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Way of Central Alabama celebrates 100 years of serving metro area

By GRACE THORNTON

The United Way of Central Alabama has been special to Kimberly Jackson for around 15 years now. She’s seen it change people’s lives firsthand.

“It really resonates for me in my service on several nonprofit boards that are United Way agencies; I get to see how important United Way’s support is to those agencies and how impactful it is,” she said.

Jackson is the president of the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham, and she said for the past seven years, she’s seen how funds from United Way have made a difference in the lives of Birmingham-area children and teens.

BBBS is one of more than 200 programs, services and initiatives in six central Alabama counties that are meeting community needs.

See UWCA | page A30

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