2023
Growing a Skilled Workforce
Growing a Skilled Workforce will mentor high school students preparing to enter the workforce with West Alabama Works.
Team photo: Saylor Cuzzort, Connor Higgins, Tiffany Hill, EJ Jones, Imani Muse, Bennett Ogle, and Lawrence Perry
Leaf Our Streamside Habitats Alone
Leaf Our Streamside Habitats Alone will remove the invasive taro plant with the Black Warrior Riverkeeper.
Team photo: Anna Benetello, Camden Hurst, Quinn Lee, Eli Lovell, Will Morlock, and Ethan Pearson
Maternity Care Baby Bins
Maternity Care Baby Bins will distribute resources to improve infant healthcare in Greene County with Bottoms Up Diaper Bank.
Team Photo: Emily Adcock, Caley Caldwell, Nick Elwing, Gabrielle Kirk, Cassidy Matwiyoff, Dylan Moore, and Grace Spencer
2022
Breaking the Cycle of Bilingual illiteracy
Breaking the Cycle of Bilingual Illiteracy (YouTube video) created a Spanish children’s book collection at the Tuscaloosa Public Library.
Team: Dillon Cook, Ethan Henry, Paige Hoss, Nick Tolbert, and Mims Williams
Classroom Connections
Classroom Connections assembled sensory kits for classrooms in Tuscaloosa Public Schools.
Team photo: Demarcus Joiner, Bryant Long, Miguel Mojica, Charlie Steinmetz, and Claire Tumlin
Fighting Child Food Insecurity in Tuscaloosa County
Fighting Child Food Insecurity in Tuscaloosa County hosted a mobile food pantry at Tuscaloosa schools with the West Alabama Food Bank.
Team photo: Morgan Cunningham, Raven Hartsfield, Devin Kodsi, Carter Nugent, and Mary Alan Ousley
2021
Voting Rights and Education Summit
Voting Rights and Education Summit held clinics to help formerly incarcerated individuals restore their voting rights with UA Vote Everywhere.
Team photo: Alexus Cumbie, Olivia Davis, Amelia Pugh, Sam Robson, and Seth Self
2020
Uniontown Environmental Campaign
Uniontown Environmental Campaign screened a documentary and hosted a letter writing campaign; delivered bottled water and recycled water bottles in Uniontown with Black Belt Citizens.
Team photo: Aaron Frederick, Mary Eliza Beaumont, Philip Harden, Johnny Baxley, and Justin Branum
Political and Civic Engagement Classes for Students at Central High School
Political and Civic Engagement Classes for Students at Central High School engaged highschoolers in learning about the strengths and addressing issues in their Tuscaloosa community with the David Mathews Center for Civic Life.
Team photo: Anna Cain, Ibby Dickson, Patrick Dutton, Garrett Mayo and Jana Venable
2019
Foster Care Informational Summit and Roundtable
Foster Care Informational Summit & Roundtable (YouTube Video) educated the Tuscaloosa community and state lawmakers about foster parent certification and support services.
Team: Lauren Chambliss, Brittany Hamner, Jade Hill, Jarrett Moore and Courtney Zotaj