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...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
March 14th, 2012 Report finds Alabama 2nd hungriest state in the nation, Birmingham 12th hungriest metro area BIRMINGHAM – According to the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), 23.4 percent of respondents in Alabama in 2011 said they didn’t have enough money to buy...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
February 28th, 2012 WHAT: Financial Aid/FAFSA Help Night WHEN: Tuesday, February 28, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 139 54th St N, Birmingham, AL 35212 BIRMINGHAM – Woodlawn High School students and their families...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
December 26th, 2011 Dear Friends, During 2011, faith and individual donors like you contributed $12,964 to the Alabama Poverty Project. That means we are nearly 75 percent of the way to our 2011 goal of $17,500. Thank you! We are immensely grateful to partners...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
December 20th, 2011 In July, more than 90 Alabama, Auburn and AUM students put aside their schools’ rivalries to build two Habitat for Humanity houses in Tuscaloosa’s Holt community. All but a handful of the approximately 100 homes in Holt were destroyed by the April...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
December 12th, 2011 On August 23, 2011, APP had the immense pleasure of honoring our Co-Founder Wayne Flynt. A sold-out crowd gathered at Woodlawn’s Woodrow Hall to celebrate the publication of Dr. Flynt’s memoir, Keeping the Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
December 6th, 2011 Alabama-made goat cheese. Home-grown pepper jelly. And the power to end poverty. Our Alabama Possible campaign is about the power we have to ensure every Alabamian achieves their potential. That’s why we have teamed up with two Alabama treasures –...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
December 6th, 2011 After the April 27 tornadoes, Calhoun Community College Students Amy Beaver and Jerry Smith wanted to do something to address the long-term needs of tornado victims. The two, who are both regional officers in the Phi Theta Kappa two-year...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
November 17th, 2011 It is pretty easy these days to think about what divides us – whether it is the Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Street, the wealth gap, where you stand on immigration, or the outcome of the Iron Bowl. That’s exactly why our Alabama Possible campaign has...
