by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 1st, 2011 Last Wednesday, the Alabama Possible team went on a field trip to Alabama’s Black Belt, hitting several historical landmarks central to the Civil Right’s movement. We started by taking the Selma to Montgomery Trail in reverse, stopping first at...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 28th, 2011 Another guest post from Intern Alec Niedenthal: Last Wednesday I volunteered at the West End Community Gardens, an undertaking of Urban Ministry and the Community Church Without Walls. Urban Ministry, a faith-based but non-sectarian 501c(3) nonprofit,...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 26th, 2011 Two weeks ago, at our Higher Ed & Tornado Response Workshop, we brought together nearly 70 people to share their wisdom and experiences concerning longterm tornado recovery. Among those were Phi Theta Kappa students from Northwest Shoals Community...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 21st, 2011 Here’s another guest post from our Hess Fellow David Olsen: On Friday, July 15th fellow intern Matthew Bracey and I joined Birmingham-Southern College’s Bunting Center for Engaged Study and Community Action for a disaster recovery workday. Partnering...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 20th, 2011 Last Wednesday, nearly 70 people attended our Higher Education Alliance Summer Workshop and Annual Meeting to share resources and ideas on how to incorporate tornado recovery into students’ service-learning experiences. Take-aways from the workshop...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 19th, 2011 Dressing Up! Tuscaloosa was a relief effort through which clothing manufacturer Alfred Dunner donated 700 boxes of women’s clothing to tornado victims. According to Sociologists Alice Fothergill and Lori A. Peek, studies have “found that poorer people...
