Our Programs
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Backpack Drive 2020!
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Margins started with a backpack drive, and now we raise money every year to fill backpacks with school supplies and distribute them to students who need them all over Birmingham, AL. Our 2019 Backpack Drive had a goal of 100 backpacks and we doubled it! This year we're shooting for 200 backpacks and we hope you'll join us us! Send a contribution via PayPal to help us purchase backpacks and everything a student needs to start the school year right.
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Spring Fling
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Springtime is the best time to get families prepared for summer. Kids need summer gear that fits. They'll be eating more meals at home, so many parents can use a hand filling up their pantries to keep bellies full and bodies nourished. This year's Spring Fling can be the best yet with the help of white people's reparation dollars to fund it.
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Emergency Assistance
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Housing is a basic human right, and food and utilities are imperative for basic care when it comes to families with children. Parents need gas and running vehicles to go to work or look for employment. Any number of things can go wrong individually or all at once, and one emergency can plunge a family into a cycle of poverty and crisis. Margins seeks to address current crises and avert future ones to give families some security.
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Self-Care Sessions
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At Margins, we believe self-care is vital to the health and wellbeing of parents working to raise a healthy family. That's why we fund Self-Care Sessions for single parents. With your help, we can make sure even more single parents get a break from the chaos of life and a chance to relax and regenerate.
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Lunch On Us!
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It's the simple things like lunch out that remind adults struggling with the challenges of raising a family under suboptimal conditions that they are adults and deserve a break now and then. Our Lunch program funds lunches for dozens of single mothers, and we can fund even more with your help.
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Seasonal Events
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Our seasonal events include Spring Fling, Fall Backpack Drive, Christmas Shopping Sprees, and more. Every season presents and opportunity to recognize the challenges facing families and to rise to those challenges. Join us in helping to make every season an easier and happier one for families.
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Get InvolvedLearn how you can be a part of Margins' efforts to disrupt the cycle of poverty and crisis. We can only do this work with help from you.
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NominateNominate someone for assistance through one of our programs. We'll review your nomination and get back to you if we're able to help.
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