Nick was brought up in an extraordinarily good home with no hints of addiction in the past or on the horizon. Things changed while at a fraternity party in college, however, when he tried cocaine for the first time and was instantly hooked. Everything Nick did was all-or-nothing, so drug and alcohol consumption was no…
“I started using drugs and alcohol at the age of 16,” Randal said, “and my use progressed quickly. I went from smoking marijuana to using pills and cocaine in just a matter of months.” The chronic narcotics abuse went on through high school and even followed him into military service. Although the Army offered accountability…
Publix Super Markets Charities presented a check in the amount of $20,000 to the staff at The Jimmie Hale Mission Friday morning. This generosity comes in addition to the countless in-kind food donations the Mission receives from local Publix stores on a regular basis. The grant will provide more than 10,200 meals to the…
CULLMAN, Ala. – Liberty National Life Insurance Company’s Clint McLain Agency selected the Jimmie Hale Mission as one of four faith-based nonprofit organizations in the state to receive a $2,500 “Closer to the Heart” donation at the Cullman Civic Center this afternoon. The agency was one of nine on Liberty National’s Counsel of Champions, a…
The residents at the Royal Pines Recovery Center in Hayden are now enjoying the numerous benefits of the commercial-grade dryers which were recently installed in the laundry facility. The project began in late July thanks to an anonymous grant which also provided an industrial-grade ice machine for the Royal Pines kitchen and made possible the…
Alabama has the fourth highest food hardship rate – the inability of a household to afford enough food – in America according to a report released by the Food Research & Action Center last month. The data suggests that the state’s hardship rate currently sits at 19.7 percent while the national average is 15.7 percent….
George King, director of the Mission’s Royal Pines Recovery Center in Hayden, Alabama, will be live on WDJC’s Roxanne & Ace during the show’s “A Call to Prayer” time from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The weekly segment features two local pastors providing live prayer over listeners who call in…
by Tony Cooper, Executive Director (for Birmingham Christian Family magazine) Heroes Encouraging Word A hero is a person of distinguished ability, admired for their noble deeds or qualities. At The Jimmie Hale Mission, we have lots of heroes. Donors are our heroes. Where would we be without our loyal donors? As a faith-based Christian ministry,…
The same grant that made the expanded freezer project possible at the Shepura Men’s Center has also positively impacted the Royal Pines Recovery Center in Hayden. The gift from an anonymous donor is providing structural renovations and new commercial-grade dryers. The facility has undergone a significant overhaul to make room for the updated equipment. Cabinetry…
Give back in a fun way for the holidays! Project Placemat is a great way to give back to the men, women and children we serve through decorating holiday placemats with inspirational messages and designs that will be used during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. It’s not always easy being in a shelter during the holidays when…
