by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 21st, 2011 Here’s another guest post from our Hess Fellow David Olsen: On Friday, July 15th fellow intern Matthew Bracey and I joined Birmingham-Southern College’s Bunting Center for Engaged Study and Community Action for a disaster recovery workday. Partnering...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 20th, 2011 Last Wednesday, nearly 70 people attended our Higher Education Alliance Summer Workshop and Annual Meeting to share resources and ideas on how to incorporate tornado recovery into students’ service-learning experiences. Take-aways from the workshop...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 19th, 2011 Dressing Up! Tuscaloosa was a relief effort through which clothing manufacturer Alfred Dunner donated 700 boxes of women’s clothing to tornado victims. According to Sociologists Alice Fothergill and Lori A. Peek, studies have “found that poorer people...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 18th, 2011 Here’s the last of our Meet the Interns series. Our Hess Fellow, David Olsen, interviewed Intern Alec Niedenthal, and here’s what they talked about: You grew up in Mountain Brook, AL. What was your favorite part about growing up there? My friends...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 15th, 2011 We asked Matthew to introduce himself, and here’s what he came up with: My name is Matthew Steven Bracey, and I have just begun working with APP. I am originally from Ashland City, Tennessee, and I love the outdoors. Backpacking, camping, fishing,...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 7th, 2011 A guest post from Hess Fellow David Olsen: Hannah, Kristina and I recently attended the David Mathews Center’s “Making Community Decisions About Alabama’s Dropout Situation” at Auburn University Montgomery. David visits with community organizations. I...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 22nd, 2011 When I received this email today from our board member Cameron Vowell, I immediately asked her if I could share it with you. Cameron is one of my favorite people in Birmingham. She is wise, brave and always feisty. Just my kind of woman. I never had...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 22nd, 2011 David Olsen is a rising junior majoring in business administration and minoring in Spanish at Birmingham-Southern College. David, a Madison native, is a member of BSC’sHess Fellows program, which places students for eight weeks during the summer to...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 9th, 2011 We had such a great response to our Mother’s Day Pie promotion that we decided to offer something equally exciting for dads! Give your dad some Fancy Gourmet coffee from Alabama’s own Royal Cup Coffee, specially packaged with one of our Alabama Possible...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 1st, 2011 The Birmingham News yesterday reported that relief agencies are getting fewer volunteers than needed. Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that will fit your skill level and schedule? Watch our short videos below to hear from real volunteers...
