by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 19th, 2010 Tim James recently made headlines by suggesting that people who can’t pass the Alabama driver’s test in English would not be safe drivers. But what about all the Alabamians who speak English and just can’t read? Alabama ranks 37th in reading...
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May 18th, 2010 From 25 Tips to Afford College:
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May 17th, 2010 Lindsey Mullen, an alumnae of our Montgomery Hunger Workshop in March, shared an exciting update with us from the Growing Together ministry at the University of Alabama’s Canterbury Episcopal Chapel. Lindsey works with the David Mathews Center for Civic...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 13th, 2010 Via 25 Tips to Afford College – graduate early
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May 12th, 2010 We are celebrating National AmeriCorps Week by telling you about all the great benefits of the AmeriCorps VISTA program. VISTAs are Volunteers In Service To America. We spend a year building the capacity of a non-profit organizations to fight poverty....
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 11th, 2010 Via 25 Tips to Afford College Another good resource: Individual Development Accounts from the United Way
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May 10th, 2010 We are pleased to report back on some changes happening in Montgomery since we hosted our Hunger Workshop there in mid-March. We invited Edwin Marty, executive director of Jones Valley Urban Farm, to speak with church groups in the area about community...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 7th, 2010 Above: Montevallo High School freshmen visit the University of Montevallo with mentors from UM and APP. “I learned today that I can afford to go to college when I thought I couldn’t!” -Francis-Marion High School Blueprints Student Last week, we wrapped...
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May 5th, 2010 Via 25 Tips to Afford College
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May 4th, 2010 …polluted. 3 coal-fired power plants contribute to pollution in the greater Birmingham area- image via Southern Environmental Law Center The Birmingham area has some of the worst air quality in the nation, ranking fifth worst in particulate pollution and...
