Ala-Tom RC&D Council

RC&D: Resource Conservation and Development based on community-driven collaboration and communication.

Clarke

GHASA Greenhouse

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GHASA (Grove Hill After-School Adventure) is a 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC). We serve students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Twelfth Grades. Students are housed at one cost center and that is Grove Hill Elementary. Students receive remediation services, STEAM activities, nutritional and physical fitness opportunities, and exposure to community service learning projects.

Upon receiving a greenhouse, one of our goals was accomplished. We strive to provide aid to the Grove Hill Senior Center. The students worked in conjunction with the Clarke County Extension Agency to plant several plants in container beds. The plants were taken care of by students, and they journaled their progress through the duration of growth. After the plants were mature, the students donated the harvest to the Senior Center. Our representative Christine Dickinson was on hand to receive the harvest.

ALL 4 PAWS TNR Program

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ALL 4 PAWS is a local 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting the Clarke County Animal Shelter (CCAS) in Grove Hill, Alabama.  Due to limited county funding, ALL 4 PAWS plans projects that will be beneficial for both CCAS and the local community. One such program is a TNR program which stands for Trap, Neuter Release program to control the ever increasing stray/feral animal population in Clarke county. The name given to our program is SNYP which stands for Spay Neuter Your Pet program.

In our first year, ALL 4 PAWS formed a close collaboration with Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) to help spay/neuter animals at a reduced cost for our SNYP program.  Many citizens have since brought stray animals to be spayed/neutered which has helped control the animal population in their neighborhood.  As such, the TNR project directly benefits CCAS due to the fact that the more animals are fixed, the lesser the number of animals will be brought to CCAS by animal control and/or citizens. Over time, the TNR will help reduce overcrowding at CCAS, especially  felines.

Stem Agricultural Center

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Jackson Middle School (JMS), a Title I school in Clarke County, AL, is creating innovative learning opportunities for its students (grades 6-8) through the development of a STEM and career exploration program to be housed in the historic 7th grade wing of our school. Currently known as the STEM Wing, this area will be a learning zone where core curriculum subject matter and career exploration will be studied in a collaborative context using STEM applications for delivery of educational concepts. Using a cross-sector approach, the designated research and maker spaces in the STEM Wing will allow teachers, community mentors, and local industry leaders to reach a broad range of students using a variety of tools and advanced technology with project-based lessons to enhance cross-curricular studies. Through this program we will create opportunities for deeper investigations through related academic teams, clubs, and service organizations such as Aggie Robotics and Aggie Acres, our school garden and greenhouse program.

  • To increase student interests in STEM related fields, especially underserved and underrepresented students who make up most of our student body
  • To provide project-based, hands on learning opportunities for enhancing core curriculum instruction
  • To expose students and other visitors to career pathways, Alabama industries, natural resources, and workforce information as educational concepts as they relate to STEM and Career Tech Education
  • To engage community stakeholders in an education initiative and community revitalization effort

Boys & Girls Club of SW Alabama

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To purchase and stock up on much needed supplies for the club as we have had to cut way back on spending since the pandemic started in March of this year.

New Additions to Sparta Academy

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Sparta Academy added a 3 year old program to their existing program.  In order for the program to be established, much work had to be completed on the existing room to allow ” new additions” to be able to attend school.

Work was completed on sewer lines, water lines and the classroom had to be updated to meet the needs of the 3 year old children.