Mobile County volunteer teams earn grants after logging cleanup hours
Two Mobile County volunteer teams are being recognized for their work picking up litter after each logged more than 50 hours of cleanup time. The Litter Ladies Team, led by…
Mobile Baykeeper Brings ‘Reduce the Use’ Cleanup to Three Mile Creek Neighborhood
MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile Baykeeper turned a Saturday into a neighborhood spruce-up, hosting a cleanup starting at 9 a.m. at the corner of Marrion and Lawrence streets, near Three Mile…
Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup Set for Sept. 18 Along Gulf Coast Shorelines
The annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, bringing together volunteers from across the region to clear trash and debris from the state’s waterways and shorelines.…
More Than 200 Church Youth Volunteers Descend on Africatown for Week of Home Repairs
MOBILE, Ala. — More than 200 young volunteers fanned out across Africatown this week, scraping, painting and re-roofing homes for homeowners who could not afford the work themselves. The effort…
Love Your Community Anti-Litter Campaign Relaunches in Mobile County on Earth Day
The Love Your Community (LYC) anti-litter program has relaunched in Mobile County with an Earth Day kickoff, offering volunteer teams the chance to earn thousands of dollars in grant funding…
Bishop State Hands Out 280-Plus Food Boxes to Students and Neighbors
Volunteers at Bishop State Community College distributed more than 280 boxes of food and toiletries on campus Saturday, offering relief to both neighborhood families and students struggling to make ends…
Mobile Ministry Pivots From Mexico Mission Trips to Getting Seniors Vaccinated
When the pandemic shut down its overseas work, a Mobile ministry did not wait for conditions to return to normal. It found a new job to do at home: getting…
Blessing Angels Gifting Tree Hosts Drive-Thru Food Giveaway at Ebenezer Baptist Church
A Mobile ministry is teaming up with a regional food bank partner to put groceries directly into neighbors’ cars this weekend. The Blessing Angels Gifting Tree will hold a drive-thru…
Baldwin County family hands out ‘buddy bags’ to comfort children after Hurricane Sally
A Baldwin County mother and her four children are assembling and delivering "buddy bags" to children affected by Hurricane Sally, with stops planned in Marlow, Spanish Fort and Silverhill.
Mobile Church Adapts Annual Backpack Giveaway to Drive-Through Format During Pandemic
A back-to-school tradition in Mobile got a pandemic makeover when a local church converted its annual backpack giveaway into a drive-through event, allowing families to pick up school supplies while…