Tag: community
UAB Eye Care Provides Services to Formerly Incarcerated Men
By Satina Richardson
UAB News
UAB Eye Care, the clinical arm of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, is partnering with the Alabama Appleseed Center...
Six Resources to Check Out During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
By Tanner Coffman
UAB News
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer...
Samantha Williams Named Executive Director of Birmingham Promise
dcwins.com
Birmingham Promise on Tuesday announced that Samantha Williams will be the organization’s new executive director.
Williams, who has more than a decade of experience in...
Lawson State Part of $10M Job Training Initiative Offered by state’s...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Alabama Community College System Innovation Center, a $10 million investment aimed at rapidly training workers for the state’s highest-demand...
Inside Norwood: One of Birmingham’s Most Diverse Neighborhoods
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s Jermaine “FunnyMaine” Johnson—entertainer, change agent, and entrepreneur—had a choice to move anywhere in the metro area. He chose Norwood,...
How Women Under Construction Network Plans to Build Momentum in 2022
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Women Under Construction Network (WUCN), a Birmingham-based nonprofit, has announced a new 2022 leadership team with 20 area women from...
Be inspired by these five food resolutions for the New Year
By Eric Velasco
SoulGrown
It’s that time again when we make resolutions for how we’ll live in the new year and perhaps assess how we did...
Jefferson County Survey Seeks Residents’ Input on Planning, Workforce Other Areas
SHARRON SWAIN
bhamnow.com
There’s a new Jefferson County survey—the first of its kind for county residents—and they need your input. According to Cal Markert, County Manager,...
Sheriff Mark Pettway and Friends Launch ‘Operation Merry Christmas’
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Children whose mothers are currently incarcerated in the Jefferson County Jail as well as children residing in the Housing Authority...
Alabama Rep. Outlines State’s Priorities for Biden’s $1T Infrastructure Bill
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, the lone Congressional member from Alabama to vote in favor of President Joe Biden $1...
