RDS Gives Back
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RDS continues it's support of the United Way Each year the employees of RDS donate time and money to further the mission of the United Way. Through events such as the balloon’o’gram and the pancake breakfasts, the RDS team helps the Central Alabama United Way reach their yearly goals. |
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When you help the Red Cross, you help save lives! RDS employees had an opportunity to learn the skills needed to prevent, recognize and provide basic care for injuries and sudden illnesses until advanced medical personnel arrive during an on-site training course taught by the Birmingham area chapter of the Red Cross. This course covers first aid and adult CPR in an approach that complements adult learning styles, featuring hands-on practice and real-life scenarios. |
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Pathways: A Woman' s Way Home was created in January, 2003 by the merger of Bread and Roses Hospitality, Inc. and Birmingham Partnership Assistance to the Homeless (PATH). Bread and Roses began a shelter in 1983 with the support of The Catholic Diocese and became a United Way agency in 1986. Our Mission: |
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First Light, Inc. is a center for homeless women and children that opened in May 2000. The center is an outgrowth of an emergency night shelter that operated in the basement of First Presbyterian Church in downtown Birmingham, Alabama for over 15 years. First Light was founded to expand the services for homeless women and children in the Birmingham area and to incorporate the emergency shelter for women and children that operated in the basement of First Presbyterian Church. "Our mission is to work with homeless women and their children to create hospitality in a safe and nurturing community, to encourage them to maintain dignity, to find hope, to seek opportunity, and to grow spiritually, thereby achieving their full potential." |
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Give Blood - It's About Life RDS held its Fourth Annual Blood Drive on Thursday, June 7, 2007. Blood collected from the event went to the American Red Cross. Participants received a free T-shirt and enjoyed refreshments. “RDS is excited to involve the Birmingham community and help save lives,” said Kennon Walthall, president of RDS. “As a company, we’ve held a blood drive for the last three years in hopes of benefiting the Red Cross and building a stronger Birmingham.” |
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The purpose of Workshops, Inc. is to provide vocational training, sheltered employment, and other support services to people with disabilities in Central Alabama, enabling them to achieve their potential for self sufficiency. |
