by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 1st, 2011 Last Wednesday, the Alabama Possible team went on a field trip to Alabama’s Black Belt, hitting several historical landmarks central to the Civil Right’s movement. We started by taking the Selma to Montgomery Trail in reverse, stopping first at...
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July 28th, 2011 Another guest post from Intern Alec Niedenthal: Last Wednesday I volunteered at the West End Community Gardens, an undertaking of Urban Ministry and the Community Church Without Walls. Urban Ministry, a faith-based but non-sectarian 501c(3) nonprofit,...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 26th, 2011 Two weeks ago, at our Higher Ed & Tornado Response Workshop, we brought together nearly 70 people to share their wisdom and experiences concerning longterm tornado recovery. Among those were Phi Theta Kappa students from Northwest Shoals Community...
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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...
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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...
