Tag: program
Birmingham AIDS Outreach Offering New At-Home Testing Program
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Aids Outreach (BAO), through a partnership with an international diagnostics company, is currently distributing free at-home, mail-in sexually transmitted...
UAB Student, Hoover (AL) Grad Among Alabama’s Top Young Composers
By Tehreem Khan
UAB News
Music is a universal device that connects people no matter their background or culture. Anything that means a lot to you may...
Birmingham Housing Authority Awarded $262,397 Federal Grant for Internet Connectivity
habd.net
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has named the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) as a recipient of an FY23 Your Home, Your Internet grant...
Birmingham Promise Accepting Applications for Students to Get Paid Internships
dcwins.com
Birmingham Promise has opened applications for next year’s seniors in Birmingham City Schools to compete for paid internships that are available at a range...
City of Birmingham: Our Plan to Create ‘Homes for All’
By Dr. Meghan Venable-Thomas
“When I think of home I think of a place where love’s overflowing.” This is the first line of a song in...
Birmingham Rec Centers as the New ‘Safe Havens’ for Area Youth
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Jason Morgan, a fifth grader at Minor Elementary, likes dodgeball, kickball and watching TV.
But on a recent weekday evening, Jason...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Return to Door-to-Door Ministry
jw.org
Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their trademark door-to-door ministry beginning Sept. 1; the two-and-a-half-year suspension of the work will end just in time for the...
Miles College Prepares for Opener With 6 QBs Who Are ‘Capable,’...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama NewsCenter
Sam Shade’s most recent coaching experience was leading the Pinson Valley Indians. But the former Alabama defensive standout brings college experience...
With Homicides Increasing in Many Cities, Do Gun Buyback Programs Work?
NNPA
With gun violence increasing in the City of Birmingham should a gun buyback program be considered? Other municipalities have tried it, including Houston TX.
Due...
Local Non-Profit to Get $1M to Fight Gun Violence as Homicides...
By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com
Officials with the Jefferson County Department of Health have secured more than $1 million for a program designed to help victims...