by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 29th, 2009 This article landed in my inbox today and I wanted to share it: Why Don’t More Americans Believe Climate Change Is Real? It is hard to convince people that climate change impacts vulnerable communities when they don’t believe in climate change to...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 29th, 2009 New unemployment numbers came out yesterday. Alabama made the top 10 list – and I don’t mean that in a good way. Our employment rate hit 10.7 percent in September. That’s the 10th worst unemployment rate in the country. It is also nearly double...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 28th, 2009 The brand new Alabama Commission to Reduce Poverty met yesterday afternoon in the State House in Montgomery. I am honored to serve on the Commission in my capacity as APP’s executive director. The Commission is a new, permanent commission and was...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 26th, 2009 I came across a fascinating new report and website from Oxfam America. In Exposed: Social Vulnerability and Climate Change in the Southeast, Oxfam says that the Southeast is the US region most vulnerable to climate change because of our high rates...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 19th, 2009 Federal tax credits give working families a chance to rise out of poverty – and they have been expanded this year, which makes them more valuable than ever. However, many families are not informed about programs they are eligible for as well as how...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 19th, 2009 by Kristina Scott Special to The Anniston Star 10.18.09 – 02:57 am Like many Alabamians, Laura Williams is struggling to make ends meet. Laura (not her real name) is a client at Greater Birmingham Ministries, and she took out a payday loan to cover...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 15th, 2009 The Senate Finance Committee finally took a vote on health care reform on Tuesday. Thanks to an unexpected yes from Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), the committee voted 14 to 9 in favor of the legislation, which aims to provide health insurance to...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 14th, 2009 The 50 in 52 Journey is a journey to find people who are moving America forward. Dafna Michaelson, a single mom from Colorado, is traveling to all 50 states in 52 weeks to meet America’s problem solvers and idea generators who are working to move...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 9th, 2009 Alabama’s widespread multi-generational poverty is rooted in our state’s 1901 constitution, which does not guarantee children the right to a public education, codifies an upside-down tax system that does not give the state the resources it needs to...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 2nd, 2009 Alabama’s poverty rate dropped more than any other state’s in 2008 – but this improvement is likely to be temporary, given the state’s high rates of unemployment. Here’s a rundown from the Associated Press via the Tuscaloosa News: The numbers...
