To answer a national call to end Veteran homelessness, a collaboration of government agencies, nonprofits, and businesses, including United Way’s Priority Veteran, held a one-day housing blitz called Operation Reveille,…
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Community Initiatives
Volunteers Allocate Funds to United Way Community Partners
Over 500 community volunteers from 298 organizations have completed their United Way allocation review of over 80 United Way partners and programs. A diverse committee of Central Alabama residents was…
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Free Tax Prep Starts January 17
Filers Can Call 2-1-1 or 1-888-421-1266 to Set an Appointment United Way of Central Alabama will begin offering appointments for free tax preparation to Central Alabama individuals and families with…
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Meals On Wheels-Celebrating 40 Years of Senior Service in Jefferson County
Today, millions of seniors across the country are food insecure. In fact, one in six seniors struggle with hunger. Advances in medicine have led to people living longer lives, but…
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Winter Holiday Library For Success By 6 Classrooms
Preschool children will have their own Winter Holiday Library thanks to United Way’s Success By 6 initiative. Three times a year – At the start of school, before the summer…
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Tocqueville Honors the Brooke Families
Over 350 guests were present at the 21st Annual Tocqueville Dinner to honor Dell and Dixon Brooke and Maggie and Will Brooke with United Way of Central Alabama’s 2016 Tocqueville…
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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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Brasfield & Gorrie’s United Way Campaign is an Extreme Make Over
Brasfield & Gorrie employees have always had just the right formula for a successful United Way Campaign. This year, they added, 482 volunteers, 3,836 volunteer hours, 42 subcontractors, 4 projects,…
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United Way has Resources for a Better Quality of Life in Blount County
“If you have a child with autism, it doesn’t really matter who you are and what kind of financial means you have, you need the experts and the resources that…
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United Way Seeking Volunteers for Tax Program
United Way’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is gearing up for the 2017 tax season by recruiting volunteers to both prepare tax returns and serve as greeters to ensure tax…
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TekLinks and Oxmoor Valley rally a success
TekLinks, a Birmingham-based IT solutions provider, and Oxmoor Valley Elementary kicked off their United Way-initiated partnership with a Back to School Rally Aug. 2. Hundreds of parents and students were…
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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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