julia A. Smith Foundation
Empowering Alabama's youth to build brighter futures for themselves, and for others.
julia A. Smith Foundation
Empowering Alabama's youth to build brighter futures for themselves, and for others.
Our 'Why': Alabama youth in need
Disconnected, Idle Youth
Disconnected, Idle Youth
Disconnected, Idle Youth
Among Alabama teens ages 16-24, 86,000 (14%) were not enrolled in school (full- or part-time) and were not employed (full- or part-time) in 2022.
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Impoverished Youth
Disconnected, Idle Youth
Disconnected, Idle Youth
In 2022, 105,000 (25%) young adults ages 18-24 in Alabama earned incomes below the federal poverty level of $29,678.
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Unhoused Youth
Disconnected, Idle Youth
Mistreated and Abused Youth
During the 2021-2022 school year, more than 9,000 children enrolled in Alabama public schools were homeless, and nearly 700 were 'unaccompanied'.
Source: National Center for Homeless Education
Mistreated and Abused Youth
Mistreated and Abused Youth
Mistreated and Abused Youth
In 2021 FY (10/1), 5,450 children lived in the Alabama foster care system. In the same year,11,840 children across Alabama were found to be victims of maltreatment; 36 children died.
Source: Health and Human Services-Alabama
Youth Who Become Parents
Mistreated and Abused Youth
Endangered, At-Risk Youth
In 2019 in Alabama, 8,206 births were to females with less than 12 years of education, and 925 were to teens aged 15-17.
Source: 2021 Alabama Kids Count Data Book
Endangered, At-Risk Youth
Mistreated and Abused Youth
Endangered, At-Risk Youth
In 2022, Alabama Juvenile Courts committed 721 youth aged 12 to >18 to the Department of Youth Services. Of those, 306 were for probation violation or the commission of a new crime.
Source: Alabama Department of Youth Services FY2022 Annual Report
Alabama's Imminent Healthcare Crisis
Alabama is no exception to the shortage of nurses our aging population faces nationwide. According to a 2022 survey conducted by the Alabama Board of Nursing, approximately 39,000 nurses in Alabama indicated they will be leaving the profession within the next 5 years. Despite current enrollment levels in entry-level baccalaureate programs in nursing, Alabama could potentially face an astounding deficit of 14,000 nurses by 2027--when the number of Alabamians over the age of 60 is projected to be nearly 1.3 million. It is critical that we begin to work harder now to ensure Alabama has sufficient resources to meet the needs of our state in the years ahead.
YOUR GIFT
If you prefer to make your tax-deductible gift by check, please mail to:
The Julia A. Smith Foundation
1809 Riverchase Drive, Unit 36593
Hoover, AL 35236-502
