ACE Alabama

Today is bittersweet as we bid farewell to our Executive Director, Andrea Miller. She joined ACE as our 1st volunteer in 2016, was hired in 2017, and became Executive Director in 2021. Join us in thanking Andrea for her commitment and wishing her a bright future! #ACEfarewell

PEACE Birmingham applications are OPEN!!! If you're a high school student looking to learn more about Birmingham through the lens of social justice issues, you should join our group this year!

It's TIME to volunteer with ACE! You have options!!! Our SEL-focused Life Skills Education Program, PEACE Birmingham, and Heritage panel! Apply on our website - acealabama.org

Calling all high school students!!! Sign up to attend our 1-day Peace camp where we'll be creating the foundations for a peace monument to live in Birmingham! Sign up and attend FOR FREE - bit.ly/ACEpeace

Last week was Hannia's final week working with us this summer! Hannia chose to work for Anytown Alabama, for her college's summer internship program! We are incredibly grateful that she was able to add so much value through her passion and dedication to this work.

Anytown 2023 was BEAUTIFUL! Thank you to our delegates, their parents/guardians, staff interns, donors, NCCJ, Anytown Advisory Committee, LJCC, Unitarian Universalist Church, and Camp McDowell for helping this program to be life-changing for these teens.

Join other Alabama social and emotional learning champions next week for our first SEL4AL meeting on June 20th on Zoom! Register here: bit.ly/sel4alabama

Thank you to Ladybird Taco Mountain Brook for donating these DELICIOUS tacos and salsa for our Anytown Alabama staff intern training this past weekend! Our staff is very excited for Anytown 2023 next week!!!

Thank you SO much, Mobile County Public Schools EL and Migrant Education Programs, for having us come out to facilitate an excellent 2-day workshop on SEL Foundations and Implementation! We're excited to visit twice more this year to facilitate more workshops for you! #mobile

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers, including mothers who have lost children, people yearning to be mothers, and mothers no longer with us 🌷💜

The Youth Peace Weekend and International Peace Conference were a HUGE success this past weekend! We were grateful to hear from Rev. Dr. Bernice King and the BCS students who asked her questions. #ipc #internationalpeaceconference #peace #youth #berniceking

Last night, we celebrated our Life Skills Education program facilitator, Naowreen, on graduating from UAB! Naowreen has been a dedicated work-study student with ACE for two years, and we're excited to see what other amazing things she will accomplish in her new journey!

Are you ready for the International Peace Conference in Birmingham, May 4-6? Register now, and you will learn from dozens of inspiring leaders of peace from across the world! Anyone and everyone is invited to attend! peaceconference2023bham.com #birmingham #alabama #peace #uab

Our PEACE Birmingham teens had SO much fun in Atlanta this past weekend! We visited the aquarium, the Human & Civil Rights Museum, MLK Jr's Birth Home, and the Breman Museum. Thank you to our donors, advisors, parents, and students for making this possible! #birmingham #alabama

Hey ACE Friends and Supporters! We're hoping to raise the funds to send PEACE Birmingham students to Atlanta this month and we need your help! Please consider donating at bit.ly/peacetrip2023 #birmingham #alabama #peacebirmingham

24 Montevallo High School students participated in the Heritage Panel program this week hosted at the University of Montevallo! Students shared their stories of discrimination and bullying and committed to changing their school's culture! #montevallo #alabama #heritagepanel

THANK YOU to everyone who allowed us to host our first annual Spring Sip & Supper fundraising dinner! Our chefs: Brandon Sanders & Ashley Hamblin; our in-kind sponsors: Sysco, Winn-Dixie & Avenue D; and our supporters who donated to help us raise $900!

Meet our chefs for our first annual Spring Sip & Supper! These local chefs will provide in-kind support for our event and create Spring-themed dishes this Friday, March 31st. Dinner tickets are on sale by visiting: acespringsupper.swell.gives. #birmingham #alabama #donate

The Altamont and Holy Family Cristo Rey Heritage Panel Exchange was amazing! Both groups of students visited each other's schools, collaborated on community and school issues, and made friendships across school lines.

We're hiring TWO Anytown Alabama Media & Logistic Coordinators this summer! Learn more & apply at ACEalabama.org/americorpsVISTA