Tag: YMCA
Future of ‘Model’ YMCAs Being Built in Birmingham’s Northeast Community
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
For three decades, Terri Harvill, Chief Social Impact Officer of the YMCA of Greater Birmingham has been associated with the...
Terri Harvill’s First-Hand Experience at YMCA Led to Position of Impact
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
As the chief social impact officer, YMCA of Greater Birmingham, Terri Harvill, began preparation for her career long before...
YWCA Central Alabama Celebrates 120 Years of Service
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Elected officials, community leaders, and residents gathered at the YWCA’s Central Alabama location Tuesday evening to begin the Y’s...
YMCA to Close Downtown Birmingham Location
The downtown Birmingham YMCA will close at the end of the year, the YMCA board of directors announced Tuesday morning.
The current location is at...
Finding peace of mind in a world of turmoil
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Noni Leena was miserable.
The Birmingham resident was suffering from anxiety and depression—“bipolar disorder” she was told—and remembers being...
Florida lottery winner to use part of $52M to transform district
By Brittany Wallman
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A childhood in the black community of Memphis. A cruise line career that delivered him to...
Jerethia ‘Recey’ Blake took a sweet idea on the road to...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Jerethia “Recey” Blake craved candy so often that she decided create a business.
“I realized there wasn’t a candy store in...