homelessness

Programs Offer Help for the Homeless

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Homelessness is a nationwide problem — that continues to grow. But there are organizations — that are stepping up to deal with the problem — and provide help — for the homeless. This time last year — Latoya Heard of Selma was homeless. The single mother and her five small children had nowhere to go…

Alabama News Network Golf Tournament to Benefit Friendship Mission and the Fight Against Homelessness

Alabama News Network is doing its part to fight homelessness in our area. We are hosting the Drive Out Homelessness Golf Tournament on Thursday, March 11, to benefit Friendship Mission. While many of us have been focused on the pandemic, homelessness has been around for much longer than COVID. Tara Davis, the executive directors of Friendship Mission, explains the problem…