The City of Birmingham invests in early literacy initiatives in partnership with Birmingham Talks

The City of Birmingham has announced plans to invest $1M in early literacy initiatives executed by Birmingham Talks. This is the single largest municipally funded early childhood investment in the history of the City of Birmingham. Birmingham Talks improves kindergarten readiness by increasing interactive conversation between children and their caregivers through the use of a small digital device (a “word pedometer”) that counts the number of words children hear each day.

Funding from the City of Birmingham will help scale Birmingham Talks’ programs over the next three years and ensure that more families and childcare centers have access to award-winning curriculum, innovative technology, and personalized coaching. “Children in Birmingham deserve the very best from the very beginning,” said Ruth Ann Moss, Executive Director of Birmingham Talks. “We’re honored to work with the City to expand access to high-quality early learning services in all ninety-nine neighborhoods—and make Birmingham the best city in the country to raise a child under five.”

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99 Voices: Sam Wiggins, Sand Ridge Farms, Oxmoor

Sam Wiggins believes we have what we need to sustain our communities right in our own backyards.

Click the image above or the button below to hear how he and other experienced farmers are looking to empower their communities to take "living matter" into their own hands.

Revitalization update: How it started vs. how it's going

Crews have been hard at work ensuring the work gets done in our communities.

Take a look at some of the progress we've made on roadwork projects since September 1.