Birmingham Promise teamed up recently with City Club Birmingham for the second annual “Night of Promise” to raise money for scholarships and internships for students in Birmingham City Schools. The event was a great success, and Birmingham Promise is especially...
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 what we hope will be many stories by Jamarean!...
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 then I returned as a college summer intern. Prosper is a non-profit organization that aligns the...
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 Promise gave her the best answers on both fronts. The scholarship program expanded her options for colleges,...
Birmingham Promise plans to expand its internship program and add new work-based learning opportunities next year for younger students in Birmingham City Schools, thanks to funding approved Tuesday by the Birmingham Board of Education. The board approved $240,000 to...