“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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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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Loaned Executive Profile: Phillip Dye
Phillip Dye, Southern Company, finds himself in unfamiliar territory as a Loaned Executive for United Way of Central Alabama as he sets out to help United Way of Central Alabama…
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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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Summer feeding in Blount County supports summer enrichment program
When Mitchie Neel, Executive Director Blount County Education Foundation, considered a summer feeding program in Blount County, she understood the uphill climb she’d be facing. However, she knew how much…
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