by Vanessa Stevens | Apr 16, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, data, FAFSA, Financial Aid, Higher Education Alliance
As of April 5, 2019, 23,971 Alabama high school seniors have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Most of those students will get a Pell Grant worth up to $6,195 to pay for their education after high school. Yet, there are 29,267 Alabama...
by Alabama Possible | Aug 22, 2017 | Cash for College, College Success, data, datasheet, poverty
by Felicia Stewart I have a glass-half-full perspective on things, so I was encouraged to see that Alabama had climbed up from the fourth to the sixth poorest state in the nation on the latest Alabama Poverty Data Sheet. While we should appreciate that tiny step, we...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 22, 2016 | data, datasheet, Jobs, poverty
By Senator Arthur Orr According to the 2016 Alabama Poverty Data Sheet, nearly 300,000 Alabama children live in poverty. This statistic is eye-opening and highlights the need to intervene and interrupt the poverty cycle in the lives of Alabama’s children. How do we...
by apadmin | Feb 24, 2016 | Engaged Learning
Speakers at Hungry for Justice 2016 focused on how poverty and hunger impact communities throughout Alabama and identified ways for students to advocate for change. Over 80 college students, faculty, staff, and community partners were in attendance on February 19,...
by Alabama Possible | Feb 23, 2016 | Engaged Learning
A social media round-up of Hungry for Justice 2016. [View the story “Hungry for Justice 2016” on Storify]