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What’s Fresh? This delicious WE Community Gardens salad!
Ask Ama Shambulia what she most enjoys about her “Mama Ama’s Marinated ‘Greens’ Salad” (see below) and she’ll tell you it’s the recipe’s use of fresh, seasonal produce. “This salad is ALIVE with flavor,” she says enthusiastically. But to get it right, she adds, it has to be made with love. And Shambulia means that quite…
New session added for nonprofits to learn about grants
May brings three conference calls for nonprofit organizations to learn more about how to receive a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.
Underpasses and connections part of Comprehensive Plan
Birmingham Comprehensive Plan draft presentation cites the importance of connectivity and the first investment in light-art for the 18th Street underpass.
New Community Catalyst Fund grant for light-art and plan
Community Catalyst Fund grant of $247,000 will create a light-art installation in the 18th Street underpass near Railroad Park and a master plan for lighting across the City Center.
Honoring Civil Rights history and looking ahead
The Community Foundation is supporting a youth symposium and a statue honoring lives lost in the church bombing, two ways to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Civil Right events and look to the future.
Woodlawn student wins 2013 scholarship award
Woodlawn senior Shelby Wilson wins Community Foundation Scholarship award for 2013.
Jefferson County ranking shows positive health results
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report on County Health Rankings shows Jefferson County making progress, including what we believe are results from the work of the Health Action Partnership.
Foundations head for the Hill in Washington
Erin Stephenson joins the Alabama delegation to Foundations on the Hill, our chance to share the story of the important role of philanthropy in making communities strong.
Workshop helps young survivors learn and share
Grant from Women’s Breast Health Fund of the Community Foundation supported workshop where young cancer survivors and their loved ones learned and shared with each other.