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Over the years there has been a long standing recognition that child development is influenced by conditions facing families and in turn families are ...
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Jeanne Jackson, President of the Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, shares the lessons and her reflections from their two-generation pilot, Prescri...
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Follow @SRMHughes When I began my journey as a single parent, I had a fledgling law practice that did not generate consistent income. Living on incons...
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As a country, we have long believed in the American Dream: that through hard work and opportunity, we can reach our goals. But with millions of Americ...
The Valley Settlement Project is a two-generation program focused on school readiness, elementary school achievement, economic stability and...
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“How does it feel reading ‘Letter from Birmingham City Jail’ as a Birmingham native?” Sitting at a dinner table in Aspen, Colorado this questi...