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New delivery record set as volunteers carry Christmas spirit into community
Twas the morning of Christmas and all through the city, while many were sleeping, others were serving! The true spirit of the holiday season is one of giving and there are few places that reflect the magic and power of this energy like the hustle and bustle of the Jimmie Hale Mission on Christmas...
Cooper named BBJ’s Nonprofit CEO of the Year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tony Cooper was named the Nonprofit CEO of the Year by the Birmingham Business Journal at a special awards reception presented by Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Thursday evening at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Mountain Brook. Cooper was one of five finalists in the nonprofit group. In...
December’s “Encouraging Word”
What is faith and how important is it? The dictionary defines faith as confidence or trust in a person or thing. A Biblical definition is found in Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
A spirit of Thanksgiving at the Mission
Few things usher in a true spirit of thankfulness like witnessing hundreds of servant hearts fast at work helping provide for those in need, especially during the holidays. This morning offered a beautiful glimpse into such an atmosphere as hundreds of volunteers weaved through the Mission campus...
Drive Away Hunger delivers food in time for the holidays
This morning’s siren and light parade marked the culmination of the 12th annual Drive Away Hunger campaign spearheaded by NorthStar EMS. Each year the organization invites other private ambulance companies in Jefferson County to participate in the food drive, an effort it hopes will make an impact...
Driving Hope blesses another Mission client
In August, non-profit upstart Driving Hope donated its first vehicle to a graduate from the program at Jessie’s Place. This afternoon the organization again provided much-needed transportation to another client, this time a current resident at Royal Pines in Hayden, Alabama. Driving Hope receives...
JIMMIE HALE MISSION
Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission, Inc. is a Christian-based, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, which includes a homeless shelter for men, a shelter for women and children, after-school Bible clubs, recovery programs, and three learning centers. This charity is often misspelled Jimmy Hale Mission.