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2016Report to theCommunity
Blueprints moves beyond access to successThis year, we changed the name of Blueprints, our signature near-peer college access mentoring program, tothe Blueprints College Success Initiative. Low-income, minority, and first-generation college-going studentsface academic, financial, and social barriers to prepare for college, apply to the best-fit schools, apply forfinancial aid, enroll and persist in their studies, and ultimately graduate. Access is not enough, and that’swhy we committed to advocating for our students’ success on the pathway to a postsecondary degree orcredential.2015-16 Blueprints participantsBY GRADE LEVEL555 33 511 2999th grade10th grade11th grade12th generationcollege-going studentsHispanic,Asian, orMultiracialBY GENDERBY RACEand ETHNICITY58 42 74 19774% 45.5 millionin supplementary scholarships58%42%208FemaleMaleCollege studentmentorsCollege is the attainment of valuable postsecondarycredentials beyond high school, including professional/technicalcertificates and academic degrees.COLLEGES ACCEPTED TOAlabama A&M UniversityAlabama Fire CollegeAlabama State UniversityAlbany State UniversityAlcorn State UniversityAmerican Music & Dramatic AcademyArkansas Baptist CollegeAuburn UniversityAuburn University MontgomeryAustin Peay State UniversityBenedict CollegeBerea CollegeBethune CollegeBethune-Cookman UniversityBevill State Community CollegeBirmingham-Southern CollegeBradley UniversityCarson-Newman UniversityClaflin UniversityClark Atlanta UniversityConcordia CollegeDillard UniversityEast Central Community CollegeEast Los Angeles Community CollegeEast Mississippi CollegeEast Mississippi Community CollegeFaulkner UniversityFisk UniversityFlorida A&M UniversityFort Valley State UniversityFull Sail UniversityGrambling State UniversityHuntingdon CollegeItawamba Community CollegeJackson State UniversityJacksonville State UniversityJefferson State Community CollegeJohnson & Wales UniversityJohnson C. Smith UniversityJudson CollegeKennesaw State UniversityKentucky State UniversityLaGrange CollegeLane CollegeLawson State Community CollegeLoyola UniversityLurleen B Wallace Community CollegeMarion CollegeMarion Military InstituteMercer UniversityMiami Dade CollegeMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMiles CollegeMississippi CollegeMississippi State UniversityMississippi University for WomenMississippi Valley StateMorehouse CollegeMorris CollegeMurray CollegeNashville State Community CollegeNorfolk State UniversityNorth Carolina Central UniversityNorthwest-Shoals Community College
“Even though I am in college, there arestill some things that are fuzzy to me. Ifthey ask me a question, if I don’t knowthe answer, then I’ll be able to look itup. Through being a mentor, I havebeen able to learn so much.”Yaneliz Fernandez,Northwest-Shoals Community College StudentMentor at Phil Campbell High School“My Blueprints mentor helped mewrite my scholarship applicationessays. A couple of times I eventexted my mentor in the middle ofthe night. I was able to send her myessays, and she edited them andsent them right back to me.”Miriam Jollah,Woodlawn High School Class of 2016Lawson State Community College FreshmanLawson State and AlabamaPossible launch peermentoring partnershipLawson State Community College and Alabama Possibleteamed up to help recent Birmingham City Schools graduatessuccessfully transition to college.Beginning this fall, second- and third-year Lawson Statestudent mentors are checking in with first-year studentmentees every other week. The mentors and mentees alsomeet each month for professional development workshops.Topics covered include budgeting, decision-making skills,study skills, successful relationships, and connecting academicstudies and career success.Oakwood UniversityOrange Coast CollegePensacola State CollegeReedley CollegeRust CollegeShelton State Community CollegeShorter CollegeSouth Louisiana Community CollegeSouthern UniversitySpring Hill CollegeStillman CollegeTalladega CollegeTennessee State UniversityTexas Southern UniversityTroy UniversityTuskegee UniversityUABUAHUnited States Military AcademyUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of MemphisUniversity of Middle TennesseeUniversity of MissouriUniversity of MontevalloUniversity of North AlabamaUniversity of North GeorgiaUniversity of North TexasUniversity of South AlabamaUniversity of Southern MississippiUniversity of West AlabamaValdosta State UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversityWallace State Community College-HancevilleWallace State Community College-SelmaWest Virginia UniversityWestern Kentucky UniversityWord of Life Bible InstituteXavier University2015-16 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 SchoolBirmingham-Southern CollegeLawson State Community CollegeNorthwest-Shoals Community CollegeShelton State Community CollegeTroy UniversityThe University of AlabamaUABUniversity of Montevallo
Cash for College makes college more affordable by boosting Free Application for FederalStudent Aid (FAFSA) completion through a combination of direct services in the Birmingham CitySchools and a statewide FAFSA completion network.The FAFSA is required for any student seeking federal and state financial aid, including grants and loans at all2- and 4-year colleges. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 9 out of 10 students who completea FAFSA attend college the following fall.Low-income, minority, and first-generation college-going students are the least likely to know that financialaid, including Pell Grants of up to 5,920 annually, is available by completing their FAFSA. Alabamastudents left 63.8 million Pell Grants dollars on the table in 2013, and the state ranked 44th in FAFSAcompletion.What’s new for 2017?2015-16 CASH FORCOLLEGE PARTICIPANTS– FAFSA filing began onOctober 1, 2016, instead ofJanuary 1, 2017– Families use their 2015taxes to complete theirfinancial aid form– 55 percent of Birmingham’sClass of 2017 should havetheir FAFSA completed byJune 2017– 205 high schools statewideprioritized FAFSA completionby participating in Cash forCollege AlabamaA full list of schools participatingin Cash for College is available atcashforcollegealabama.org“The FAFSA will help myparents and me with financesfor college. It helps take thepressure off me.”Destiny HicksWenonah High School Class of 2016North Carolina Central University Freshman“Cash for College is an easyway for an adult to providesupport and encouragement tostudents. I think the FAFSA issuch a concrete way to help astudent who has the potentialto access the next level ofeducation.”Kristan WalkerDirector of Outreach MinistriesTrinity United Methodist Church
Cash for CollegeBirminghamCash for College’s key partnership is in the BirminghamCity Schools, where we aim to boost the FAFSAcompletion rate from 36 percent in 2013 to 70 percentby 2020 through direct services with Birmingham CitySchools seniors and their families. Cash for College sharesFAFSA completion data with local educators, holdsFAFSA workshops, and connects families with tax prepworkshops and FAFSA events.1,2331326054%STUDENTS SERVEDVOLUNTEERSCash for College AlabamaCash for College Alabama builds a college-going cultureby encouraging students and their families to completetheir FAFSA. Participating high schools completed ashort application, set a FAFSA completion goal, andagreed to make FAFSA completion a local priority.Participating educators got professional developmentand technical assistance to promote FAFSA completionat their school, and Alabama Possible shared FAFSAcompletion data and best practices gathered frompartners both in and out of Alabama.121PARTICIPATINGSCHOOLS17,751HIGH SCHOOLSENIORSFINANCIAL AIDWORKSHOPSOF BIRMINGHAM’S CLASS OF2016 THAT COMPLETED THEIRFAFSA BY JULY 1, 20167,574FASFASCOMPLETED ASOF JULY 1, 2016540 460“I want to be able to go tocollege to become a nurse.I am happiest when I amhelping others. WithoutFAFSA, I wouldn’t be able togo to college.”“Being the only counselor in aschool can be challenging whenundertaking big projects such asFAFSA completion. Cash for Collegegave me a network of resources andpeople to connect with.”Tamara FletcherMontevallo High School Class of 2016University of South Alabama FreshmanKathryn McElvySchool CounselorWadley High School
Hungry forJusticeStudent Poverty &Hunger SummitFebruary 24, 2017Troy University MontgomeryFeaturing keynote speakers, breakout sessions, andconversations to address hunger and poverty in Alabamathrough education, collaboration, and advocacy.This year’s event will emphasize responses to food andhousing insecurity among college students.sponsored by Troy University & Alabama PossibleClockwise, from top: Alabama State University students presented their research on the geography of poverty; Auburn Universitystudents reflected on how to bring lessons learned back to campus; please save the date for the 2017 event; and Troy Universitystudents shared their work fighting food waste and food insecurity with Campus Kitchens.Alabama college students are hungry for justiceConference equips students to advocate to end poverty and hungerMore 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 UniversityMontgomery to share information and plan for the future.Students presented their advocacy projects, which ranged from mapping poverty in Montgomery, to studentrun 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 toconnect 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 broaderengagement with low-income and food-insecure communities near their Montgomery campus.Auburn University students committed to collaboration among similar groups to overcome apathy causedby an overwhelming number of engagement opportunities.Birmingham-area students from the University of Montevallo and UAB agreed that there is value in startingwith a small, concerted group rather than waiting for critical mass.
Lifetime of Learning conference encourages civicengagementHigher education network members participate in issues-based discourse on poverty and social justiceNearly 100 faculty, staff, students, and community partners gathered at UAB on Friday, October 7, to share bestpractices among Alabama colleges and universities to use engaged learning initiatives as a foundation for justicelearning. Justice learning teaches students about reasoned debate and the often-conflicting values inherent inAmerican democracy.UAB Institute of Human Rights Director Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter started the day with a talk about the purposesand potential of human rights education. Educators from disciplines including the arts, nursing, English, socialwork, 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 2011Tornado Recovery, and the day ended with a poverty simulation.In order to continue the conversation beyond the boundaries of the conference, participants were invited tocontribute to the #AP2016LOL Learning Wheel, pictured below.Lifetime of Learning#APLOL16 AlabamaConference LearningWheelThis work is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs2.0 UK: England & Wales sAlatudPOtoDCs toASTlearnaboumatservAripreS tosesendailyt seshaicere inrviclearninewse lengcodigestarningllaboTHE AGENDA AT A GLANCEratemailsionabsforbamapossiblefo with isolatproed gjecALABAMA POSSIBLEts aA Health-Focused SerialDrama written andperformed by Inmates.ghouhrytstudeountsth ot un w po facuvderhroagra erty lty as digCreateupsim tditsuca TWal coh as . rese pact UABITTERpy oas .f itsList o2016 people rch fa all.f particiripantspoveinfrom #rty d priso s.LIKE ALAanAPLOBAMA PL16 c tasheet. .OSSIBLEo’s FACE nference.Search 211 COUNBOOK paTS www to learnge.about pressing needs in Alabama.Access @UNITEDWAYAL 211 www to find resources in AL.tners.for list of HE par L.a Possible's wwwent in A.Check out AlabamEngagem ference.icivCes of6 con tions.r examplLOL1nta ltion.ivicLife foe #APreseDMCforCry of thce p Simua cock. .tonsFollow @learytdigitnferoaecitch ivetereathePov urelh arrat eas.Y to cfroman dg inTORIFatin@L tion s & irningaip6Use SlerarticREor6bo urcet paSHAayluatlloltoobm16co resGa@aLOL, reBLO#APacttion l PvocPa16 @alaechMilabaent&nd#APLOL16Community Partnershipsin Service Learning toEnhance Social WorkPractice redJaGINNTorom.allforp’.ll.ts apacimertyovpHowescienrpeexentemgagnic ertttp:estov N whasdigvia herty.ailyg P SIO yoneopleedd povnpirStWngto enen SCU ‘Eve RISEyouhowgtominIARTarncu D LEMAcl. leMENDo PEN MIL ABAon inontentAGEO HN @ALucatirning CENGts Edhrg LeaJO llow CIVIC.oigleRsibsopFo mote r Humanas.labamPro arueteved commhttp://a underser@tin ma Possiblees for ruraltailor derivtoAlabaSELODMUse LOGICssible.org/blog/ BLOG.SIGN-UP to the http://alabamapoMichelle Forman: You are an ACTIVE PARTICIPANT new narrative.Use AssetBased ComJOHNmunity Dev. interventiSevic MILLER Inons for Civicfo hasRe e LearnEngagemeto coming snt.e fromComplicatetudenall comts mumRe mun serviceunityst haSTAKElearNW lation ity mevHeningOLDERoppombS.Sh shiprtunitmoderssies tooaels sarels C builtreflecuchmothrotaomarsbe tht. expUABughmuae/Ramriencnanites.phoseyy C ServiHighto oceolleLeap. ESchgenrWnincouenritingeragcog Laurampesb.tudowgeenter sscsivictudto centonnens ectga.gecommemuntnitythrmeoumbghersres.earch collaboration.Academic-CommunityPartnerships: NursingStudents Experiencesin Service Learning.To access content download a free QR Code Reader/Scanner app from the iTunes/GooglePlay store to your phone or tablet.
Could you survive a month in poverty?More than 1,200 Alabamians had the opportunity to learn about the barriers that low-incomefamilies 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 withchallenges as they try to get to work, get the kids to school, feed their families, and keep their homes safe. As aresult, participants report they have greater impact in their volunteerism, philanthropy, and advocacy efforts.What do participants say?“How do we help poor peoplewithout making it harder onthem?”“People from low incomefamilies really want to do better,but things help to prevent it.”“My agency is going to rethinkour processes regardingrequired documentation andrescheduling appointments.”“I learned not to pre-judgepeople and will listen to whythey need assistance.”“The simulation gives people arealistic view of poverty.”“I will have more compassionand empathy with my clients.”“I will tell people about thevarious problems that feedinto poverty: transportation,keeping a job, feeding yourfamily, and paying utilities.”“I’ll try to help people withoutreferring them to anotheragency.”2016 POVERTY SIMULATION PARTNERS INCLUDEAlabama Association of School BoardsAlabama Partnership for ChildrenAlabama State Bar AssociationAuburn First Baptist ChurchAuburn UniversityAvondale Samaritan CenterCanterbury United Methodist ChurchChambers County SchoolsCommunity Action Association of AlabamaFaulkner UniversityLeadership AlabamaLeadership BirminghamLeadership MontgomeryNAACP – Alabama ChapterNational Association of Social Workers –AlabamaRoanoke City SchoolsTarrant City SchoolsTrinity United Methodist ChurchTroy UniversityUnited Way of West AlabamaUABUniversity of MontevalloUtah Community Action PartnershipVestavia Hills United Methodist ChurchWalker County Youth Leadership ForumWallace State Community College –HancevilleWomen’s Fund of Greater BirminghamTo bring a poverty simulation to your campus, civic organization, business, or faith community,please contact Kristina Scott at kscott@alabamapossible.org
Clockwise from top: Roanoke City Schools educators experienced the impact poverty has on their students; child development and community service workersfrom North Alabama Community Action Agencies learn about the roles they will play during a simulation at a JCCEO Head Start center; youth at AuburnFirst Baptist Church think about the choices single moms must make to provide for their kids; Shoals-area Leadership Alabama alumni teamed up with localleaders, educators, and social service agencies to host a poverty simulation in Florence; a participant in the Florence simulation got information about paydayloans 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.
2016 HonorsExecutive Director Kristina Scottnamed one of AL.com’s2016 Nonprofit Awards2016 Social Work PracticumAgency of the YearOutstanding Small Nonprofit2016 Women WhoShape the StateMany thanks to the foundations, higher education institutions, faith communities, business andcommunity organizations, and individuals who supported our work and made financial contributions.FAITH COMMUNITIESAuburn First Baptist ChurchAvondale Samaritan PlaceCanterbury United MethodistChurchChristian Service MissionChurch of the Nativity,EpiscopalIndependent PresbyterianChurchFaith Chapel Christian CenterSouthside Baptist ChurchVestavia Hills Baptist ChurchTrinity United MethodistChurchCOMMUNITY AND PUBLICORGANIZATIONSAlabama Appleseed Center forLaw & JusticeAlabama ARISEAlabama Partnership forChildrenAlabama School ReadinessAllianceAlabama State Conference ofthe NAACPAlabama State Department ofEducationBirmingham City SchoolsBirmingham EducationFoundationBlount County SchoolsBold Goals CoalitionChambers County Board ofEducationCommunity Action Agenciesof AlabamaDaniel Foundation of AlabamaDavid Mathews Center forCivic LifeEAT SouthEnd Child Hunger in AlabamaTaskforceEqual Justice InitiativeFlorence Housing AuthorityFranklin County SchoolsGEARUP AlabamaHabitat for HumanityTuscaloosaHispanic Interest Coalition ofAlabamaHoly Family Cristo Rey CatholicHigh SchoolJones Valley Teaching FarmNational Association of SocialWork - AlabamaNational College AccessNetworkPerry County SchoolsRoanoke City Board ofEducationShelby County SchoolsThompson FoundationTuscaloosa City SchoolsTuscaloosa County SchoolsUnited Way of Central AlabamaUnited Way of West AlabamaVOICES for Alabama’s ChildrenWomen’s NetworkFOUNDATIONS &CORPORATE SUPPORTAlabama Media GroupAlabama Power FoundationAlabama State Bar AssociationAlagasco/Spire EnergyAmazonSmileBBVA Compass FoundationBeeland & Grace Nielsen FundBirmingham JewishFoundationBradley Arant Boult CummingsLLPBurr & Forman, LLPCahaba Brewing Company,LLCCaring FoundationCole Financial PlanningCommunity Foundation ofGreater BirminghamEW Motion TherapyManagementHonda Manufacturing ofAlabamaIberia BankJoseph H. & Reva EngelFoundationKresge FoundationLeaf & PetalLIV Apartment Partners LLCLloyd Wilson & AssociatesLumina FoundationMarksteinMary Reynolds BabcockFoundationMayer Electric Supply Co.Medical Properties TrustNational Bank of CommerceNoble HourProgress BankReese Phifer, Jr. MemorialFoundationRegions BankTaco Bell Foundation For TeensTarrant City Board of EducationTeam Tacala CharitiesVIVA HealthVowell & AssociatesVulcan Materials CompanyFoundationWalker Area CommunityFoundationWells Fargo FoundationWomen’s Fund of GreaterBirminghamYouthserve – YouthPhilanthropy CouncilHIGHER EDUCATIONALLIANCE CORNERSTONEMEMBERSAuburn UniversityAuburn University atMontgomeryBirmingham-Southern CollegeNorthwest-Shoals CommunityCollegeSamford UniversityUniversity of Alabama atBirminghamHIGHER EDUCATIONALLIANCE MEMBERSAlabama Community CollegeSystemAthens State UniversityCalhoun Community CollegeEnterprise State CommunityCollegeFaulkner UniversityJacksonville State UniversityJudson CollegeLawson State CommunityCollegeNortheast Alabama CommunityCollegeShelton State CommunityCollegeTrenholm State CommunityCollegeTroy UniversityUniversity of MontevalloUniversity of West AlabamaWallace State CommunityCollege—HancevilleHIGHER EDUCATIONSUPPORTERSAlabama State UniversityThe University of AlabamaINDIVIDUALSAaron 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 SmithAshley 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 PattersonColeman 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. 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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
Jim SpearmanJoe BryantJoe MedoriJoey PiersonJohn A. FloydJohn H. WaideJohn MillerJohn NorthropJohn SecristJohn TatterJohn TurnerJonathan CellonJothany & Frank JamesJoyce Spielberger & MauryShevinJuanita 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 GreerKim & 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 PortelaJessica Donovan, The University of AlabamaMary Beth Gore, University of MontevalloAntoinette Jackson, Auburn UniversityCarmen Johnson, UABRaven Knowlton, Birmingham-Southern CollegeRegan Murray, UABTatiana Neuman, Birmingham-Southern CollegeJordan Porter, Birmingham-Southern CollegeLeslie Simmons, UABMacey Sims, Samford UniversityAnthony Waller, Birmingham-Southern CollegeRachel Waller, Birmingham-Southern CollegeLisa & 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 FormanMichelle CrunkMike FrederickMiranda GrayMitchell CohenMitchie NeelMiyah WilliamsMonica ChatmanMonica CollinsMonica DrakeMyryum Kamylle ParkerNajla AlthagafiNakiya StevensNancy & Bill StetlerNancy & Gary DunavantNancy & Max HaleNancy KimberlyNancy TranNatalie Lane & T.C. McLemoreNelia AlbrittonNichole ColemanNikita BennettNora LeeNorma AldridgeNorma HarmonPam PetersParker StringfellowPat & Gayle PelhamPatricia DayPatricia ScottPatrick JonesPatti RicePaul WardPaula AddisonPauline IrelandPhil HammondsPhylis SimmonsPhyllis ConnellPhyllis 38,247200,000327,029300,000267,777InternsKristina 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 Assistant400,000223,800Staff500,000189,089Laurel Hitchcock, PhD,UABElliott Lauderdale, PhD,University of South Alabama (ret.)Sam Parker,New Visions Properties, LLCVirginia Patterson,Bradley Arant Boult CummingsJoey Pierson,Tacala, LLCRichard Rice,Attorney at LawChandra Scott,Mobile Area Education FoundationHouston Smith,Alabama PowerLibba Vaughan,Freshwater Land TrustEdward Wilson, MD, PhD,Pathologist (ret.)184,652Ralph Foster, Chair,Auburn UniversityFightress Aaron,ActioNet, Inc.Irene Blalock,Birmingham Public Library (ret.)Wendi Boyen,Regions BankSidney Brown, PhD,Auburn University Montgomery (ret.)Scott Cole,Cole Financial PlanningWayne Flynt, PhD*,Auburn University (ret.)Leon Frazier, EdD*,Alabama State University (ret.)Nicole Hampton,Rosen Harwood184,018Board of DirectorsGrowing investments to removebarriers to prosperity, 2010-2015215,646About Alabama Possible2015Expensessource: Alabama Possible Form 990, available at alabamapossible.org/990Alabama Possible is a statewide501(c)(3) nonprofit which breaksdown barriers to prosperity througheducation, collaboration, and research.We have changed the way people thinkand talk about poverty since 1993.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 AladuwakaShakedra ClarkShannon WilliamsSharon AndersonSharon EverhardtShauntae’ SmithShayne RittmannShelby ColeShelby ColemanShelia GoodwinSheree DavisSheri KrellSherry LoperShykeeliah CollinsSidney L. 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