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I know from working in law enforcement that arresting these people did not work.

Cliff sees The Extension making a difference

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I was ready to die. I had no solution.

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I had just received my second DUI in a seven month period.

Rick beat his addiction. Learn how

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I was laying in a ransacked house that wasn't mine anymore, drinking liquor.

Tom turned his life around

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My husband and I had lost our home, our jobs, and most importantly, our children.

Learn how Tyler got her family back together

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The Northwest “Good Deed Team” Helps The Extension

Our friends at Northwest Exterminators have kept The Extension pest-free for many years. This month, the Northwest Exterminator’s “Good Deed Team” came together to help our residents. Our technician Adam Owen stated, “Having the opportunity to support organizations like The Extension is why the Northwest Good Deed Team exists. While Northwest may be in … Continued

Stories of Hope – Shannon Dudley

“By God’s grace and mercy, I made my way home to the women’s campus of the Extension on June 7, 2016. As a young child, my parents divorced when I was two years old. My mom and her parents, my grandparents, raised my sister and me. When I was eight years old, my mom remarried. … Continued

Stories of Hope – Regaining My Balance

I was born and raised in Hoover, AL where I spent most of my life. My parents divorced when I was 3 and I lived with my alcoholic father. I grew up in an extremely strict household and my dad demanded perfection from me. When I was 14 I started drinking and experimenting with drugs, … Continued

Give Your Body the Gift of Exercise!

March is National Women’s History Month. It is a time when we recognize and celebrate women around the world. Therefore, this month I am going to focus on how we as women can take better care of ourselves and really begin to enjoy the life, we have been blessed with at every stage. I … Continued

The Sunshine Vitamin

February was cloudy, dreary, and just all around making me feel down in the dumps. So, what’s a girl to do? I need some vitamin D. Vitamin D is one of those vitamins that we all take for granted here in the south. Many northerners suffer from vitamin D deficiency, because winters up there are … Continued

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