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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Thank You Project Homeless Connect Volunteers!
Hands On Birmingham would like to honor the 750 volunteers that participated in the eighth annual Project Homeless Connect (PHC) on April 11. The day was a huge success (serving…
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Exciting Things are Brewing for the Young Philanthropists Society
It’s a new year and exciting things are brewing for United Way of Central Alabama’s Young Philanthropists Society! United Way was proud to host 80 donors at Avondale Brewery in April for…
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Celebrating a Lifetime of Giving
Last fall United Way’s Legacy Gifts had the privilege to honor individuals who have been supporting United Way for 50 years or more at a luncheon held at The Club….
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Corporate Volunteering in Action
UBS Financial Services employees and family members convened to assemble 275 Easter baskets. Baskets were donated to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham. This is their second year…
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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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The Most Rewarding Experience I’ve Ever Had
by Steve Paternostro, Industrial Marketing Specialist, Alabama Power Company I’ve been in sales for many years selling equipment and energy but the first thing I asked myself was “How do…
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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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$38 million is ambitious. . .
United Way of Central Alabama’s Goal of $38 million is . . read more
Not in my backyard
The Summer Slide…not in our backyard! Do not be confused, the Summer Slide isn’t the newest, coolest piece of playground equipment. The Summer Slide is the loss of academic skills…
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Route or Route……
Regardless of how you pronounce the word it’s that time of year again! Schools across Central Alabama are kicking off the new school year. It’s a time of excitement with first…
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