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Alabama Arise
Montgomery, Alabama ·Alabama Arise is a statewide nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of congregations, organizations and individuals united in their belief that people in poverty are suffering because of state policy decisions. Through Arise, groups and individuals join together to promote state policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. Arise provides a structure in which Alabamians can engage in public debates to promote the common good.
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Alabama Network publications
The State of Working Alabama 2021
- February 22, 2021
- Alabama Arise
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Alabama in March 2020, it didn’t just cause massive human suffering and economic disruption. It also revealed suffering and disruption that have long existed and that policymakers have long […]
Working on the Edge: A Survey of Low-Wage Workers in the Birmingham Area Amid a Global Pandemic
- February 1, 2021
- Resha Swanson
Adelante convened worker leaders, advocates, and academic researchers to design and carry out the Birmingham Worker Survey in the fall of 2020. The in-depth survey of over 200 low-wage workers—those […]
Enhanced child care funding makes life better for Alabama’s children and families
- July 2, 2019
- Alabama Arise
- Carol Gundlach
Maintenance of federal CCDBG funding at the 2018 level is critical for continued progress in the provision of child care for low- and moderate-income children in Alabama. Increased funding would […]
Enhanced child care funding makes life better for Alabama’s children and families
- July 2, 2019
- Alabama Arise
- Carol Gundlach
Quality, affordable child care is essential for families seeking to escape poverty and participate in employment, education and training activities. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), a federally […]
A higher minimum wage would help Alabama families make ends meet and strengthen our state’s economy
- February 8, 2017
- Alabama Arise
Too many hard-working Alabamians aren’t paid enough to get ahead. Alabama ranks in the bottom third of states for average hourly wages. Around 77,000 Alabamians earn wages at or below […]
High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development
- December 17, 2015
- Keystone Research Center
- Stephen Herzenberg
In response to the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA), most states are now in the latter stages of developing federally required plans and policies for operating their systems […]
The State of Working Alabama 2014: On Labor Day, Alabama workers face high unemployment, lost jobs, stagnant wages and increased inequality
- August 14, 2014
- Alabama Arise
- Carol Gundlach
Many Alabama workers may find little reason to celebrate as we approach this Labor Day. The Great Recession is officially over, but the average Alabama worker has not yet recovered […]
New Americans on Long Island: A Vital Sixth of the Economy
- October 27, 2011
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick
Immigrants – documented and undocumented combined – make up 16 percent of the population of Long Island, and account for 17 percent of total economic output. This report presents data […]
Same Work, Less Pay: The Wage Gap in Alabama
- January 27, 2011
- Alabama Arise
Imagine the uproar if football officials suddenly were to declare touchdowns worth six points for one team but only five points for the other. Many workers both in Alabama and […]