City of Birmingham awards ELI Thrive grant money

The City of Birmingham has awarded more than $850,000 to eight area organizations to fund innovative ways to help improve Birmingham’s economic landscape. The BOLD program, which stands for Building Opportunities for Lasting Development, provides financial support to organizations and agencies that are taking creative, evidence-based approaches to solving various community issues. 

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A Client Win for the Mental Health Community.

Can we brag about one of our very own? Charisse Parker, one of our participants, is the Program Director for the Alabama Warm Line.

If you have never heard of the Alabama Warm Line, it is a program of Wings Across Alabama, that works to head off crises before they occur by providing an outlet for all people to speak to a certified peer specialist about any issues they may be facing.

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Eat Your Veggies

How does your garden grow? Pretty well actually! We are so excited to see all our veggies coming in this summer and now it’s time to eat them up.

Here are a few of our favorite recipes that can take your veggies straight from the garden to the table.

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Emily Perry
Dreams to Reality-Darius’ Story

Because of ELI and your support, hope has been restored to so many men and women and their families living in Birmingham, Alabama. Here are just a few stories of families thriving in our community.

The Hustle program has enabled me to bring a dream to life. Things that were once just aspirations are now tangible, and I am able to pursue that dream by better providing for my family. I can’t even put into words how beneficial it has been to me.

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