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Suzanna - Volunteer Highlight
Finding your calling and living it out is one of the most rewarding experiences. While many find their calling through work, family, or hobbies, we believe that volunteering is one of the best ways to find one. Suzanne knew she had found a calling at The Foundry. “The first night I walked into The Foundry
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David Ozment
Earlier this year, one of our most fervent supporters, David Ozment, passed away. He was instrumental to The Foundry Farm’s success, one of his premiere projects being our egg-laying henhouse. He meant a great deal to our participants and took an active interest in their lives. He also meant a great deal to our staff.
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Headline: Real People
Headline: Real People “Overdose epidemic.” “Opioid Crisis.” “Rising Homelessness.” These are all headlines that repeatedly hit our news feeds. Are they true? Sure. Do they tell the whole story? Not at all. Addiction recovery is messy and complicated. When a complex issue is generalized, it can create stereotypes that are simply untrue. These misconceptions become
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Making MELONade
Making MELONade Sweet Encouragement in a Sour World My seventy-six-year-old Aunt Dockie has endured significant setbacks in her health. She’s had a massive stroke, fights with Emphysema, and suffered severe injuries after multiple falls. She had to learn to rely on her left hand after a stroke caused paralysis to her right. She had to
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Addiction Aftercare: life-long recovery
Addiction Aftercare Life-long recovery Addiction has been declared an epidemic in the United States. It affects individuals, families, education, politics, socioeconomics, healthcare, employment, crime, transportation, and housing. These are only a few lenses from the larger perspective. Faced with such a tremendous health concern, people often have many questions about addiction and recovery. One such
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Give Where You Live: making an impact in your backyard
Give Where You Live: Making an impact in your backyard Summer—the season greatly anticipated by students, teachers, and families. It means sunshine, cool treats, and hopefully, some much needed time off. While we are enjoying our beach vacations or simply hanging out at the neighborhood pool– men, women, and children around the Birmingham area are lacking
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Adopt A Classroom: care for students
Adopt A Classroom Support teachers, care for students, promote education Sprinklers are on. Popsicles are being consumed by the box. Homework is nowhere to be found. Signs are all around that indicate summertime is in full swing! Most kids, and parents, yearn for summer all year long. The concerns of the school year have subsided
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Monthly Prayer: My God is Powerful
My God is Powerful Our God is Powerful and the solution to all of our problems, big and small. Join us in our monthly devotion and prayer. “Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. Jeremiah 32:17 NIV Father,
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Bo Jackson, Business Leaders, & Bacon
Bo Jackson, Business Leaders, & Bacon Each year, The Foundry Ministries hosts a breakfast fundraiser to benefit our partner, Changed Lives Christian Center (CLCC), as well as The Foundry. All funds raised go directly to support The Foundry Ministries and CLCC’s collaboration to provide long-term residential and transitional programs for the homeless, the addict, and the ex-inmate reentering society.
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Dazzling Light
by Graham Bufford Director of After Care “Moses said, ‘The LORD has commanded you to do all this, so that the dazzling light of his presence can appear to you.’” –Leviticus 9:6 GNT Be assured that there is purpose to everything the Lord does. Even if it began as something evil, the Lord can still
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From Hunger to Hope
Imagine never eating a crisp salad or a fresh, juicy apple packed with wholesome nutrients your body needs to thrive. Unfortunately, this is the reality for some low-income families and senior adults in our community with limited access to transportation. The Foundry’s Mobile Food Pantry brings nourishment to our neighborhoods, driving into five low-income areas
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got mentors?
by A Program Participant I never imagined myself having to spend 12 months in a recovery program. How did I find myself here? Life happened. I left home when I graduated high school and met my soul mate. We got married and had three children. They grew up, got married and now I have three
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Commitment
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 Weary? Weary of the battle? Weary of the scorn? Weary of the cynical looks? Weary of anger? Weary of the thorns? Weary of being marginalized? Weary of being shunned?
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Hunger Doesn’t Take a Break
One in four children struggle with hunger every day. This doesn’t change during the summer, in fact, it may worsen. Children receiving free or reduced lunch during the school year are guaranteed breakfast and lunch each school day. But, once summer begins the opportunity to eat those meals greatly reduces. Without the guarantee of school
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Faith
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 DEVOTION: There was a point in my life where the weight of what was supposed to happen, but didn’t, was slowly crushing me. Day after day I found myself digging farther into a place where I wasn’t sure if
