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Paying for college, tip 18

June 10th, 2010 Via 25 Tips to Afford College: Need help filing your taxes to qualify for financial aid? United Way of Central Alabama and Impact Alabama offer free tax preparation services.

Community garden takes off in Tuscumbia

June 9th, 2010 Thanks to our friend Myra at Volunteer Mobile for letting us know about a community gardening project in Tuscumbia, Alabama. As the Times Daily reported a few weeks ago, the half-acre project has become a popular spot, with at least 20 people...

Rural Studio and the Architecture of Decency

June 7th, 2010 Yesterday, the American Public Media program Speaking of Faith re-aired a 2007 show about our partner Auburn University’s Rural Studio – a project in which architecture students plan and construct affordable, sustainable buildings in Hale County,...

Update on our first semester of Blueprints

May 28th, 2010 Check out this video of our mentors from the University of Montevallo and Judson College talking about their first semester of mentoring with Blueprints: I am so impressed with the hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm of our Blueprints mentors,...

Civics: beyond high school

May 25th, 2010 Here at APP, we talk a lot about civic engagement. What is civic engagement? Being involved in your community. Unfortunately, it’s more rare today than ever.  Stephen Black, founder of IMPACT Alabama, spoke about this phenomenon during ourAmeriCorps...