Success Stories

We’re proud of Birmingham Promise intern Jamarean Heard and grateful to our employer partner AL.com for offering him an opportunity to gain experience working in journalism. Read the first of

My name is Kelsey Liptrot, and I recently graduated from Ramsay IB High School. This past spring, I had the opportunity to be a Birmingham Promise intern at Prosper, and

For Jermerra Bailey, the question wasn’t whether she’d go to college. It was how far away from home and how far in debt she’d go to get a degree. Birmingham

High school taught Markelle Scott perseverance. This year’s valedictorian at Huffman High School was part of a graduating class who were freshmen when the pandemic hit in 2020. Read more