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Alabama Possible Spotlight: Jilleyn Foley

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...

Mobile mobilizes against hunger

June 24th, 2010 Tuesday, over 50 passionate, motivated, and dedicated members of the greater Mobile faith community joined us at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church for Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread, our third hunger and food security workshop. Oak McCullough of...

State Commission to Meet, and You’re Invited

June 22nd, 2010 The State Commission to Reduce Poverty is set to meet Thursday June 24, 2010, at 11 AM, at the YWCA Interfaith Hospitality House, 5916 First Avenue South, Birmingham. The commission’s agenda includes a discussion of how to engage those living in...

Over 1 in 10 Alabama children live in extreme poverty

June 16th, 2010 The Southern Education Foundation released a report yesterday entitled The Worst of Times: Children in Extreme Poverty in the South and Nation. The report’s findings include: 15.6 percent of children in rural Alabama counties live in extreme poverty...