We wanted to give a special thanks to the companies who bought custom campaign t-shirts for this year’s campaign theme “Together, There Will Always Be a Way.” Companies who participated…
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2016 Medicare Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment Events for Jefferson County The events listed below are for Jefferson County residents and no appointment is necessary. If the times listed below are not convenient call (800)-243-5463 to…
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TekLinks Adopts Oxmoor Valley Elementary School
Teklinks recently released a video detailing their partnership with United Way and Oxmoor Valley Elementary School to provide after-school tutoring. Teklinks will provide up to 1,000 hours of volunteer tutoring…
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Weld for Birmingham Article on United Way of Central Alabama
A MAINSTAY BEHIND A WIDE RANGE OF CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS, THE UNITED WAY CONTINUES TO CHANGE WITH THE TIMES. The organization known today as…
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Double-Digit Drop in Local Veterans’ Homelessness
Earlier this month, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced the number of…
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United Way Area Agency on Aging of Jefferson County: Request for Application
The United Way Area Agency on Aging of Jefferson County, a program of the United Way of Central Alabama, Inc., has been designated as the Area Agency on Aging for…
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EBSCO Executive motivates Publix campaign teams
Jim Stephens, Board Chairman EBSCO Industries and Tocqueville Society Member, spoke to Publix Super Markets United Way campaign coordinators today during their campaign coordinator training. Stephens chronicled his life’s work…
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Statewide Information and Referral Service Expands
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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