Press Releases & News | Family Connection, Inc.

Family Connection is participating in the first Alabama Gives Day (January 24, 2012)

Shelby County Coon Hunters and Black Creek Coon Hunters hold benefit for Family Connection (November 23, 2011)

Family Connection provides education to parents, teachers and students on bullying (October 31, 2011)

Free and proper disposal of medications being offered on Saturday, October 29th (October 12, 2011)

A study funded by the Women's Fund of Greater Birmingham addresses the need for more services for children in Birmingham (June 8, 2011)

Medication take-back day

Medication take-back day details (April 19, 2011)

Project Safe Place is highlighted by ABC 33/40 (April 11, 2011)

National Medication Take-Back Day (April 10, 2011)

ABC 33/40 explores Family Connection's unique fundraising activities (April 1, 2011)

Salvia an illegal threat

Editorial by the Shelby County Drug Free Coalition on synthetic drug threats (March 15, 2011)

CBS42 covers the growing concern of new synthetic drug trends (February 23, 2011)

State bans bath salt drugs

Alabama issues an emergency ban on a dangerous designer drug marketed as "bath salts" (February 22, 2011)

Birmingham News addresses the difficulties of homeless youth finding overnight shelter in Birmingham (January 9, 2011)

Columbiana's Loose Stitches and Columbiana's Quilts for Kids donates handmade hats, scarves and gloves for homeless children and youth (December 30, 2010)

Chelsea High School Peer Helpers lead drive to collect blankets and jackets for homeless children and youth (December 17, 2010)

Family Connection awarded grant to help support its services for at-risk, runaway and homeless children and youth (December 15, 2010)

Groups solve charity's flooding issues

Volunteers from United Way, Hands on Birmingham and businesses help Family Connection by donating their time (September 16, 2010)

New Safe Place for youths

Alabaster Dairy Queen joins the Safe Place network (June 16, 2010)

Keller Williams Realty and Shelby Ridge Nursing Home support Family Connection (June 9, 2010)

Details of the upcoming 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run for Shelter

County seeking grant to help homeless

Shelby County, Family Connection, SafeHouse and Shelby Emergency Assistance apply for funds to help Shelby County homeless (April 8, 2010)

Shelby County Commission and Family Connection work to bring supervised visitation center to Shelby County (April 1, 2010)

Report on the Town Hall Meeting to Stop Underage Drinking (March 30, 2010)

Underage drinking to be panel subject

Shelby County Drug Free Coalition, a program of Family Connection, hosting meeting about underage drinking (March 24, 2010)

Family Connection and the Shelby County Commission seek a grant to offer safe visitations for children (March 22, 2010)

Town Hall Meeting to Stop Underage Drinking (March 17, 2010)

Making Shelby drug-free

Shelby County Drug Free Coalition's Coordinator discusses underage drinking in Shelby County (March 17, 2010)

Family Connection will adminster a grant for Shelby County to help prevent homelessness (November 25, 2009)

"Txt 4 Help" program launched nationwide for Safe Place programs (November 18, 2009)