We Connect Youth To Opportunities Through Innovative Programs, Partnerships, and Services To Achieve Success |
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Welcome to the Youth First Weekly! Each Monday morning, you will receive an overview from DYS highlighting youth events and programs happening all around Birmingham delivered right to your inbox. Interested in having your event or program featured in the Youth First Weekly? Send your information to DYS@birminghamal.gov by Thursday of the prior week by 4 p.m. or click on the link above.
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Birmingham City Schools To Hold CARES Act
Town Hall Meeting
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Birmingham City Schools will host a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. BCS will address students needs with the CARES Act Fund. Students, parents, employees and other stakeholders are welcomed to attend the virtual session.
Zoom: 88442219977
Password: TOWNHALL.
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BPL Friends Bookstore Hosts Summer Book Sale |
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The BPL Friends Bookstore is hosting a Summer Book Sale from Tuesday, August 17 through Thursday, August 19. The sale will be held in the Grand Reading Room of the Central Library downtown from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all three days.
Face masks will be required for book sale attendees. Proceeds benefit the Birmingham Public Library.
Take advantage of great deals on books, DVDs and other items, and Support BPL!
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Scholarship Opportunities |
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund Stephen Feinberg Foundation Scholarship |
Application Deadline: August 23, 2021
Scholarship Award: Up to $7,500
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and National Basketball Association are proud to offer financial assistance to fifty-seven (57) outstanding students attending one of the publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) within the TMCF 47 member-school network. A list of those schools can be found HERE.
To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be enrolled full time in a participating school, have a 2.75 or higher cumulative GPA, have an unpaid school balance of up to $7,500, be able to demonstrate leadership skills. and must be in financial need. Applicants must provide school tuition account balance and submit a 250 word maximum answer to the question "How will your education benefit you, your family, and the community?".
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund All Around Gap
Scholarship
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Application Deadline: August 23, 2021
Scholarship Award: Up to $1000
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending one of the publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) within the TMCF 47 member-school network. A list of those schools can be found HERE.
To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be enrolled full time in one of the listed schools, have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, have an unpaid school balance of up to $1,000, be able to demonstrate leadership skills. and must be in financial need. Applicants must provide school tuition account balance and submit a maximum two minutes video essay, answering the question "How will your education benefit you, your family, and the community?".
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Birmingham Legion vs Tulsa
August 22, 2021
BBVA Compass Field
4:00 p.m.
For More Information
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City of Birmingham Mayor's Office
Division of Youth Services
1608 7th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 320-0879
Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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