If you haven’t seen it yet, you will probably see it soon: May is #MentalHealthAwareness month. It’s also likely that if you’ve never experienced some of mental health's more challenging terrain, then COVID-19 is probably testing you. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of … [Read more...] about Some Thoughts on Mental Health
A Reflection for Holy Saturday
From our Executive Director Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” John 13:36 On the day before His crucifixion, Jesus has one last supper with His disciples. After washing their feet and … [Read more...] about A Reflection for Holy Saturday
COVID-19: Requests & Resources
All of us, in some way or another, have been affected by the global pandemic known as COVID-19. Here in the Birmingham area, most people went about the first 10 days of March pretty normally. Then things started to change, and they have seemingly changed every day since. We’ve made it through the … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Requests & Resources
Being a Youth Mentor
Youth mentorship has been proven to have lasting positive effects on both the mentor and the mentee. Kids who grow up with mentor role models do better in school and more often than not, avoid delinquency. But what entails being a youth mentor and what do you provide to these kids? Read on to … [Read more...] about Being a Youth Mentor