Birmingham City Council Backs Mayor Woodfin’s Homeless Shelter Plan
Birmingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement to purchase at least 50 micro-shelters for homeless residents and to seek proposals from organizations to provide services to address chronic homelessness. However, some councilors had questions about the process of selecting service providers and how money would be spent. Councilor Valerie Abbott asked if anyone […]
Birmingham Public Library Unveils State-of-the-Art Bookmobile
The Birmingham Times The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) on Tuesday unveiled the new BPL bookmobile at the Central Library, 2100 Park Place in downtown Birmingham. The vehicle offers a variety of library services beyond having books and DVDs. Patrons will be able to take advantage of many services available in libraries across Birmingham – use computers, […]
Birmingham approves plan to offer tiny shelters to the homeless
The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to go ahead with a plan to offer tiny shelters to the homeless. It involves small, lockable shelters where the homeless can sleep safely, using units provided by Pallet Shelter, “the leader in rapid response shelter villages.” READ FULL ARTICLE
Birmingham Council approves ‘Home for All’ program to help house homeless
Tiny shelters for the homeless were approved Tuesday by the Birmingham City Council. The city plans to use up to $1 million in federal Community Development Block Grants to fund the program, along with support from non-profit organizations and corporate communities, al.com reported. READ FULL ARTICLE
