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Employment Equity: The Path to a More Competitive Alabama

Employment Equity: The Path to a More Competitive Alabama

2018-04-05

Alabama Asset Building Coalition;

Alabama's future competitiveness depends on the participation and inclusion of all of our residents,especially those who are locked out of the economy. Employment equity—when everyone who wants to work has a good job that pays family-supporting wages—is the path forward. By addressing lingering societal barriers such as adequate funding for public transit that connects residents to quality jobs, and linking more Alabamians to career pathways in growing industries, we can reduce economic insecurity, meet employers' needs for talent, and bolster economic growth, building a prosperous Alabama for all.

Advancing Employment Equity in Alabama

Advancing Employment Equity in Alabama

2018-04-03

Alabama Asset Building Coalition;

This report, Advancing Employment Equity in Alabama, offers a framework to guide policymakers as they consider how to best connect residents to good jobs that pay family-sustaining wages and remove the barriers that have held back far too many for far too long. The Alabama Asset Building Coalition is prepared to be a partner in this effort and further our mission of building an economic foundation that allows underserved Alabamians to reach their highest potential and secure their financial future.

Profiles in Parole Release and Revocation: Examining the Legal Framework in the United States, Alabama

Profiles in Parole Release and Revocation: Examining the Legal Framework in the United States, Alabama

2018-11-15

Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice;

Alabama established a sentencing commission in 2000, and has utilized advisory sentencing standards in felonycases since 2006. In 2013, the Alabama Sentencing Standards grew to include presumptive standards for non-violent offenses. Alabama has a "truth in sentencing" statute that does not take effect until 2020 and will require the court to pronounce a minimum term and an extended term (120% of the minimum term) and mandates post-release supervision. Currently, however, offenders are sentenced to a definite term of imprisonment and may be released on parole, if eligible.

Black Funding Denied: Community Foundation Support for Black Communities

Black Funding Denied: Community Foundation Support for Black Communities

2020-08-01

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy;

In light of the national uprising sparked by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor (and building on other recent tragic movement moments going back to the 2014 murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri), NCRP is analyzing grantmaking by community foundations across the country to find out exactly how much they are – or are not – investing in Black communities.We started by looking at the latest available grantmaking data (2016-2018) of 25 community foundations (CFs) – from Los Angeles to New Orleans to New York City to St. Paul. These foundations represent a cross section of some of the country's largest community foundations as well as foundations in communities where NCRP has Black-led nonprofit allies.

The Pangloss Index: How States Game the No Child Left Behind Act

The Pangloss Index: How States Game the No Child Left Behind Act

2007-11-13

Education Sector;

When policymakers wrote the No Child Left Behind Act, their goal was to steadily raise the bar for academic achievement. But many states have undermined the spirit of the law by lowering achievement goals every year. Kevin Carey explains how these states are gaming NCLB's accountability system -- and doing so with the full approval of the U.S. Department of Education.

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Obstacles to Just Government

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Obstacles to Just Government

2008-01-03

Alabama Faith Council;

In 1963, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote the following in a letter to fellow clergy about segregation while in the Birmingham City jail: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." While Alabama's segregationist laws have been rendered moot by the federal courts and laws, our 1901 Constitution -- Alabama's sixth one -- is still a major impediment to racial and economic justice in the state especially for those whose needs are the greatest and those whose resources in life are the least. Alabama's 1901 Constitution creates a governmental structure that concentrates power in the legislature where it is easy for wealthy interest groups to perpetuate the Constitution's unfair impacts on poor and middle class Alabamians.

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Public Education

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Public Education

2009-01-13

Alabama Faith Council;

There are countless statistics showing that Alabama's schools inadequately prepare the state's 740,000 public school students for the future. Our students are less likely to read on grade level or graduate on time. Nationwide comparisons of student learning show that Alabama schools trail most of the country. Our schools do not effectively teach all children, leading to achievement gaps between different groups of students. And even the best performing groups of students in Alabama compare unfavorably with their peers from other states. To the further disadvantage of our neediest children, the best-prepared and most-experienced teachers are distributed unevenly throughout the state. Public school advocates must accept that there are no easy solutions or quick fixes for a complex education system serving an ever-changing student population. Character development must be an essential component of our educational objectives. Money is part of a solution not a panacea. The good news is two-fold: Alabama's children are beginning to post significant learning gains, and there are known methods to improve student learning and ultimately help every child succeed in life.

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Voluntary Pre-K For All Four-Year-Olds

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Voluntary Pre-K For All Four-Year-Olds

2008-05-09

Alabama Faith Council;

There is ample evidence that high-quality early learning programs are critical for children to be successful in school an din life. Research shows that 85% of brain development takes place prior to a child turning five (5) years old. However, many children do not have access to the high-quality early learning experiences that their more affluent peers have; forcing these children to begin school far behind their peers. Because the achievement gap starts before children enter school and only grows wider during formal school training, we must make high-quality pre-K available for all four-year-olds whose parents want it to provide all Alabama children an equal opportunity to succeed in school and life. Such programs give children entering school a more "level playing field". Making high quality voluntary pre-K available to all four-year-olds is a justice issue.

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Immigration Reform

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Immigration Reform

2008-05-09

Alabama Faith Council;

There is ample evidence that the United States immigration system needs to be reformed. The presence of millions of undocumented immigrants; the exploitation of immigrant workers; divided families; deaths in the desert southwest and on the open seas; people obtaining fraudulent government documents; criminal smugglers and human trafficking; and public frustration are all an indication that the system we have in place does not best serve our economy, our national security, and our local communities. The system we have now also does not reflect our religious traditions and the tradition of hospitality which has defined the United States of America. Any reform of our immigration system must be implemented in a way that is fair, just, and respectful of the dignity and worth of all human beings, balancing the needs and well-being of native born Americans, legal immigrants, and those who are working here but are in our country illegally. Any reform of our immigration system must also address the root causes of the migration of human beings.

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Elimination of Taxes on Groceries

Alabama Faith Council Statement on Elimination of Taxes on Groceries

2009-01-06

Alabama Faith Council;

Poverty is a vital moral issue for people of faith. Poverty is the result of a complex set of global and local issues, not necessarily a reflection of any kind of failure on the part of those families living in poverty. Our calling as people of faith is not only to provide direct assistance to those in need, but also to address the underlying issues, including government and social policies, that keep people in poverty. One factor that contributes to poverty in Alabama is the tax on groceries.

Hunger in America 2010 Local Report Prepared for The Food Bank of North Alabama

Hunger in America 2010 Local Report Prepared for The Food Bank of North Alabama

2010-02-01

Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);

This report presents information on the clients and agencies served by The Food Bank of North Alabama. The information is drawn from a national study, Hunger in America 2010, conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America's Second Harvest), the nation's largest organization of emergency food providers. The national study is based on completed in- person interviews with more than 62,000 clients served by the FA national network, as well as on completed questionnaires from more than 37,000 FA agencies. The study summarized below focuses on emergency food providers and their clients who are supplied with food by food banks in the FA network. Key Findings: The FA system served by The Food Bank of North Alabama provides emergency food for an estimated 104,700 different people annually.31% of the members of households served by The Food Bank of North Alabama are children under 18 years old (Table 5.3.2). 24% of households include at least one employed adult (Table 5.7.1). Among households with children, 77% are food insecure and 37% are food insecure with very low food security (Table 6.1.1.1). 53% of clients served by The Food Bank of North Alabama report having tochoose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel (Table 6.5.1).46% had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care (Table 6.5.1). 30% of households served by The Food Bank of North Alabama report having at least one household member in poor health (Table 8.1.1)The Food Bank of North Alabama included approximately 173 agencies at the administration of this survey, of which 160 have responded to the agency survey.Of the responding agencies, 137 had at least one food pantry, soup kitchen, or shelter.82% of pantries, 64% of kitchens, and 50% of shelters are run by faith-based agencies affiliated with churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious organizations (Table 10.6.1). Among programs that existed in 2006, 76% of pantries, 75% of kitchens, and 71% of shelters of The Food Bank of North Alabama reported that there had been an increase since 2006 in the number of clients who come to their emergency food program sites (Table 10.8.1). Food banks are by far the single most important source of food for agencies with emergency food providers, accounting for 72% of the food distributed by pantries, 36% of the food distributed by kitchens, and 35% of the food distributed by shelters (Table 13.1.1). As many as 92% of pantries, 100% of kitchens, and 57% of shelters in The Food Bank of North Alabama use volunteers (Table 13.2.1)..

The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America 2010: Alabama

The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America 2010: Alabama

2010-07-01

Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);

Operational data for Feeding America member food banks in Alabama and maps illustrating the congressional districts and counties served by those food banks.

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