by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 31st, 2010 In case you missed it, our executive director Kristina Scott was a guest on last Friday’s “On the Line” call-in show on 90.3 WBHM Birmingham. After a week-long series discussing the price of poverty, which covered issues from food deserts to clean...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 30th, 2010 We had a great turnout at our Lunch Line screening Saturday, where we hosted the Southeastern premiere of a documentary that shows “how you can impact children’s health and work within the system.” We were lucky to have one of the filmmakers, Michael...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 27th, 2010 Last Thursday, August 19, many members of APP’s staff and I attended the Fourth Annual Bailey Thomson Awards Luncheon in Tuscaloosa. The event convened folks from around the state who are passionate about reforming the antiquatedAlabama Constitution...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 25th, 2010 One Tray posted this hilarious video to promote Farm to School programs: The Child Nutrition Act is up for re-authorization in the House of Representatives. 56 percent of Alabama children receive free or federally reduced school lunches through the...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 24th, 2010 According to a recent study released by the Food Resource and Action Center (FRAC), nearly 1 in 4 Alabamians experienced food hardship in 2009. Food hardship is the the lack of money to buy food that families need, and Alabama’s food hardship rate is...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 23rd, 2010 In today’s Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper of IHEP notes some of the benefits to increasing college access for low-income young adults. At the same time, she’s realistic about the obstacles that remain: “Obtaining a...
