United Ways of Alabama is pleased to announce the recipients of Building Community Resilience grants.  Building Community Resilience is a program to help survivors rebound from the life-altering events that occurred during and after the storms. The program, sponsored by United Ways of Alabama and the American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program, is designed to enhance well-being and resilience through various community activities, which include education on post-disaster stress, social networking, community mobilization and outreach, and integration into new communities.

African Universal Church (Daphne):  A Road to Recovery- Reaching Out After Disaster·         Project will identify children's needs due to storm and bridge the gap between parents and children through family activities designed to address issues.·         Contact Latisa Wilson at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-626-6056 

Bay Area Women’s Coalition (Mobile):  Tools for Noah’s Children·         Project will provide therapeutic community sessions and preparedness activities for Katrina survivors in the Trinity Gardens neighborhood.·         Contact Leevones Dubose at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-467-6867 

Compassion Coalition of Tuscaloosa County: Faith-based Outreach and Community Mobilization·         Organization will provide transportation to mental health and social services for survivors, public community meeting with access to counselors, and stress management sessions for disaster volunteers.·         Contact Sheldon Rosenzweig at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 205-391-9520 

Family Counseling Center of Mobile:  Enhanced 211 for Hurricane Survivors·         Project will target community outreach activities to survivors to link them to necessary services. ·         Contact Chandra Brown at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-602-0909 

Gulf Shores United Methodist Church Servant Ministries:  Servant Ministries Education and Outreach·         Project will provide practical information sessions and handbook addressing continuing problems of a storm-affected population to professionals with background in guidance, social, or civil work for use in recovery work with survivors. ·         Contact Amelia Fletcher at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-968-2549 

Lighthouse Church of the Apostolic Faith (Grand Bay): Building a Better Youth Intervention Program·         Funding will support a psycho-social intervention program for youth ages 3-12 that have been directly impacted by storm in South Mobile County.·         Contact Tejuania Nelson at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-957-0641L

ighthouse Community Development Corporation and the International Community Center (Grand Bay):  Community and Resiliency Empowerment Program·         Program will provide school academic tutoring and recreational activities for impacted youth and community-building events and fairs for storm-impacted communities in South Mobile County.·         Contact Danny Patterson at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-957-1752 

Lutheran Disaster Response (Bayou La Batre):  Enrich, Prepare and Respond·         Funding will support development and implementation of summer program of reading and math remediation to impacted youth as a venue to address social and emotional healing to a multi-cultural population in South Mobile County.·         Contact John Centamore at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-973-0951 

Mobile Mental Health:  Rainbows After the Storm·         Project will support continuation of services (individual, family and group support, art, music and play, life and coping skills building activities) through South Mobile public schools to children and families impacted by storm. ·         Contact Maggie Posey at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-450-5904 

Operation HomeCare:  Sumter County Katrina Resiliency Project and Greene County Katrina Resiliency Project·         Program will provide youth and peer support to those impacted by storm, and volunteer training and American Red Cross certification to develop infrastructure for future disasters.·         Contact Cynthia Brooks at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 205-499-0119 

Senior Citizens Services (Mobile):  Connecting Conversations·         The “conversations” will assist the elderly in reconnecting to social support networks, developing emotional balance, and demonstrating that they have the strength to move forward to help themselves and others.·         Contact Sheila Sears at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-470-5229 

The Shoulder (Spanish Fort):  Family Group Program·         Funding will support a family program to support treatment of addicts negatively affected by storms.·         Contact Debbie Hanson at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 251-626-2199 

The United Christian Community Association (Safford):  Black Belt Community Resiliency Program·         Funding will support community listening sessions to identify needs of survivors, with follow-up coordination of community service needs for survivors.·         Contact Andy Williams at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ,      334-627-3970 

Volunteer Information Center (Montgomery):  211 Connects South Central Alabama for Katrina Survivors·         Funding will support outreach activities, coordination and linkage to services and community activities designed for those affected by storm.·         Contact Camilla Prince at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 334-264-3335 

YMCA of Selma-Dallas County:  YMCA After School Care for Katrina Survivors·         Funding will support storm-affected children in its year-long after school program, with enhanced programming to address the emotional needs brought on by the hurricanes. ·         Contact Kim Hutchinson at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . 334-847-9622