Joan Collins moved here from Bloomington, Indiana in 2011 as a member of AmeriCorps’s Teach for America. She made Birmingham her home and is now setting out for her piece…
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Joan Collins moved here from Bloomington, Indiana in 2011 as a member of AmeriCorps’s Teach for America. She made Birmingham her home and is now setting out for her piece…
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More than 100 hundred Bluff Park Elementary students and parents rounded up May 4, for National Bike to School Day. The kids trekked from Shades Crest Baptist Church to Bluff Park…
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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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Five years have passed since April 27, 2011, when more than 60 confirmed tornadoes touched down and tore through Alabama, leaving paths of death, destruction and devastation. In the days…
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United Way of Central Alabama announced Kelli Holmes as the Shelby County campaign chairperson on March 10, 2016 at their annual Campaign Cabinet Retreat. Holmes currently works as the Director…
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United Way of Central Alabama announced Joel Day as the St. Clair County campaign chairperson March 10 at its annual Campaign Cabinet Retreat. Day works as Market Leader for…
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The end of tax season is quickly approaching. Thousands of clients have taken advantage of the free tax preparation through United Way. However, there remains a population who have not…
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When Sophia Holloway of North Birmingham needed a tutor for her 14-year-old son, she took out her smartphone and, with just a few clicks, found several programs in the city…
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Rich Bielen, Protective Life Corporation’s President and Chief Operating Officer, is chairman of the 2016 United Way of Central Alabama campaign and is charged with galvanizing Central Alabama to raise…
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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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United Way of Central Alabama Financial Stability Partnership sponsored a Financial Education Workshops throughout the year to help low income families and individuals achieve financial stability. Theresa Campbell, Senior Mortgage…
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The associates at North Shelby County’s PRADCO Outdoor Brands have taken their fundraising across the Pacific. Instead of taking the 12-hour flight to Hawaii though, Sam Touchstone, Vice President of…
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