Celebrating Success

Only the Lonely… Growing up, Justin didn’t have his parents around.  His uncle was the only family member, the only one who helped to raise him. “I was lonely,” Justin recalled. As he got older, there were bad relationships and the lure to do...

From Homeless, to a New Home

“…On the verge of being on the street…” “Before coming to Jessie’s Place, we were literally on the verge of being on the street,” Sarah shared with us. They had just moved from Florida to Alabama for safety reasons.  Sarah was...

Moving Beyond Poverty at Jessie’s Place

In December 2016, The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham announced its plans to invest in innovative programs to move the Greater Birmingham women and their children beyond poverty. Jessie’s Place of the Jimmie Hale Mission was fortunate to be a part of...