The objective of HABD’s Community Engagement Department is to link residents with programs and services to help improve their economic self-sufficiency. Resident services enrich the lives of communities and empowers individuals and families as they achieve economic independence. Also, all community centers offer 5 core principles of community engagement for all residents to receive valuable and resourceful programming. The 5 core principles are as follows: Education; Financial Literacy; Personal Growth/Development; Self-Sufficiency; and Health & Wellness.
Programs, initiatives and partnerships offered through Community Engagement include:
- Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Programs
- Homeownership Program
- Amazon Workforce Development/Section 3
- HUD Strong Families
- Teen Leadership Conference
- HABD Summer Camp
- CPAB Resident Empowerment Conference 2019
- Mario Addison Sports Camp
- “DreamMakerz”
- Alabama Cooperative Extension System
- Project Hopewell
- Birmingham Breakout Team Building
- Determined 2 Be
- AIDS-Alabama
- SCLC
- Mavericks
- 4-H STEM
- Firefighters Association
- Community Centers
- Resident Council Technical Assistance
- Wheels, Beats, & Eats Car Show
- Her Story, Her Voice
- Back-to-School Family Bash
- Magic City Snappers
- MHRC Healthy Happy Kids
- Fresh Air Farm
- Better Basics-Dolly Parton Imagination Library
- Future Achievers Male Mentorship
- Teen Leadership- Bowling Green Housing Authority
- Selma Housing Authority
- Bessemer Housing Authority
- Birmingham Fire & Rescue
- United Way
- Dream Girls Academy
- Food Bank of Central Alabama
- Montgomery Zoo
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Armon Matthews
Interim VP of Community Engagement
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
1826 3rd Ave South
Birmingham, AL 35233
205-521-0764