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Help us reach our goal

December 30th, 2010 The clock is ticking. We have less than 2 days left to reach our goal. Fightress supports APP. Can you? Click here to donate now. I’m so grateful for all the support we’ve received this year. In these tough economic times, faith partners and...

The $17,910 thank you note

December 27th, 2010 During 2010, faith and individual donors have given $17,910 in gifts to the Alabama Poverty Project. That puts us just $1,090 shy of our goal. Simply amazing! We are immensely grateful to partners like you for working to make our community better....

Wallace State-Hanceville

December 16th, 2010 This past Friday we took a trip to check out one of our Higher Education Partners, Wallace State University-Hanceville. We’ve continually heard of their academic, health and technical programs and were eager for a closer look. Dr. Tomesa Smith,...

Give, and you shall receive

December 14th, 2010 As we celebrate this special time of year, we spend a lot of time thinking about what presents to give the folks on our Christmas and Hanukkah lists. But sometimes the best present you can give is yourself. As the Gospel of Luke says, “Give, and...

2009 county-level poverty estimates released

December 10th, 2010 According to the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) data today released by the US Census Bureau, poverty increased in counties across the state.  Selected 2009 county-level estimates are as follows: Baldwin County – 13.3 percent, up...