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New Health Rankings Trending Up

WEBBold Goals and Health Action Partnership’s service areas show improvements. Birmingham, AL– Jefferson and Walker County made significant improvements in overall health outcomes according to the eighth annual County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin …

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Health Equity: When Good Intentions Aren’t Good Enough

WEBBy Sarah Strunk. I recently completed many years of service as a board member for a local nonprofit that improves the lives of girls and young women.

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Health Action Partnership Team Selected for New National …

WEBUnited Way of Central Alabama’s Vice President of Community Impact for Health, Kadie Peters, is one of three Jefferson County Health Action Partnership team members selected to participate in the Culture of Health Leaders national program.. Kadie Peters was selected along with other two other members of the Health Action Partnership, Monica Baskin, …

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Community AIDS Partnership

WEBUnited Way helps provide ongoing services for people living with HIV/AIDs. In addition to supporting agencies in Central Alabama, United Way partners with AIDs clinics across Alabama to assist 10,000 people living with HIV/AIDs each year.

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Cahaba Valley Health Care

WEBCahaba Valley Health Care is a nonprofit organization based in central Alabama dedicated to providing access to quality healthcare for the underserved, primarily Hispanic, communities in Jefferson and Shelby Counties.

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Crisis Center, Inc.

WEBThe Crisis Center was founded in 1970 and became an agency of the United Way of Central Alabama in 1973. Crisis Center provides care in four areas: Crisis Intervention & Prevention, Sexual Assault Support Services, Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Support Services.

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New and Improved Ways to Get Your “Hands On” Volunteer …

WEBUnited Way Hands On, formerly Hands On Birmingham, the volunteer center for United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA), is dedicated to providing people from all walks of life the chance to get involved and give back to our community by offering diverse and flexible volunteer opportunities that fit even the busiest of schedules.

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Oasis, a Counseling Center for Women and Children

WEBMission. The mission of Oasis is to help women and children heal, grow and overcome difficult life challenges by providing affordable mental health counseling and innovative education programs in a respectful and nurturing environment.

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United Community Centers, Inc.

WEBHistory. The United Community Center was established in 1903 by a group of Methodist women who saw the need to take care of the wives and children of the men who worked in Birmingham’s mines and factories.

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Success By 6 Boosts School Readiness

WEBYvonne Stanley says that with help from the United Way of Central Alabama and its Success by 6 initiative, youngsters at her Tarrant childcare center are on the way to becoming school ready.

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Meet 3 United Way partners who’ve taken community support to …

WEBCOVID-19 is increasing the demand for needs from Birmingham nonprofits whose missions are dedicated to caring for our most vulnerable. By supporting vital agencies like YWCA of Central Alabama, the Crisis Center and the A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club through their annual campaign, United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA) is making hope happen in …

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New Campaign Chair Sees UWCA’s Ripple Effect on Our Community

WEB2020 United Way Campaign Chair Greg King. Anyone familiar with United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA) probably knows that our credo is to fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. While addressing health and education are more tangible concepts, financial stability can be harder to grasp – …

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Help Stop the Stigma of HIV/AIDS on September 27th

WEBZero infections and zero stigma. United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA) partner agency AIDS Alabama has the resources to fulfill its mission, but needs help to tackle the second half of that vision statement.. One of the ways UWCA agency partners are helping eliminate the stigma is by educating the community and observing days such as National Gay …

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Filling Snack Bags and Fueling Hope: Women United Makes an …

WEBWhile the pandemic has deprived everyone of a sense of normality, children and adolescents may be at the top of the list. Many are facing critical concerns such as learning loss, mental health issues and food insecurity.

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Art Is an Avenue to Success at Glenwood

WEBGlenwood offers services that follow clients through time and adapt to their needs. That’s why their tagline “A Continuum of Care” fits well for this local nonprofit.

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