I chose drugs over my daughter.” After spending 19 years hard at work on the railroad, Michael suffered a serious injury that left him on disability and with large amounts of free time that he failed to use wisely. A domino effect ensued that led to the alienation of those he loved most, especially his…
Showing Support Through Service: For nearly 17 years James Harbour has been blessing the dining halls of the Mission’s men’s center with his infectious smile, positive demeanor, and dedicated service. He started volunteering with the Mission when it was still a fixture on the corner of 24th Street and 3rd Avenue North near the post…
The four area Western Supermarket stores closed their doors for the final time on Saturday, but the company ensured that the Jimmie Hale Mission, along with a few other local charities, benefited in the wake of the company’s liquidation. Various non-profits were selected to receive the remaining products from each site Monday morning and the…
It got so cold, so quick. I would sleep in bus stations for warmth. Though originally a native of Prattville, Alabama, Jason found himself in New York when a welding position with a successful trailer business became available. Within six months of relocating, however, life off the clock quickly took a turn for the worse…
We were on pins and needles all the time. We were constantly looking over our shoulders… When Chris joined a local church in the Tuscaloosa area a few years ago, everything was as one might expect. He attended regularly, sang in the choir, and was motivated in a life of what he thought was Christian…
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…
Melvin is nothing if not resilient. His first brush with death came at the age of four when he was struck by a car; a collision that put him in a coma for eight months and a semi-coma for another six. “They told my mom if I lived I was going to be a vegetable,”…
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 Shepura Men’s Center kitchen staff provided lunch for the workers at the Christian Service Mission Monday afternoon as a gesture of gratitude after the fellow nonprofit played host to much of the Men’s Center’s cold storage needs during the recent freezer expansion construction. While the original time frame for the help was projected at…
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….
