by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
November 30th, 2010 APP Board Member Carlissa Strong Cunningham knows firsthand what it means to live in poverty. During the late nineties, she was a divorced mother fighting to raising four kids on a combination of welfare, work and food stamps. Above: Carlissa with...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
November 25th, 2010 This Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for all of the support and inspiration we receive from partners like you – people working to end poverty in Alabama through hard work, advocacy and philanthropy. 5 – We’re thankful for leaders and volunteers like...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
November 23rd, 2010 The Alabama Poverty Project team had a great time joining the Greater Birmingham Community Food Partners to produce the 2010 Food Summit, November 12-13. We helped plan and moderate the day’s educational programming and reflections on the...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
November 19th, 2010 The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity has posted another stellar discussion about college completion. This time, Stan Jones of Complete College America talks about some of the challenges that low-income and first-generation college students face...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
November 18th, 2010 Alabama ranks number one in the nation for households experiencing hunger, according to a report released Tuesday by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). An average of 6.8 percent of Alabama households reported very low food...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
November 16th, 2010 We had such an amazing response to our Served in Birmingham benefit last week! You helped us raise over $4500 to support our matching grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. We couldn’t have done it without support from our...
