Eat Your Veggies
How does your garden grow? Pretty well actually! We are so excited to see all our veggies coming in this summer and now it’s time to eat them up.
Here are a few of our favorite recipes that can take your veggies straight from the garden to the table.
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Macy's Southwest Chili
According 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!
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Christmas Blessings-Charisse’s Story
Because of ELI and your support, hope has been restored to so many men and women and their families living in Birmingham, Alabama. Here are just a few stories of families thriving in our community.
My grandsons, Wyatt and Aiden, and I are SO grateful for the blessing of the ELI/HIM Ministries Christmas Shop 2021.
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Dreams to Reality-Darius’ Story
Because of ELI and your support, hope has been restored to so many men and women and their families living in Birmingham, Alabama. Here are just a few stories of families thriving in our community.
The Hustle program has enabled me to bring a dream to life. Things that were once just aspirations are now tangible, and I am able to pursue that dream by better providing for my family. I can’t even put into words how beneficial it has been to me.
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Persistence Pays Off-Angelica’s Story
Because of ELI and your support, hope has been restored to so many men and women and their families living in Birmingham, Alabama. Here are just a few stories of families thriving in our community.
Angelica walked through the doors of Serving You Ministries for the first time in August of 2019. She had become a single mother in early 2019 and suffered from a stroke.
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2021 Year End
When we began 2021, we knew that it would be a big year for ELI. Little did we know how much progress we would make throughout this year. Our goals for 2021 were simple: provide case management services for 80-90 families, maintain sufficient staffing to support this caseload, and create a plan to replicate the Thrive Together program in other Jefferson County communities. A year later, we can say with joy that we accomplished all of these goals, due largely to the hard work of our team and the support of many people like you.
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ELI named a partner for community development plans in Ensley
ELI 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.
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Pam Bates honored as an Alabama Bright Light
Alabama News Center ran a feature article spotlighting our very own, Executive Director, Pam Bates as an Alabama Bright Light.
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