by Vanessa Stevens | Dec 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Alabama Possible manages the Cash for College Alabama campaign, which teams up with school counselors, career coaches, and other educators at high schools across the state to promote completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Since kicking off...
by Alabama Possible | Nov 28, 2017 | Blueprints, Cash for College, College Success, data, datasheet, Engaged Learning, poverty
This #givingtuesday, you can give the best of Alabama makers through our 2017 holiday gift premium. This year, we are teaming up with the folks at Russell Supermarkets and Piggly Wiggly to deliver a handmade Dean’s Cake House 7-Layer Caramel Cakes to your...
by Alabama Possible | Nov 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
People have lots of opinions about Alabama these days (even more so than usual, which is saying something). It seems like the strongest opinions come from people who don’t live here and don’t know about the strength and generosity of Alabamians. These...
by Vanessa Stevens | Oct 31, 2017 | Cash for College, data, FAFSA, Financial Aid
It’s easier than ever for educators and community partners across Alabama to see how many students at local high schools have the resources they need to pay for college by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Alabama Possible’s new...
by Vanessa Stevens | Oct 26, 2017 | Blueprints, Cash for College, College Success, Higher Education Alliance
College Application Week is October 30-November 3, 2017, at high schools all over Alabama. College Application Week is a program of the Alabama State Department of Education and aims to increase the number of first-generation and low-income students who pursue...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 24, 2017 | College Success, Engaged Learning, Higher Education Alliance, Jobs
Internships are a hot topic on both college campuses and in employers’ offices. Students have the chance to put classroom learning to use in real-life scenarios, and employers – private, public, and nonprofit – can build a talent pipeline. On Friday,...
by Alabama Possible | Aug 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Alabama’s future CEOs, nurses, electricians, veterinarians, and pipe welders visited Alabama Possible’s free Cash for College Summer Drop-In Center to finish their to-do lists before starting to college in the Fall. The Drop-In Center...
by Alabama Possible | Aug 22, 2017 | Cash for College, College Success, data, datasheet, poverty
by Felicia Stewart I have a glass-half-full perspective on things, so I was encouraged to see that Alabama had climbed up from the fourth to the sixth poorest state in the nation on the latest Alabama Poverty Data Sheet. While we should appreciate that tiny step, we...
by Alabama Possible | Aug 4, 2017 | Jobs
Alabama Possible is seeking to hire a qualified individual to serve as a part-time poverty simulation coordinator based in Birmingham. Poverty is not a game. It’s everyday life for the 900,000 Alabamians, including 300,000 children, who live below the federal poverty...
by Alabama Possible | Jul 27, 2017 | Cash for College, FAFSA, Financial Aid
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 24, 2017) – More Alabama students and families accessed financial aid to pay for college, ranking Alabama ninth nationally for its increase in Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications over the past year. According to the...
