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Appleseed's Executive Director John Pickens' op-ed piece on health care reform appeared today in The Anniston Star. Take a look, and let us know what you think!

Thank you!

A big thank you to everyone who helped support Alabama Appleseed last week as part of Alabama Gives Day. With your help, we were able to raise $3,255, ranking 44th out of over 1,000 non-profit participants. Thank you so much for helping us in our efforts to make Alabama a better place to live.

Join the Alabama Appleseed effort by donating on Alabama Gives Day!

When: Thursday, Feb. 2

Where: Alabamagivesday.org

For more information, click here or find us on Facebook.

WANTED: Volunteers to be photographed for Ad Campaign celebrating diversity
Tuscaloosa - Friday Jan. 27 from 2:00 - 4:00pm
Montgomery - Saturday Jan. 28 from 8:00 - 10:00am
Auburn - Saturday Jan. 28 from 2:00 - 4:00pm
Birmingham - Saturday Feb. 3 from 8:30 - 10:30am and 2:00 - 4:00pm

US Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in March on Challenges to the Affordable Care Act

View Alabama Appleseed's Statement

HB56 FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding HB56

Preguntas Mas Frecuentes Acerca De La Ley HB56

Study Commission Makes Preliminary Decisions About Alabama’s Health Insurance Exchange

View Summary of Preliminary Decisions

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Welcome to Alabama Appleseed!

Alabama Appleseed is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1999 to identify significant needs in the State of Alabama, tackle their root causes, and craft practical, lasting solutions to systemic problems through legal advocacy, community involvement, and policy expertise.

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Our Mission

The mission of Alabama Appleseed is to identify root causes of injustice and inequality and to develop and advocate for solutions that will improve the lives of all Alabamians. We work for constructive and lasting systemic change of policies and practices in Alabama that detrimentally and unfairly affect residents of the state.

We seek to make legal and social systems better serve Alabama citizens, and we are dedicated to creating a more just and equitable society in Alabama. Through a combination of education, advocacy and policy expertise, we craft and promote lasting, practical solutions to systemic problems. We work in partnership with community and statewide leaders and organizations, academia, the legal and judicial communities, the business community, and a broad spectrum of volunteers.

Our History

Alabama Appleseed is affiliated with the national network of Appleseed Centers located throughout North America. Appleseed was founded in 1994 with the mission to develop and help sustain a network of state advocacy centers that address local issues and develop and promote practical, systemic solutions. Each state center operates independently with its own board of directors and sets its own advocacy agenda. Appleseed offers the state centers support in developing its organizational structure and processes and in a limited way with identifying national funding sources. Although new state centers receive some financial support from Appleseed during the first three years, it is the responsibility of each state center to develop and implement its own fundraising plan and to secure funding for its operations and advocacy projects.