ELI Thrive celebrated a significant milestone today with the ribbon cutting for its New Housing Initiative in the East Lake neighborhood. This transformative project includes 15 new homes designed to provide safe, affordable housing for families in the Birmingham community.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has a long history of forming community partnerships. That is why ELI Thrive, a nonprofit organization in Birmingham, Alabama, did not have to look far to find a partner with a desire to serve people.
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Read MoreFrom Groundbreaking to Ground Up! Exciting news from East Lake as construction begins on the first of 15 homes.
Read MoreHelp Support ELI Thrive Families by donating new everyday household items. We saw a need for our moms and also heard our donors and volunteers express their desire to donate some tangible items to our families. So we have created a Hospitality Closet!
Read MoreThe City of Birmingham has awarded more than $850,000 to eight area organizations to fund innovative ways to help improve Birmingham’s economic landscape. The BOLD program, which stands for Building Opportunities for Lasting Development, provides financial support to organizations and agencies that are taking creative, evidence-based approaches to solving various community issues.
Read MoreThis is the second cohort of the Birmingham Community Incubator in collaboration with the Salvation Army and Community Resource Development from AL Extension. Twelve local predominantly women-owned start-up businesses will be chosen to participate in the 6-week business boot camp.
Read MoreAccording to National Today, March 23rd is National Chips and Dip Day. Sticking with the tradition, (that we started last month) we are sharing yet another family recipe and passing it onto our extended ELI Thrive family.
Here is a healthy & great guacamole alternative from Success Coach Yaireth Gomez.
Read MoreAccording to National Today, February 24th is National Chili Day. Since we are all about giving back to the community we thought it only appropriate to share a secret family recipe with our ELI Thrive family!
Macy Murray, our Coaching Coordinator, has been so kind to share her family’s Southwest Chili recipe. So guard this with your life and let us know how it turned out!
Read MoreELI is grateful to be a partner for holistic community development in Ensley. We had the chance today to hear the development plans and celebrate the history of Ensley High School, which will become the location for affordable housing, an early childhood learning center, and green spaces.
Read MoreAlabama News Center ran a feature article spotlighting our very own, Executive Director, Pam Bates as an Alabama Bright Light.
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