by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 6th, 2012 Poverty reduction is built on the foundation of strong communities. In order to learn more about building community power, APP Summer Interns Ashley Rhea and Gabriela Sherrod and AmeriCorps*VISTA JT Moore attended Birmingham Faith in Action leadership...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 2nd, 2012 Chris Doty is a rising second year law student at the Cumberland School of Law, part of APP Cornerstone Member Samford University. He is a Birmingham native and graduate of APP Member the University of Montevallo, where he majored in English. We sat...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 21st, 2012 Ashley Rhea is a rising second year law student at the Cumberland School of Law, part of APP Cornerstone Member Samford University. Ashley is a native of Vestavia Hills and a graduate of APP Cornerstone Member Birmingham-Southern College, where she...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 13th, 2012 Gabriela Sherrod is a rising junior majoring in psychology at APP Cornerstone Member Birmingham-Southern College. Gabriela, an Atlanta native, is a member of BSC’s Hess Fellows program, which places students for eight weeks during the summer to...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 13th, 2012 http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/06/my_view_kristina_r_scott_we_ca.html Published: Sunday, June 10, 2012, 5:32 AM Most people I talk to in my work as the executive director of the Alabama Poverty Project know Alabama is a poor state,...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 10th, 2012 One of the unique qualities of our Blueprints College Access Initiative is that it is youth-driven. Nicole Bohannon started the program while a freshman at the University of Alabama, college students deliver services as “near peer” Blueprints mentors,...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 9th, 2012 Advocate for state’s poor to give commencement address at Montevallo
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 17th, 2012 APP is recruiting two AmeriCorps*VISTAs to work with our Blueprints College Access Initiative. This is a great way to get real job experience in a supportive environment, work with high school students, and promote a college-going culture. The job...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 6th, 2012 Dear Friends, I hope that you are enjoying celebrating Holy Week and Passover with your friends and family. As we take the time to meditate on the meanings of these celebrations, we are reminded of the presence of a compassionate God who delivers His...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
March 19th, 2012 Only 20 Percent Of Alabama High School Seniors Completed FAFSA Birmingham, AL- The U.S. Department of Education last week unveiled a new tool to help high schools better track how many students are completing federal financial aid forms. School and...
