It’s here!! FOCAL’s Summer Newsletter

September 3, 2014

Check out FOCAL Point Summer 2014 Newsletter

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Citizens Turn Out for Medicaid Expansion Rally

June 5, 2014

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Over 14,000 signatures were collected for the rally that was held on the Capital steps on May 31, 2014. Supporters gathered in solidarity to demand that our Governor expand Medicaid that would help provide healthcare for over 300,000 Alabamians. Several speakers, including Callie Greer, spoke on the “personal impact” of the effects of non-Medicaid expansion. Ms. Greer [...]

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Alabama Needs Medicaid! Join the SOS Medicaid Expansion Campaign

April 30, 2014

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    The SOS Movement for Truth and Justice Launches ACA/Medicaid Expansion Campaign                         The linked Save Our Selves Movement Expand Medicaid Petition  is for you to sign and to gather signatures from hundreds of others.   Our goal is 10,000 signatures to push Governor Bentley to use his power to provide medical coverage to 200,000 [...]

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FOCAL’S Spring 2014 Newsletter is Here!

April 30, 2014

Check out our Vision themed FOCALpoint Spring 2014 Newsletter where we feature our Equal Voice Alabama Campaign which is improving the lives of families!

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Speak Up Licensed Child Care Providers! Fill out our 15 minute survey today!

April 14, 2014

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  FOCAL is deeply concerned about the ability of child care programs to stay in business and to continue to provide quality child care for the children of Alabama. We have heard from many providers about several issues concerning the child care delivery system in Alabama. FOCAL is conducting a survey in order to have [...]

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Lift Your Voice at the Equal Voice Alabama (EVA) Birmingham Town Hall on February 22nd!

January 27, 2014

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We are building a movement of working families to address the issues that working families consider most important. Why? We believe that the pathway to a better quality of life does not start in Washington, D.C., but starts in your community, home, and most of all, in you, your heart, your mind, and your imagination.  We believe [...]

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Congratulations to the Alabama 2013 SRBWI Hall of Fame Inductees!

January 23, 2014

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L-R Seated (2013 Hall of Fame Inductees) Faya Ora Rose Toure, Sylvia Gwen Hall Franklin, Rosetta Marsh Anderson, Lula Sellers Palmer, Yvonne D. Hampton L-R Standing Callie Greer, Sophia Bracy Harris, Georgette Norman, Sheryl Threadgill Matthews, Dr. Billie Jean Young (2009 Hall of Fame), Deborah Thomas The Hall of Fame Ceremony was hosted at the [...]

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Save the Date! January 18th, 2014: The Alabama SRBWI Hall of Fame at the Rosa Parks Museum

December 1, 2013

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Dear Alabama SRBWI Members and Friends,       January 18, 2014 at 3:30 pm at the Rosa Parks Museum, 252 Montgomery St. Montgomery, AL 36104     Please contact Ms. Deborah Thomas at 334-262-3456 if you have any questions about the event.    Pictured is Ms. Carolyn Maull McKinstry, a 2011 SRBWI Hall of [...]

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FOCAL’s 41st Annual Conference Weekend Success!

November 11, 2013

FOCAL had an incredibly thought-provoking and meaningful 41st Annual Conference Weekend! Our theme this year was Family Engagement: Building Sustainable Health, Wealth and Spiritual Healing. We thank all our FOCAL family and friends for coming out and making it a memorable weekend. Enjoy the photos and video clip and have a Happy Thanksgiving from the [...]

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Dr. Joy DeGruy from the Cracking the Codes Film Is FOCAL’s 41st Annual Conference Keynote Speaker!

November 10, 2013

FOCAL is delighted to bring Dr. Joy DeGruy to Montgomery as our 41st Annual Conference keynote speaker on November 16th, 2013 at Troy University Montgomery. Participants from the Raising the Curtain on Race Conference will remember Dr. Joy from Dr. Shakti Butler’s (last year’s keynote) groundbreaking film on race and privilege, Cracking the Codes. Dr. [...]

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