local government municipalities, and other agencies such as The United Way of Athens-Limestone County.

07/31/2026

Did you know that anyone with a disability can obtain an all access pass to every National Park in the country? That pass can also include family members traveling with the card holder. The Carpenter family just had a wonderful Wyoming trip to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone.
Find more information here: https://aboutssdi.com/overview-basics/disability-benefits-general/how-to-get-a-national-park-pass-for-disabled?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=VECTOR_Search&utm_campaign=487749496&utm_content=1231454467495942&utm_term=how%20to%20get%20a%20national%20park%20pass%20for%20disabled&msclkid=452fa50691bc19cddb39cf6c8dfda122

07/26/2026

Who doesn’t love doing the conga !!!!!

We had the best time at our Luau Friday!!!!! Games, crafts , bingo and some good food!! We would like the thank Make -a ...
07/26/2026

We had the best time at our Luau Friday!!!!! Games, crafts , bingo and some good food!! We would like the thank Make -a - way for all their help and to our wonderful staff for making this day so enjoyable for them!!!!

04/03/2026

Happy Easter from the Birdie Thornton choir!!

We had such a wonderful time!!!!
04/02/2026

We had such a wonderful time!!!!

03/24/2026

Disability Resource Network will be awarding two $1,500.00 scholarships. This scholarship is for graduating seniors with a disability residing in: Colbert, Cullman, Dekalb, Franklin, Jackson, Limestone, Lawrence, Lauderdale, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, or Winston counties.

Qualifications:

Have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA

Must have a disability

Must be a 2026 graduating High School Senior

Applications open 3/23/2026

Applications due 4/23/2026

Scholarships will be presented at the Sponsor/ Partner Reception in May

Please mail transcripts to 415 E Church Street NW Suite 11 Huntsville, AL 35801 or email to [email protected]

Contact [email protected] if you have any questions

Please see application link below https://forms.gle/HXLb9jZXXB5XzSvVA

We have had a blast over the last couple weeks. Hope you enjoy the pictures 🙂
03/20/2026

We have had a blast over the last couple weeks. Hope you enjoy the pictures 🙂

So many fun adventures and learning opportunities we have had this week. Here are a few pictures to enjoy 🙂
02/27/2026

So many fun adventures and learning opportunities we have had this week. Here are a few pictures to enjoy 🙂

We want to thank UG White for hosting the fundraiser for the Birdie Thornton Center. We enjoyed the day and We appreciat...
02/25/2026

We want to thank UG White for hosting the fundraiser for the Birdie Thornton Center.
We enjoyed the day and
We appreciate you so much.
We are able to provide so many exciting things for our clients thru fundraisers and donations.
Thank you.

We had such a wonderful day at our annual Birdie Thornton Valentine Dance on Friday, Everyone looked Fantastic!!!! They ...
02/18/2026

We had such a wonderful day at our annual Birdie Thornton Valentine Dance on Friday, Everyone looked Fantastic!!!! They absolutely love getting all dressed up and dancing the day away!!! We can’t thank all of our Staff, Make a way Foundation, Civitan Ladies ,and all the other volunteers we had, enough for all of the hard work everyone put in to make this day possible!! Thank you Athens First Baptist Church for providing the Life Center again for us this year. We would like to thank Olive Garden, Lawlers BBQ in Athens, Logan’s Roadhouse in Athens , Big Bob Gibson in Decatur, Holaway’s in Decatur and Gin House in Elkmont for your wonderful donations!! With everyone’s generous donations, hard work and a lot of dancing , it was a huge success to us all!!

Address

2305 Hine Street S
Athens, AL
35611

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm

Telephone

+12562320366

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