San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick warms up before the team's preseason NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Denver. (Jack Dempsey, Associated Press
In 2015, the Community Foundation awarded a grant to Creative Montessori School (CMS) to support their efforts to expand and improve their campus. The grant provided aspark for the campaign, allowing them to raise the funds needed to begin work on the new location. With the new facility, CMS will provide local opportunitis to train certify Montessori teachers and lay the groundwork to expand Montessori education in the region.
LeDarrius Hilliard, (right) president of the Jefferson
County Millennial Democrats with Birmingham City Councilor Sheila Tyson. (Stephonia Taylor Mclinn photo, special to The Times)
Beverly Fields, a program specialist at the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District, spent her own money, and secured her own network of volunteers to create a formal dining experience for women at Tom Brown Village. (Joseph D. Bryant photo, special to The Times).