Through a partnership with The Oliver Robinson Foundation, Borrow Smart Alabama is now offering financial education to junior college students in the state of Alabama. The program comes at a time when young adults are faced with the uncertain future of our national economy. Seminars have already taken place at Lawson State Community College and [...]

Wachovia volunteers partnered with Fairfeld City Schools to provide financial education to more than 170 high school seniors in 2008. During the eleven—week program, students completed the FDIC MoneySmart curriculum, which provides a complete overview of bank products, credit instruments, home ownership and the importance of saving. Wachovia volunteers turned the classes into hands-on experiences, [...]

Regions Financial Corporation’s commitment to diversity is a natural esion of its mission to make life better. One of the nation’s leading financial services companies, Regions is one of Birmingham’s largest employers and the only Alabama company to make the Fortune 500 list in 2008. Regions employs more than 6,000 in the Birmingham area alone. [...]

A Philip Randolph said, "A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess." For forty years, the Birmingham Urban League (BUL) has provided opportunities for African Americans and the urban poor to become full participants in the [...]

You might not believe it, but transportation can be a barrier to good health care. While many of us take a good safe car for granted, there are many who cannot access much needed health care for their children because they lack transportation. Rural areas pose a challenge because of the long distances and lack [...]

The Birmingham Airport began operating on May 31, 1931. In 1986, the airport authority was created to manage what is today known as the billion dollar airport and one of the largest economic impacts for this city and region. Over the years, a series of renovations and expansions have led to an impressive surge in [...]

"I Choose to live by choice" Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility  Community Education Center (CEC) is the parent company of Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility. Currently CEC is the largest provider of residential reentry in the United States. Combined, CEC facilities treat 24,000 offenders daily. They have 150 programs in more than 20 states, one of which [...]