by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 12th, 2010 Via 25 Tips to Afford College:
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 9th, 2010 Can you believe that any lender would charge 400 percent interest for a loan? Who would pay that – and why? These questions came to mind after I attended a Payday Lending Reform Coalition Meeting last month. To learn more about what author Gary Rivlin...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 8th, 2010 We couldn’t let this milestone pass without comment. The 50th Anniversary Celebration of To Kill A Mockingbird kicks off today in Monroeville with a viewing of the 1963 film, continues Friday and Saturday with a marathon reading of the book (among other...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 7th, 2010 Children born into poverty are more likely to have negative outcomes and remain in poverty into early adulthood, according to a study released by the Urban Institute. Nearly half of kids born into poverty will remain persistently poor throughout...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 4th, 2010 “Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” –John Adams, Defense of the Constitutions, 1787 John Adams and the rest of our Founding Fathers set a standard for how democracy should work in America—we should get together and...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 2nd, 2010 Via 25 Tips to Afford College–
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July 1st, 2010 According to a new report F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future, Alabama is still the second most overweight state in the country. Over two-thirds of Alabama adults are either overweight or obese. It shouldn’t be a surprise that not only...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 1st, 2010 Last month, we told you about the great work the Bay Area Food Bank is doing down on the gulf coast, and during our June Hunger Workshop in Mobile, we met Oak McCullough, the associate director. Now we’re excited to learn that the food bank has been...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 30th, 2010 Jilleyn Foley, our Faith and Community Partnerships Coordinator, just returned from Bread for the World’s Hunger Justice Leadership Training in Washington, D.C. Because of her personal experiences, Jilleyn is a passionate advocate to fight hunger and...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 29th, 2010 Last Thursday, June 24th, the Alabama Commission to Reduce Poverty met at the YWCA Interfaith Hospitality House in Birmingham. Jennifer Clarke, Chief Housing Officer at the YWCA, talked about the YWCA’s work revitalizing Birmingham’s historic Woodlawn...
