our friend Wanda Larosiliere wrote the following testimony about WE Gardens when she helped nominate us for a grant recently. we wanted to share with ...

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It's been a great year with Urban Kids so far, and we're looking forward to spring! Before you know it, we will be kicking off our awesome summer ...

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In case you are wondering where your donations from Alabama Gives Day (or any other day) go, check out some of our programs: Feeding th...

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For Urban Ministry, spring comes early this year!  On Thursday, February 2nd, Urban Ministry’s junior board is partnering with Moe&...

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On February 2, 2012 the Alabama Association of Nonprofits, in partnership with the Alabama Broadcasters Association, is taking one day to harness the ...

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Dear friends, We are grateful for your financial support, volunteerism, and prayers this month and all year long. Your gifts sustain our share...

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Urban Ministry is pleased to welcome Danny Jones as the new Director of the Joe Rush Center for Urban Mission. A native of Athens, Alabama, Danny&...

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We are saddened this month to lose two of our long-time Joe Rush center staff. Former RUSH program Director Deb Welsh is shown above with our long-tim...

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 west end community gardens growing  food, growing community greetings garden family & friends, HAPPIEST OF NEW YEAR TO YO...

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  Food, water, shelter Emergency services are at the heart of our ministry When Urban Ministry was founded in 1976, our goal was to help...

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  Home is where the heart is The Rush program helps families maintain housing The Joe Rush Center, our dorm facility ...

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  WE (West End) Community Gardens is one of our newest programs here at Urban Ministry. Founded in 2008 in partnership with the Communi...

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    Volunteers served 17,367 hours last year We are grateful for the hard work and transformations you have achieved! Voluntee...

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  Urban Kids nurtures at-risk youth. Your gifts support 30 students and their families in our after-school and summer learning program ...

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  Dear friends of Urban Ministry, Thank you for your contribution during the month of December! Thanks to all the volunteers, donors, and p...

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  The Community Kitchen feeds the hungry. We served over 27,000 meals this year Old, young and in-between, male and female, families and sin...

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Please join us tomorrow, November 29, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. to shop at Sojourns, Birmingham's fair-trade global market! (Directions) 10% of a...

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Dear friends, You’ve no doubt seen local coverage of the recent death of the civil rights hero, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. He was a great...

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Dear friend, On behalf of everyone connected with Urban Ministry, thank you for your support during the month of November. Your generosity is great...

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greetings garden family & friends, as promised, below is the recipe for the collard green stew served at our ANNUAL COLLARD GREEN COOK-OFF. it...

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What would we do without Gwen Wallace? For the second year running, Ms. Gwen, a retired BellSouth employee, has utilized her expertise in customer ser...

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greetings garden family & friends, another year and my how we have grown! The 3rd Annual Collard Green Cook-Off and Wellness Expo was our best ev...

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to get in the mood for our Collard Green Cook-Off and Wellness Expo tomorrow, we're listening to a musical tribute specially mixed by our friend Junio...

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Dear friends, Thank you for your contribution to Urban Ministry during the month of October. Your support is crucial to our ministry, and we are...

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greetings garden family & friends, it's that time of year again! the collard green cook-off and wellness expo is coming up on saturday, october 1...

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We don't share enough here about the day-to-day social services we provide to individuals in crisis: emergency shelter grants, utility and food assist...

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Last Sunday, we had a great show of support for Urban Kids at our Back-to-School Benefit Concert featuring the Dill Pickers! Urban Kids direc...

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greetings garden family & friends, this is absolutely the best time of year for gardening in Alabama, as it is warm with just enough of a breeze ...

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Dear friends, Thank you for your generous and faithful support of Urban Ministry this September. Your gift will bless us this season as we stretch ou...

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greetings garden family & friends, we can feel it in the air: AUTUMN, that is, and time to begin planning and planting the fall garden! we h...

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Greetings garden family and friends, Today we entered a Just Means Facebook grant contest, "Gardens for Good."  The top 3 entries with th...

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Urban Ministry is pleased to welcome Dorothiann McCray as our new Director of Urban Kids!   Above: Ms. McCray with students Raneesha,...

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Each month, we share the thank-you letter that is sent to all donors. Our gratitude extends beyond this list to all those who support us through praye...

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greetings garden family & friends, as promised, here is a recipe straight from our west end kitchen utilizing the absolutely awesome ‘Robes...

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*UPDATE: WE Gardens will be featured in the Spring 2011 issue of Spry Living. Keep an eye out! greetings garden family & friends, this week we...

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greetings garden family & friends, as a lover of african-american history, i was more than intrigued  when i chanced upon a variety of to...

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greetings garden family & friends, it is so nice to be appreciated, and nothing says appreciation to a gardener more than a meal magnificently pr...

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greetings garden family & friends, everything that we have learned in our training and our travels about how to be ‘good gardeners’ s...

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We've had a bittersweet week here at Urban Ministry. It's the last week of Urban Kids summer camp (our after school program will start up again in Aug...

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Dear friends of Urban Ministry, Heartfelt gratitude. These two words convey what we at Urban Ministry hope to express to you for your support du...

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Below, our weekly garden update from WE Gardens director Ama Shambulia: greetings garden family & friends, we would definitely say this is ...

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Rush program director and volunteer coordinator Deb Welsh originally shared this story on the North Alabama UMC website: On the morning of A...

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Hi everyone! Since Ama is feeling under the weather today, the Wednesday WE Gardens Report will have to wait until next week. Feel better, Ama! ...

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"You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving." -Robert Louis Stevenson Dear friends of Urban Ministry:  Love. It...

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Exciting news! The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Community Fund, Jefferson County Public Health Fund and Matthew 6:2...

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Great news! The WE Gardens Curb Market opens THIS SATURDAY, July 2, from 8 am to noon. Come out to buy some fair trade goods and local produce! Procee...

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Welcome to our Wednesday WE Gardens report! Each week in this space, we'll feature the latest news from the garden, recipes, and more. ...

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Robyn Hyden recently joined the staff of Urban Ministry, Inc. as Director of Development and Communications.  A native of Pelham, Alabama, Rob...

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The Board of Directors of Urban Ministry, Inc. recently named Rev. Melissa Self Patrick the new Executive Director of Urban Ministry.  Melissa s...

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On my first day at Urban Kids as the new director almost five years ago, two little girls with lots of braids introduced themselves to me. Th...

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Below is something our Urban Kids director Becky wrote about one of her students: Darius comes to Urban Kids from the school across the street alon...

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WE Gardens will receive $5,500 from Whole Foods for the 5% Day last Friday. It's the largest 5% received by a non-profit from their B'ham store...ever! Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible, and thanks, Whole Foods, and Laura Brooks Bright, for choosing WE Gardens for this special day!

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