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You’ve got a great Mom? We’ve got great Pie!

April 27th, 2011 Is your Mom great? Then she deserves a great gift! Show her you love her this Mother’s Day and support our work when you give her the gift of Pie. We’re partnering with the folks at Pie Lab in Hale County to bring their delicious, unique scratch-made...

FAFSA/ACT Help Night to Support Students in Marion

March 23rd, 2011 WHO: Students and families at Francis Marion High School WHAT: Help filling out FAFSA forms and information on ACT test preparation WHERE: Lottie’s Restaurant 207 Washington Street Marion, AL 36756 DATE: Thursday, March 31, 2011 TIME: 6 – 7:30 p.m....

Why are women more likely to be poor?

March 8th, 2011 This International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting our resources and research on women in poverty. Did you know: In Alabama, nearly half of female-headed households with children live in poverty – Alabama Poverty Project 2010 Datasheet Women earn only...

How to end poverty? Teach second graders to read.

February 17th, 2011 We talk a lot about reciprocal, relationship-based service as a way to increase educational attainment and fight poverty. Our Higher Education Alliance does this through service-learning with local schools, our faith partners do it through...