Huntsville’s Committee of 100 Continues to Make Positive Progress with Raise Your Hand Initiative

Last Wednesday, Huntsville’s Committee of 100 held their National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) appreciation breakfast. The breakfast is held every year to honor the NBCT’s in Huntsville’s school systems, which is the highest level of certification that a K-12 teacher can receive. In addition to honoring those teachers who are certified, the breakfast also serves […]

Huntsville to Allocate Settlement Proceeds to Agencies on Front Lines of Opioid Crisis

The City of Huntsville will allocate proceeds from an opioid settlement to organizations dedicated to fighting the effects of opioid abuse. Huntsville joined opioid-related class-action lawsuits and will receive nearly $2 million over 10 years as part of a settlement from McKesson and a one-time payment of $982,235 from Janssen. The City is a plaintiff […]

Women leaders to gather in Huntsville to build a house for Habitat for Humanity

Women Build brings together women in the community to lend a helping hand – or in this case, a hammer – to support each other.  Habitat for Humanity of the River Valley, which serves Madison and Limestone County, will be holding a “Women Build” starting April 29th. Women Build brings together women from all walks […]

CFD Research Donates $35k to Huntsville Hospital Foundation

HUNTSVILLE, AL – For the past five years, CFD Research has held its annual CFD Research-Liz Hurley Golf Classic to benefit the top technology needs of Huntsville Hospital’s Breast Center through the Huntsville Hospital Foundation and its Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund. This year’s event was the most successful yet with the number of participants […]

Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville Raises $1 Million at Giving Tuesday

The holidays were in full swing on Tuesday and those in the charitable spirit gathered at Twickenham Center to celebrate. Twenty four of Huntsville’s community and business leaders announced grants at this year’s Giving Tuesday, organized by the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville Corporate Giving Network. The grants totaled more than $1 million and will […]

Women’s Philanthropy Society Grants $100K to Local Women’s and Children’s Organizations

The Women’s Philanthropy Society of the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville is proud to partner with First Stop’s “S.A.F.E. Program for Homeless Women” with a $50,000 grant, and to support the National Children’s Advocacy Center’s “Handle with Care” project with a $50,000 for a total grant distribution of $100,000. The Women’s Philanthropy Society–established for women […]

Governor Ivey Helps Cut Ribbon for Wellstone’s New $10 Million Mental Health Facility

It was a packed house on Monday as seven state legislators, one governor, several news cameras and dozens of citizens from all over north Alabama gathered at the Wellstone campus on Memorial Parkway. Wellstone CEO Jeremy Blair was joined by Gov. Kay Ivey and the state’s Mental Health Commissioner Kim Boswell as they cut the […]

AMIIC Helping Local Businesses Compete, Training Next Generation Workforce

Located at 5021 Technology Drive, Suite E in Cummings Research Park, the nonprofit 501(c)3 Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center (AMIIC) opened its doors just six months ago, but it’s already making a big difference with local industry.  As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), AMIIC strives to […]

Dunkin’® Iced Coffee Day Raises $5,000 throughout Huntsville to Bring Joy to Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children

HUNTSVILLE, AL – This past May, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation® called on America to sip from their hearts on Dunkin’® Iced Coffee Day and help bring joy to kids in local hospitals across the country. Today, Dunkin’ of Huntsville proudly presented Huntsville Hospital Foundation (HHF) a check for $5,000 through the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation. Thanks to support from guests […]

United Way of Madison County announces three year partnership to address community needs

The United Way of Madison County continues its 79-year mission of giving back to the local community with the announcement that it has selected 27 nonprofit partner agencies to work with United Way over the next three years. Each of these organizations will receive grant funding and work closely with United Way to address targeted […]