by Alabama Possible | Dec 6, 2016 | College Success, Uncategorized
Students in the Blueprints College Success program that complete the curriculum’s college-going milestones have the opportunity to visit a college campus at the conclusion of the semester. Thirty-six 11th and 12th students from Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa got...
by Alabama Possible | Nov 29, 2016 | hope
This #givingtuesday, we thought we’d give you an opportunity to give the best of Alabama makers through our 2016 holiday gift premium.More than 900,000 Alabamians – including 300,000 children – live in poverty. Alabama also has a wealth of uncovered...
by Alabama Possible | Nov 24, 2016 | thanksgiving
Dear Friends,This Thanksgiving feels different.Instead of conversations about who is bringing what to their family dinners, I am listening to my friends and colleagues talk about the potential for difficult conversation around the family table.That got me thinking...
by Alabama Possible | Nov 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
“I was a first-generation college student. My parents and I were always adamant that I go to college, but I might not have been able to without Pell.” #thankful4Pell April Davis, University of Montevallo ’16 Alabama Possible...
by Alabama Possible | Nov 1, 2016 | Cash for College
College Application Week is this week, October 31-November 4, 2016, 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...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 28, 2016 | Cash for College
1. She’s a Birmingham Native I have lived in the Magic City all of my life. One of my favorite things to do is visit Vulcan and take in the gorgeous view of the city. Especially since I get a bird’s eye view of my high school, Ramsay! 2. She’s passionate about youth...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 22, 2016 | data, datasheet, Jobs, poverty
By Senator Arthur Orr According to the 2016 Alabama Poverty Data Sheet, nearly 300,000 Alabama children live in poverty. This statistic is eye-opening and highlights the need to intervene and interrupt the poverty cycle in the lives of Alabama’s children. How do we...
by Alabama Possible | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Shelley Stewart Alabama has always fought an uphill battle when it comes to public education. Because Alabama is one of the country’s traditionally poorer states, public funding for education in our best years has been a struggle. And yet, I don’t believe the...
by Alabama Possible | Jun 13, 2016 | data, datasheet, poverty, Uncategorized
Alabama Possible’s 2016 Alabama Poverty Data Sheet highlights statewide poverty rates and data related to educational attainment, employment, and food security. The 2016 Data Sheet reveals that 19.2 percent of Alabamians, or more than 900,000 people, live below the...
