Alabama’s 2-1-1 network upgraded its functionality to expand a user’s ability to connect to needed services. The state resource hotline went from being a static call and dispatch service to…
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Credit repair the focus for lunch seminar
United Way of Central Alabama and BBVA Compass recently hosted a Credit Repair Lunch and Learn for community members, staff and Individual Development Account enrollees. The free seminar offered helpful…
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2016 Pacesetter Kickoff
The Pacesetter Campaign kicked off Thursday, June 9, with a breakfast at the Lyric Fine Arts Theatre featuring John Scalici, Get Rythm, who used a variety of drums, sound and rhythm to…
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United Way: Air Quality Awareness Week – Do Your Share for Cleaner Air!
United Way’s Healthy Communities initiative participates in Alabama Partners for Clean Air (APCA), which is an affiliation of public and private organizations working to implement voluntary strategies that improve air…
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Tocqueville Society and Young Philanthropists Society Enjoy a Day of Giving
The sound of masking tape being ripped, plastic bags being torn and cardboard boxes being filled became background noise for the laughter and good natured chatter as members of the…
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Priority Veteran – Helping Veterans Make a Fresh Start
Priority Veteran served 626 homeless veterans and their families in 2015. We were touched to receive the following thank you note from, Mr. Louie Battle, an Army Veteran, who is…
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How Working with United Way Can be Life-Changing
Loaned Executive Spotlight: Gena Hyatt Imagine for a minute your manager calls you into his/her office to let you know you have been selected for a “Loaned Executive” program, where…
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United Way and the Trinity Hospital Move
Many of us were aware of the transfer of patients from Trinity Hospital to the new Grandview Medical Center last weekend. Nearly 100 patients were moved one-by-one by ambulance…
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Why Dan Stephens Gives
There are 21 school systems in our 5-county area, serving about 160,000 students. These school systems serve a wide variety of neighborhoods and student populations. Some of them serve…
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Message from UWCA President, Drew Langloh
We made our fundraising goal and exceeded it because you trust United Way to continue working to improve lives and community conditions. Many of you don’t get to meet the…
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Foreclosure Prevention Collaborative- Guest Blogger, Doug Horst
Thanksgiving – a time of giving thanks for the many good things in our lives, time to be away from work an extra day or two, time to be with…
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I’ll Use My Lifeline Now, Please
So, who will more than 20,000 people in Greater Birmingham call when they need a lifeline this year? They will call United Way’s 2-1-1 Call Center for help with utility…
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