by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 11th, 2011 Hunger impacts children’s ability to concentrate, learn in school Nearly one-third, or 32 percent, of households with children in Alabama reported not having enough money to buy food that they or their family needed at some point during the prior...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 8th, 2011 Amid news that nearly one-third of Alabamians received food stamps during May, we wanted to highlight some of the work our Higher Education Members are doing to increase food security in their communities. We recently visited with Dennis and Dean...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 1st, 2011 Last Wednesday, the Alabama Possible team went on a field trip to Alabama’s Black Belt, hitting several historical landmarks central to the Civil Right’s movement. We started by taking the Selma to Montgomery Trail in reverse, stopping first at...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 28th, 2011 Another guest post from Intern Alec Niedenthal: Last Wednesday I volunteered at the West End Community Gardens, an undertaking of Urban Ministry and the Community Church Without Walls. Urban Ministry, a faith-based but non-sectarian 501c(3) nonprofit,...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 26th, 2011 Two weeks ago, at our Higher Ed & Tornado Response Workshop, we brought together nearly 70 people to share their wisdom and experiences concerning longterm tornado recovery. Among those were Phi Theta Kappa students from Northwest Shoals Community...