FROM STAFF REPORTS
ALABASTER – Family Connection, Inc., a non-profit organization that has been providing services to youth and families for 48 years, is celebrating Youth HOPE Month by announcing an updated brand and a new vision and strategic plan for the future of services to runaway, homeless, and youth in crisis in Alabama.
November is Youth (HOPE) Month, formerly known as National Runaway Prevention Month (NRPM), a public campaign to raise awareness of the runaway and homeless youth crisis and the issues that these young people face, and to educate the public about solutions and the role they can play in runaway prevention and ending youth homelessness.
The HOPE in Youth HOPE Month stands for homelessness, outreach, prevention, and education.
The organization’s Board of Directors and Executive Director, Jennifer Ellison, who took over leadership of the organization in January of 2024, have set a bold vision for the organization that includes increasing and expanding shelter, safety, and counseling services throughout central Alabama.