Christmas Community Charity Event
At this event we will be catering to youth with giving away clothes, food boxes as well as toys for this event. Children must be present in order to receive their gift.
Jefferson, Shelby counties rank high on U.S. charitable giving list
👍🏾 Proud to see our community make this particular list‼️
Tell us what are your favoritie charities?
#giving #communityfoundation #cfgb
Remy Fund: $69K+ awarded to animal nonprofits in Greater Birmingham
🐶🐱🐴 Hand in Paw among 11 Remy Fund 2024 grantees for animal services.
#catlovers #doglovers
Community Foundation moving to Birmingham Switch District
‼️Details about the big move.
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New $500K inclusive playground opens in the town of Morris [PHOTOS]
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‼️ “Just to come up here and see the children smile— It makes your heart feel happy.” ~Morris Mayor Joe Pylant
#playground #Alabama #jeffersoncountyal
Birmingham On-Demand tops 25,500 rides in first 11 months
Despite a global pandemic, the Birmingham On-Demand micro-transit project has provided more than 25,500 rides since it was launched in December 2019.
3 BIG ways our city benefits from this company’s $230 million commitment
It’s hard to scroll through your feed without seeing an abundance of bad news, especially regarding the pandemic. However, we found some info that takes a 180 turn on the doom and gloom. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama…
10 Birmingham animal organizations awarded $55,000 by Remy Fund
In honor of its 10th anniversary, the Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services is awarding $55,000 in grants to 10 local animal organizations. Keep reading for more details including how to support these nonprofits doing amazing work in Birmingham.
Birmingham Business Relief Fund helps small storefronts damaged on Sunday night
Many small businesses in downtown Birmingham are still recovering from the damage done to their storefronts on Sunday night, May 31. In response, the community has set up the Birmingham Business Relief Fund to help these businesses back on their…
Over $513K awarded to 23 organizations in 2 weeks by the Community Foundation.
Sponsored Before the COVID-19 crisis, the East Lake Initiative, in collaboration with partner organizations Thrive Together and Serving You served 800 emergency food bags to low-income individuals and families. Since the impact of the pandemic hit a little less than…
Birmingham, Jeffco declare COVID-19 state of emergencies, prescription re-fill info and ways to help
In response to the nationwide coronavirus crisis that has swept Birmingham and the nation, Bham Now is working to help all of us get through this together.
Not just for the Rockefellers—learn how you can start your own local charitable fund
Sponsored It never fails. Whenever I watch a Ken Burns documentary, I see credits at the beginning of each program that either say the Ford Foundation or Rockefeller Foundation supported one of his iconic films.
Searching for solutions: How do we overcome persistent poverty?
Sponsored Overcoming persistent poverty is one of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham’s top priorities for the next 10 years. Laura Moore, Deputy Policy Director at Opportunity Insights, concluded the Community Foundation’s “Woven Together” Learning Series.
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has 3 alternatives to talking politics with family this Thanksgiving
Sponsored Who doesn’t love Thanksgiving dinner? The food, family, friends and football—which in Alabama, of course, includes a little rivalry talk about the Iron Bowl.
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Here’s what you need to know about Birmingham’s new $1.50 corner-to-corner microtransit ride service in a Mercedes van.
Sponsored Need a ride? No problem. On Tuesday, December 3rd, the Magic City will offer its first on-demand ride-share service! This corner-to-corner service will cost users only $1.50 each way. Transportation will be provided in a Mercedes van.
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