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COLLEGES ACCEPTED TOAlabama A&M UniversityAlabama Fire CollegeAlabama State UniversityAlbany State UniversityAlcorn State UniversityAmerican Music & Dramatic AcademyArkansas Baptist CollegeAuburn UniversityAuburn University MontgomeryAustin Peay State University Benedict CollegeBerea College

Bethune CollegeBethune-Cookman UniversityBevill State Community CollegeBirmingham-Southern College Bradley UniversityCarson-Newman UniversityClaflin UniversityClark Atlanta UniversityConcordia CollegeDillard University East Central Community CollegeEast Los Angeles Community CollegeEast Mississippi College

East Mississippi Community CollegeFaulkner UniversityFisk University Florida A&M UniversityFort Valley State University Full Sail University Grambling State UniversityHuntingdon CollegeItawamba Community CollegeJackson State UniversityJacksonville State UniversityJefferson State Community College Johnson & Wales University

Johnson C. Smith UniversityJudson College Kennesaw State UniversityKentucky State UniversityLaGrange CollegeLane CollegeLawson State Community College Loyola UniversityLurleen B Wallace Community CollegeMarion College Marion Military InstituteMercer UniversityMiami Dade College

Middle Tennessee State UniversityMiles College Mississippi CollegeMississippi State UniversityMississippi University for Women Mississippi Valley State Morehouse CollegeMorris CollegeMurray CollegeNashville State Community CollegeNorfolk State UniversityNorth Carolina Central UniversityNorthwest-Shoals Community College

Blueprints moves beyond access to successThis year, we changed the name of Blueprints, our signature near-peer college access mentoring program, to the Blueprints College Success Initiative. Low-income, minority, and first-generation college-going students face academic, financial, and social barriers to prepare for college, apply to the best-fit schools, apply for financial aid, enroll and persist in their studies, and ultimately graduate. Access is not enough, and that’s why we committed to advocating for our students’ success on the pathway to a postsecondary degree or credential.

College is the attainment of valuable postsecondary credentials beyond high school, including professional/technical

certificates and academic degrees.

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Oakwood University Orange Coast CollegePensacola State CollegeReedley CollegeRust CollegeShelton State Community CollegeShorter CollegeSouth Louisiana Community CollegeSouthern UniversitySpring Hill CollegeStillman CollegeTalladega CollegeTennessee State University

Texas Southern UniversityTroy UniversityTuskegee University UABUAHUnited States Military AcademyUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of MemphisUniversity of Middle Tennessee University of MissouriUniversity of Montevallo University of North AlabamaUniversity of North Georgia

University of North TexasUniversity of South AlabamaUniversity of Southern MississippiUniversity of West AlabamaValdosta State UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityWallace State Community College-HancevilleWallace State Community College-SelmaWest Virginia UniversityWestern Kentucky UniversityWord of Life Bible InstituteXavier University

2015-16 BLUEPRINTS PARTNERSCentral (Tuscaloosa) High SchoolHillcrest High SchoolHoly Family Cristo Rey High SchoolFrancis Marion High SchoolLocust Fork High SchoolMontevallo High SchoolPhil Campbell High SchoolRamsay High SchoolWenonah High SchoolWoodlawn High School

Birmingham-Southern CollegeLawson State Community CollegeNorthwest-Shoals Community CollegeShelton State Community CollegeTroy UniversityThe University of AlabamaUABUniversity of Montevallo

Lawson State and Alabama Possible launch peer mentoring partnershipLawson State Community College and Alabama Possible teamed up to help recent Birmingham City Schools graduates successfully transition to college.

Beginning this fall, second- and third-year Lawson State student mentors are checking in with first-year student mentees every other week. The mentors and mentees also meet each month for professional development workshops. Topics covered include budgeting, decision-making skills, study skills, successful relationships, and connecting academic studies and career success.

“Even though I am in college, there are still some things that are fuzzy to me. If they ask me a question, if I don’t know the answer, then I’ll be able to look it up. Through being a mentor, I have

been able to learn so much.”

Yaneliz Fernandez, Northwest-Shoals Community College Student

Mentor at Phil Campbell High School

“My Blueprints mentor helped me write my scholarship application essays. A couple of times I even

texted my mentor in the middle of the night. I was able to send her my essays, and she edited them and

sent them right back to me.”

Miriam Jollah, Woodlawn High School Class of 2016

Lawson State Community College Freshman

Cash for College makes college more affordable by boosting Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion through a combination of direct services in the Birmingham City Schools and a statewide FAFSA completion network.

The FAFSA is required for any student seeking federal and state financial aid, including grants and loans at all 2- and 4-year colleges. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 9 out of 10 students who complete a FAFSA attend college the following fall.

Low-income, minority, and first-generation college-going students are the least likely to know that financial aid, including Pell Grants of up to $5,920 annually, is available by completing their FAFSA. Alabama students left $63.8 million Pell Grants dollars on the table in 2013, and the state ranked 44th in FAFSA completion.

–FAFSAfilingbeganonOctober1,2016,insteadofJanuary 1, 2017

– Families use their 2015 taxes to complete their financialaidform

– 55 percent of Birmingham’s Class of 2017 should have theirFAFSAcompletedbyJune 2017

– 205 high schools statewide prioritized FAFSA completion byparticipatinginCashforCollegeAlabama

A full list of schools participating in Cash for College is available at cashforcollegealabama.org

“The FAFSA will help my parents and me with finances for college. It helps take the pressure off me.”

Destiny HicksWenonah High School Class of 2016North Carolina Central University Freshman

“Cash for College is an easy way for an adult to provide support and encouragement to students. I think the FAFSA is such a concrete way to help a student who has the potential to access the next level of education.”

Kristan WalkerDirector of Outreach MinistriesTrinity United Methodist Church

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Cash for College BirminghamCash for College’s key partnership is in the Birmingham City Schools, where we aim to boost the FAFSA completion rate from 36 percent in 2013 to 70 percent by 2020 through direct services with Birmingham City Schools seniors and their families. Cash for College shares FAFSA completion data with local educators, holds FAFSA workshops, and connects families with tax prep workshops and FAFSA events.

Cash for College AlabamaCash for College Alabama builds a college-going culture by encouraging students and their families to complete their FAFSA. Participating high schools completed a short application, set a FAFSA completion goal, and agreed to make FAFSA completion a local priority.

Participating educators got professional development and technical assistance to promote FAFSA completion at their school, and Alabama Possible shared FAFSA completion data and best practices gathered from partners both in and out of Alabama.

7,574 FASFAS COMPLETED AS OFJULY1,2016

17,751 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

121 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

“I want to be able to go to college to become a nurse. I am happiest when I am helping others. Without FAFSA, I wouldn’t be able to go to college.”

Tamara FletcherMontevallo High School Class of 2016University of South Alabama Freshman

“Being the only counselor in a school can be challenging when undertaking big projects such as FAFSA completion. Cash for College gave me a network of resources and people to connect with.”

Kathryn McElvySchool CounselorWadley High School

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Alabama college students are hungry for justiceConference equips students to advocate to end poverty and hunger

More than 900,000 Alabamians, including 300,000 children, are impacted by poverty and/or food insecurity. On February 19, 2016, 80 students, educators, and community leaders gathered at Troy University-Montgomery to share information and plan for the future.

Students presented their advocacy projects, which ranged from mapping poverty in Montgomery, to student-run meal recovery programs and near-peer college access mentoring.

What did students take away?

Troy University students discussed the need for student-to-student outreach across Troy’s three campuses to connect to community organizations already involved in issues of poverty and hunger.

Alabama State University students and faculty discussed how to use university resources to cultivate broader engagement with low-income and food-insecure communities near their Montgomery campus.

Auburn University students committed to collaboration among similar groups to overcome apathy caused by an overwhelming number of engagement opportunities.

Birmingham-area students from the University of Montevallo and UAB agreed that there is value in starting with a small, concerted group rather than waiting for critical mass.

Hungry forJustice

Student Poverty & Hunger Summit

sponsored by Troy University & Alabama Possible

February 24, 2017 Troy University MontgomeryFeaturing keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and

conversations to address hunger and poverty in Alabama through education, collaboration, and advocacy.

This year’s event will emphasize responses to food and housing insecurity among college students.

Clockwise, from top: Alabama State University students presented their research on the geography of poverty; Auburn University students reflected on how to bring lessons learned back to campus; please save the date for the 2017 event; and Troy University students shared their work fighting food waste and food insecurity with Campus Kitchens.

Lifetime of Learning conference encourages civic engagement Higher education network members participate in issues-based discourse on poverty and social justice

Nearly 100 faculty, staff, students, and community partners gathered at UAB on Friday, October 7, to share best practices among Alabama colleges and universities to use engaged learning initiatives as a foundation for justice learning. Justice learning teaches students about reasoned debate and the often-conflicting values inherent in American democracy.

UAB Institute of Human Rights Director Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter started the day with a talk about the purposes and potential of human rights education. Educators from disciplines including the arts, nursing, English, social work, and student leadership shared best practices learned from their on-the-ground experiences.

Lunch included a panel discussion about lessons learning in equipping students to lead with equity based on 2011 Tornado Recovery, and the day ended with a poverty simulation.

In order to continue the conversation beyond the boundaries of the conference, participants were invited to contribute to the #AP2016LOL Learning Wheel, pictured below.

#APLOL16

Community members are more than a photo op. Encourage students to connect.

Replicate service learning models such as UAB/Ramsey High Sch Writing Lab.

Sevice Learning students must have opportunities to reflect abt. experiences.

JOHN MILLER Info has to come from all community STAKEHOLDERS.

Use Asset Based Community Dev. interventions for Civic Engagement.

Michelle Forman: You are an ACTIVE PARTICIPANT new narrative.

SIGN-UP to the http://alabamapossible.org/blog/ BLOG.Use LOGIC MODELS to tailor derives for rural + underserved comms.

Alabama Possible http://alabamapossible.org Learning Content

@tinarueter Human Rights Education incl. learning how to end poverty.

Promote CIVIC ENGAGEMENT to young people via http://mathewscenter.org/

Follow @ALABAMAARISEW daily digest - How poverty impacts all.

JOHN MILLER ‘Everyone has a voice in Civic Engagement’.

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Sign-up to @AlabamaArise daily news digest emails about how poverty impacts all.

Encourage students to present service learning projects at undergrad. research fairs.

Use PODCASTS to share info with isolated groups such as people in prison.

@alabamapossible has digital copy of its 2016 poverty datasheet.

Create a TWITTER List of participants from #APLOL16 conference.

LIKE ALABAMA POSSIBLE’s FACEBOOK page.Search 211 COUNTS www to learn about pressing needs in Alabama.

Access @UNITEDWAYAL 211 www to find resources in AL.

.Check out Alabama Possible's www for list of HE partners.

Follow @DMCforCivicLife for examples of Civic Engagement in AL.

Use STORIFY to create a digital story of the #APLOL16 conference.

Use #APLOL16 to SHARE learning from the conference presentations.

#APLOL16 attendees to write a BLOG about participating in Poverty Simualtion.

Join #SWVIRTUALPAL digital PENPALs contact @amltaylor66 @Laurelhitchcock.

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Relationships built through Service Learning empower students + community members.

To access content download a free QR Code Reader/Scanner app from the iTunes/GooglePlay store to your phone or tablet.Use the app to scan each codes separately. This will take you directly to the speakers pro�le or presentation from the conference.

@LaurelHitchcock University of Alabama

BirminghamUSA

NW Shoals Community College encourages civic engagement through research + collaboration.

Community Partnerships in Service Learning to Enhance Social Work

Practice Education.

THE AGENDA AT A GLANCE

A Health-Focused Serial Drama written and

performed by Inmates.

Academic-Community Partnerships: Nursing Students Experiences

in Service Learning.

ALABAMA POSSIBLE

Could you survive a month in poverty? More than 1,200 Alabamians had the opportunity to learn about the barriers that low-income families face by participating in poverty simulations facilitated by Alabama Possible.

Poverty simulation participants role-play a month in the life of a low-income family and grapple with challenges as they try to get to work, get the kids to school, feed their families, and keep their homes safe. As a result, participants report they have greater impact in their volunteerism, philanthropy, and advocacy efforts.

“How do we help poor people without making it harder on them?”

“People from low income families really want to do better, but things help to prevent it.”

“My agency is going to rethink our processes regarding required documentation and rescheduling appointments.”

“I learned not to pre-judge people and will listen to why they need assistance.”

“The simulation gives people a realistic view of poverty.”

“I will have more compassion and empathy with my clients.”

“I will tell people about the various problems that feed into poverty: transportation, keeping a job, feeding your family, and paying utilities.”

“I’ll try to help people without referring them to another agency.”

2016 POVERTY SIMULATION PARTNERS INCLUDE

Alabama Association of School BoardsAlabama Partnership for ChildrenAlabama State Bar AssociationAuburn First Baptist ChurchAuburn University Avondale Samaritan CenterCanterbury United Methodist ChurchChambers County SchoolsCommunity Action Association of AlabamaFaulkner University

Leadership Alabama Leadership BirminghamLeadership MontgomeryNAACP – Alabama ChapterNational Association of Social Workers – AlabamaRoanoke City SchoolsTarrant City SchoolsTrinity United Methodist ChurchTroy University

United Way of West AlabamaUAB University of MontevalloUtah Community Action PartnershipVestavia Hills United Methodist ChurchWalker County Youth Leadership ForumWallace State Community College – HancevilleWomen’s Fund of Greater Birmingham

To bring a poverty simulation to your campus, civic organization, business, or faith community, please contact Kristina Scott at kscott@alabamapossible.org

What do participants say?

Clockwise from top: Roanoke City Schools educators experienced the impact poverty has on their students; child development and community service workers from North Alabama Community Action Agencies learn about the roles they will play during a simulation at a JCCEO Head Start center; youth at Auburn First Baptist Church think about the choices single moms must make to provide for their kids; Shoals-area Leadership Alabama alumni teamed up with local leaders, educators, and social service agencies to host a poverty simulation in Florence; a participant in the Florence simulation got information about payday loans at the Quick Cash; applying for public benefits like food stamps provided a lifeline for a participant in a simulation at the Avondale Samaritan Center.

Outstanding Small Nonprofit

2016 Social Work Practicum Agency of the Year

Executive Director Kristina Scott named one of AL.com’s

2016 Women Who Shape the State2016 Nonprofit Awards

2016 Honors

FAITH COMMUNITIESAuburn First Baptist ChurchAvondale Samaritan PlaceCanterbury United Methodist ChurchChristian Service MissionChurch of the Nativity, EpiscopalIndependent Presbyterian ChurchFaith Chapel Christian Center Southside Baptist ChurchVestavia Hills Baptist ChurchTrinity United Methodist Church

COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONSAlabama Appleseed Center for Law & JusticeAlabama ARISEAlabama Partnership for ChildrenAlabama School Readiness AllianceAlabama State Conference of the NAACPAlabama State Department of EducationBirmingham City SchoolsBirmingham Education FoundationBlount County SchoolsBold Goals CoalitionChambers County Board of EducationCommunity Action Agencies of AlabamaDaniel Foundation of AlabamaDavid Mathews Center for Civic LifeEAT SouthEnd Child Hunger in Alabama TaskforceEqual Justice InitiativeFlorence Housing AuthorityFranklin County SchoolsGEARUP AlabamaHabitat for Humanity TuscaloosaHispanic Interest Coalition of AlabamaHoly Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School

Jones Valley Teaching FarmNational Association of Social Work - AlabamaNational College Access NetworkPerry County SchoolsRoanoke City Board of EducationShelby County SchoolsThompson FoundationTuscaloosa City SchoolsTuscaloosa County SchoolsUnited Way of Central AlabamaUnited Way of West AlabamaVOICES for Alabama’s ChildrenWomen’s Network

FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATE SUPPORTAlabama Media GroupAlabama Power FoundationAlabama State Bar AssociationAlagasco/Spire EnergyAmazonSmileBBVA Compass FoundationBeeland & Grace Nielsen FundBirmingham Jewish FoundationBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBurr & Forman, LLPCahaba Brewing Company, LLCCaring FoundationCole Financial PlanningCommunity Foundation of Greater BirminghamEW Motion Therapy ManagementHonda Manufacturing of Alabama Iberia BankJoseph H. & Reva Engel FoundationKresge FoundationLeaf & PetalLIV Apartment Partners LLCLloyd Wilson & AssociatesLumina FoundationMarksteinMary Reynolds Babcock FoundationMayer Electric Supply Co.Medical Properties Trust

National Bank of CommerceNoble HourProgress BankReese Phifer, Jr. Memorial FoundationRegions BankTaco Bell Foundation For TeensTarrant City Board of EducationTeam Tacala CharitiesVIVA HealthVowell & AssociatesVulcan Materials Company FoundationWalker Area Community FoundationWells Fargo FoundationWomen’s Fund of Greater BirminghamYouthserve – Youth Philanthropy Council

HIGHER EDUCATION ALLIANCE CORNERSTONE MEMBERSAuburn UniversityAuburn University at MontgomeryBirmingham-Southern CollegeNorthwest-Shoals Community CollegeSamford UniversityUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

HIGHER EDUCATION ALLIANCE MEMBERSAlabama Community College SystemAthens State UniversityCalhoun Community CollegeEnterprise State Community CollegeFaulkner UniversityJacksonville State UniversityJudson CollegeLawson State Community CollegeNortheast Alabama Community CollegeShelton State Community CollegeTrenholm State Community CollegeTroy University

University of MontevalloUniversity of West AlabamaWallace State Community College—Hanceville

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORTERSAlabama State UniversityThe University of Alabama

INDIVIDUALSAaron BernAdam BishopAdam HooseAdele AriolaAisha HenleyAlbert BrewerAlexia VasserAlexis RobinsonAlice BowsherAlicia ScottAllison MuhlendorfAllison NanniAlyson KingAlyson ButtsAlyson RayAmal AlshirfAmanda & Edward WilsonAmanda Faye CurrieAmanda StoreyAmy BadhamAmy ClaytonAmy KaiserAmy KnightAna RamsayAna ValerianoAndrew AndersonAndrew DuffeyAngela BishopAngela NolanAngelica SmithAnje RoneyAnn FlorieAnna PattersonAnne & Mike WarrenAnne & Neal BerteAnne MitchellAnne WilsonAnnette AllenAnthony BetancourtAntonio ConsentaApril HogeAriel BillingsleyAriel Smith

Ashley ConowayAshley WareAshley VrocherBenny LaRussa, Jr.Bethany AlfordBethany BurnsBetsy FaucetteBetty & George LikisBeverley KrannichBlake WhittenBonnie Lynn MitchellBrenda HackneyBrenda SmithBrittany SturdivantBrooke & Daniel ColemanBrooke & Robert BattleBruce AkinBryce WillisCamelia & Robert HolmesCameron & Scott VowellCamille SpratlingCandace WasonCandice MurdockCari ClecklerCarlton WoodCarlton WilliamsCarol WolfeCarole ClarkeCaroline HaradaCaroline HarrisCaroline JanewayCaroline YeildingCarolyn HowellCarrie WarelCassandra EllisCatherine & Emmett McLeanCharlotte BolesChelsea SingletonCheryl & Nathan RossCheryl MorganChip BrantleyChris BallChristi JonesChristine BusseyCindy GarciaClaire FinneyClaire & Sam ParkerClaire FinneyClaudette GreenClaudia CalderClay GrahamClay HodgeCole Patterson

Coleman MooreConnie KohlerConnie LangConnie ColemanCourtney BentleyCristin Foster BrawnerCynthia PortisDaimon JonesDale DrokeDan StephensDana OliverDane GoodeDanelle KingDaniel Sims, Jr.Dare MeeksDarius GambleDavid FaduleDebbie RobersonDebra BlaylockDee WoodhamDena & Scott BerteDeneshia LeonardDenise WilliamsDenise MooreDeon HowardDevynne RoahrigDianne MartinDon & Sandy LoganDora & Sanjay K. SinghDorothy & Wayne FlyntDouglas BarrettEdward FriendEdward HardinEeroll WhatleyElena GoebertusElevavov ChristiansenElizabeth & Mike GoodrichEllen PottsElliott LauderdaleElna BrendelEricka KelleyErnest JacksonEstelle Hebron-JonesEugene BerryEuri TownsyEvelyn PuckettEverett HoaglandFatimah ShabazzFeliaz StuartFelicia JohnsonFlora GilesFrances & Miller GorrieFrancis Rushton

Frank BrombergFred ElliottGail AndrewsGary WhiteGay JohnsonGeorge TaylorGerald WhitakerGeri BeersGillian & Michael GoodrichGlory McLaughlinGordon R. WalkerGracie JohnseyGreg ButrusGreg JeaneGregory OsborneHailey ParkerHal FulmerHannah AltemeierHarold RippsHatton C.V. SmithHenry JohnsonHolly ElkinsHumphrey LeeIrene BlalockIsabel & Freddie RubioJacquelyn HolcombJada ShafferJamaree CollinsJames CullinanJames GriffoJames Mathews Jr.Jamie ParkerJamika ColvinJane LongshoreJared RaglandJasmine RuffinJatensia CalhounJay FriedmanJayde PriceJean ShanksJeanne CaussinJeff RogersJeffrey CaldwellJeffrey StoneJen SellersJena FreeseJeneve BrooksJennifer & Matthew DentJennifer KilburnJennifer WilsonJessica RogersJill KimbrellJim & Donna Sisson

Many thanks to the foundations, higher education institutions, faith communities, business and community organizations, and individuals who supported our work and made financial contributions.

Jim SpearmanJoe BryantJoe MedoriJoey PiersonJohn A. FloydJohn H. WaideJohn MillerJohn NorthropJohn SecristJohn TatterJohn TurnerJonathan CellonJothany & Frank JamesJoyce Spielberger & Maury ShevinJuanita FarrisJudy FulmerJudy & Bruce MatthewsJudy & Gerson MayJune & Mason DavisKalley BakerKatanga MantsKate & Claude NielsenKatherine & Douglas ColeKatherine BradfordKatherine PhillipsKathryn BellamyKathryn MireeKathy & John EnglishKay KellyKaydee Erdreich BremanKayla AcklinKaylen BishopKelly AdamsKendrick KingKendrick RogersKent AndersenKeynethia Greer

Kim & Bruce RogersKim DaveyKimberly AgeeKimble ForristerKoko McCallKooper ScrewsKristan WalkerKristin CarpenterKristin HarperKristina ScottLacey WilsonLane WooleyLarry GerberLaSheila MarshallLaTonya PruittLatrise KennedyLaura & Steve MurrayLaura Chamlee DebiasiLaura JohnsonLaura WoodruffLaurel HitchcockLaurel & Kevin HitchcockLauren SchwartzLauretta Freeman-HornLeah & Robert PalmerLeah ShermanLeann CoxLee HamiltonLeigh Ann & Mark BerteLeigh Laser CollinsLesley & Ralph FosterLesley McClureLeslie SimmonsLeslie & Roger CarlisleLibba & Brooks VaughanLibby & Dale PetersonLinda MchawiLindsay Portela

Lisa & Alan EngelLisa & Mike HigginbothamLisa BakerListon Cartledge IIILotoya BeardLottie SmithLouise ThibodauxLucie HaynesLydia & Taylor PursellLyn FrazerM. James GorrieM. Miller GorrieMackenzie SkiffMadeleine MannMaegan VickMagaly AguirreMallory McDanielMargaret & Holman HeadMark NelsonMarkeya TaylorMarsha & Phillip HurtMary BertramMary Beth FinnMary Elkins MeltonMary ThomasMary WilliamsMatt LeavellMelanie & Jay GrinneyMelanie Gibbons HallmanMeLeah MorrisMelinda & Tom McLemoreMelissa MannMeredith TetloffMia EllingtonMichael MooreMichael RiceMichael SaundersMichele Forman

Michelle CrunkMike FrederickMiranda GrayMitchell CohenMitchie NeelMiyah WilliamsMonica ChatmanMonica CollinsMonica DrakeMyryum Kamylle ParkerNajla AlthagafiNakiya StevensNancy & Bill StetlerNancy & Gary DunavantNancy & Max HaleNancy KimberlyNancy Tran Natalie Lane & T.C. McLemoreNelia AlbrittonNichole ColemanNikita BennettNora LeeNorma AldridgeNorma HarmonPam PetersParker StringfellowPat & Gayle PelhamPatricia DayPatricia ScottPatrick JonesPatti RicePaul WardPaula AddisonPauline IrelandPhil HammondsPhylis SimmonsPhyllis ConnellPhyllis Mark

Porshe WilsonRachel EstesRachel NaftelRachel ParmerRachel PuckettRachel TrappRam AlaganRandle CunninghamRebecca DunnReggie HamdeedRhonda SiegelRichard RiceRobert WhiteRobin O’SullivanRobyn RavenRodney FordRon GilbertRonne & Donald HessRoxanne PaciesasRoy ClemRuth Ann LymanRyan RamageSahra LeeSalem AfangidehSallie ShipmanSally & Richard FriedmanSally Ann SmithSara NewellSarah Grace HurtSarah McCauslandSarah SheikhSaundra CashScott BateyScott SelmanScott ShunnarahSean KingSean StevensSeela Aladuwaka

Shakedra ClarkShannon WilliamsSharon AndersonSharon EverhardtShauntae’ SmithShayne RittmannShelby ColeShelby ColemanShelia GoodwinSheree DavisSheri KrellSherry LoperShykeeliah CollinsSidney L. BrownSissy Hembree KingSonya RiversSophia StevensonStacy PulliamStefan HamptonStephanie & Houston SmithStephanie BeachamStephanie TaylorSteven HazelwoodStewart JonesSumaira ZiaSusan & David SilversteinSusan BarnettSusan ClaytonSusan DukesSusan Nabers HaskellSusan PretrarSuzane ChurchmanSuzanne AustinSuzanne DurhamTamera BoykinTammie JohnsonTammy SmithTanisha Stevenson

Tanya BrownTanya HendrixTerri MudgeTessa GrahamTiffany FordTimothy RooksTimothy WooleyTina Kempin ReuterTondra Loder-JacksonTonya StewartTraci WelchTracy & Scott D ColeTracy HippsTracy TaylorTrent JonesTrish HarrisTysia SimsValencia JacksonVikki & Kenneth GrodnerVirginia HarrisVirginia PattersonWade McKinneyWalker & Bill JonesWanda LangleyWendi & Richard BoyenWilliam QuattlebaumWilliam SimsWillietta ConnerWisda RobinsonYaneliz FernandezYasmeen AlzahraniYolanda King

Every effort has been made to acknowledge the generosity of our supporters correctly and completely. Should you discover an error or omission, please call us at 205-939-1408.

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source: Alabama Possible Form 990, available at alabamapossible.org/990

Alabama Possible is a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit which breaks

down barriers to prosperity through education, collaboration, and research. We have changed the way people think

and talk about poverty since 1993.

Board of DirectorsRalph Foster, Chair, Auburn University Fightress Aaron, ActioNet, Inc. Irene Blalock, Birmingham Public Library (ret.)Wendi Boyen, Regions BankSidney Brown, PhD, Auburn University Montgomery (ret.) Scott Cole, Cole Financial Planning Wayne Flynt, PhD*, Auburn University (ret.) Leon Frazier, EdD*, Alabama State University (ret.) Nicole Hampton, Rosen Harwood

Laurel Hitchcock, PhD, UABElliott Lauderdale, PhD, University of South Alabama (ret.) Sam Parker, New Visions Properties, LLC Virginia Patterson, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Joey Pierson, Tacala, LLC Richard Rice, Attorney at LawChandra Scott, Mobile Area Education FoundationHouston Smith, Alabama PowerLibba Vaughan, Freshwater Land TrustEdward Wilson, MD, PhD, Pathologist (ret.)

About Alabama Possible

StaffKristina Scott, Executive DirectorJeannine Oliver, Operations ManagerKeslie Boyles, College Success Program CoordinatorJasmine Shaw, Cash for College Birmingham CoordinatorAshleigh Staples, Statewide Initiatives CoordinatorAyumi Byrd, AmeriCorps VISTAApril Davis, AmeriCorps VISTAJason Gardner, AmeriCorps VISTAAllyson Varley, Graduate AssistantTeneasha Wright, Graduate Assistant

InternsJessica Donovan, The University of AlabamaMary Beth Gore, University of Montevallo Antoinette Jackson, Auburn UniversityCarmen Johnson, UABRaven Knowlton, Birmingham-Southern CollegeRegan Murray, UABTatiana Neuman, Birmingham-Southern College Jordan Porter, Birmingham-Southern College Leslie Simmons, UABMacey Sims, Samford UniversityAnthony Waller, Birmingham-Southern CollegeRachel Waller, Birmingham-Southern College

More than 900,000 Alabamians - including 300,000 children - live in poverty. Together, we can ensure that all

Alabamians have the opportunity to lead prosperous lives.

alabamapossible.org

PO BOX 55058 // BIRMINGHAM, AL 35255 // 205-939-1408