The Link of Cullman County

Today is the last day to get those applications in for our Young Professionals Advisory Board!

Click the link here to apply:
https://tinyurl.com/LinkYPAB

Applications for our Young Professionals Advisory Board will close on Wednesday, July 31, 2024!

This opportunity for personal growth, community service and professional development is one you don’t want to pass up. By collaborating with other young professionals in our area, you’ll learn valuable skills to further your growth in your career while positively impacting our community.

Check out the link below to apply! ⬇️
https://tinyurl.com/LinkYPAB

We were thrilled to partner with Greater Good Music for the fourth year, and were able to prepare 400 boxes for our neighbors in need. Boxes included family favorites and pantry staples like canned tuna, peanut butter and jelly, pasta and sauce, crackers and oatmeal, while neighbors also had their choice of produce like potatoes, apples, onions and cantaloupe to round out the offerings to take home.

Despite heavy rain and high humidity, our volunteers stood strong, assisting in parking, loading up boxes and doling out produce. Thank you to ALL who made this event happen!

If you see your company, church, or volunteer group pictured here, feel free to share and tag yourselves!

Hello, August! 🥳

August’s requested item for The Pantry at The Link is PASTA.

Penne, rigatoni, spaghetti and even ramen have their place in our pantry as a quick and easy meal for our neighbors in need. This versatile ingredient is a great way to incorporate more energy-building complex carbohydrates and fiber in your diet, which helps our neighbors feel full and function at their best!

Donations can be dropped off directly at The Link, located at 708 9th Street SE.

Check out this testimony from Kevin Killen, owner of Yellow Dog Line Striping and Vice Chair of our Young Professionals Advisory Board!
"Through the Young Professionals Advisory BOard, not only was I able to find an impactful way to give back to my community, but I was also given a great opportunity to network with Cullman, gain board experience, connect with other young professionals, and bolster my resume."
We are sneaking up close to our application deadline on Friday, August 2, 2024. If you are or know of a young professional in Cullman who wants to keep making an impact with us, send in an application! We'd love to hear from you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1htPaFfFvSAFLD5DD7-5lQ3sqWw1c3EPrT8Mxw2v3I8U/viewform?edit_requested=true =ACYDBNi5exk26zPGwQdasQ-Yv5jAvJVpZOVaaDvWb44WNwOQNWiTKBgRSGxG1obWFY-lR7M

Huge thanks to Tonya and her team at America’s Car Mart of Cullman for donating over 30 box fans to The Link of Cullman County!

This summer has been brutal, and we have had a number of requests from neighbors we serve for fans. This donation could not have come at a better time.

So grateful for these partnerships within our community. 💪🏻

Don't forget about our FREE community meal tomorrow evening, July 25, starting at 6 PM, generously sponsored by a local church that wishes to remain anonymous! On the menu is taco salad with your choice of toppings and dessert. It's a meal you won't want to miss!

Bonus: here are some shots from our previous July community meal, sponsored by Home Street Home Ministries! They thoughtfully donated their time and resources to feed our community a delicious meal of barbecue pulled pork, baked beans, potato salad and dessert.

Park it Market with the Food Bank of North Alabama was a success! We served over 150 families with fresh produce!
Thank you to the team at North Alabama Food Bank and our volunteers that came out today to serve!

We had so much fun partnering up with Premier Bank of the South on Saturday for our Rockin' Good Grocery Giveaway. We couldn't do what we do without community partnerships like this!

If you missed us on Saturday, swing by tomorrow, Wednesday, from 11 AM to 1 PM to get a box as supplies last along with your choice of fresh produce from our Park It Market!

REMINDER!! Our produce giveaway partnership with Food Bank of North Alabama is TOMORROW from 11-1! If you did not attend our Rockin Good Grocery Giveaway this weekend, we will also be giving away some of those boxes until supplies last!

So much exciting food outreach is happening this month! We are teaming up again with Food Bank of North Alabama to offer a "Park It Market" for our neighbors.

Come see us next Wednesday, July 24, from 11 am to 1 pm for your pick of fresh veggies and fruits.

AAAAAAND that’s a wrap on our 2024 Rockin’ Good Grocery Giveaway!

Thanks so much to our dedicated volunteers who showed up ready to serve, and to Greater Good Music for partnering with us!

UPDATE 10:33 AM: We are done for the day!

This dream team just served 180 families!

We still have plenty of food boxes and fresh produce left. Come see us!

UPDATE 10:33 AM: We are done for the day!

This dream team just served 180 families!

We still have plenty of food boxes and fresh produce left. Come see us!

HEADS UP!

We are closed today to prepare for our Rockin’ Good Grocery Giveaway in partnership with Greater Good Music set for tomorrow morning! 🎶

Come see us tomorrow starting at 8 am to get a FREE box of groceries. We will go until 11 am, or until supplies run out.

Heads up!

Applications for our Young Professionals Advisory Board will close in just two weeks on Wednesday, July 31!

We are looking for well-rounded, caring and compassionate young professionals to join us as we continue making an impact in our community. Do you fit the bill? Click the link in the post to apply!

Applications for our Young Professionals Advisory Board will close on Wednesday, July 31, 2024!

This opportunity for personal growth, community service and professional development is one you don’t want to pass up. By collaborating with other young professionals in our area, you’ll learn valuable skills to further your growth in your career while positively impacting our community.

Check out the link below to apply! ⬇️
https://tinyurl.com/LinkYPAB

So much exciting food outreach is happening this month! We are teaming up again with Food Bank of North Alabama to offer a "Park It Market" for our neighbors.

Come see us next Wednesday, July 24, from 11 am to 1 pm for your pick of fresh veggies and fruits.

We currently have no wait time to shop in our pantry! If you need assistance with food this month, don’t struggle or go without. We are here and ready to serve! 🛒💚

Note: will break for lunch at noon and be back to serve again from 1 pm to 3:30 pm.

The Home Street Home Ministries team is here and ready to serve you!

On the menu tonight is barbecue pulled pork, baked beans, potato salad and dessert. Come see us!

REMINDER: We are just over a week away for our annual Rockin' Good Grocery Giveaway, in partnership with Greater Good Music!

This annual event draws in a huge crowd, and we need your help to serve them. Scan the QR code in the graphic to sign up, and we'll see you there!

PS- you can see our other volunteer opportunities when you sign up, too! ❤

Don't forget about our bonus FREE community meal this week, sponsored by Home Street Home Ministries!

This week's meal will be Thursday, July 11, from 6 pm until supplies last, located at 708 9th Street SE. Take the night off from cooking, bring your family and enjoy a fresh barbecue dinner with all the fixings!

Woah! We just hit a huge milestone… This dream team served over 100 families today, for the first time ever, during our first day operating as The Pantry at The Link! 🥳

That means over 100 families in our community got the extra boost they needed to have full stomachs and happy hearts.

We couldn’t serve families the way we do without volunteers. Want to join in on the action? Call us or just stop by on a Tuesday or Thursday! Whether you want to greet families at the door, help a family shop, or help load some groceries into their car… we need you!

If you are looking for a place to serve this week, let me know. We have a couple of opportunities available at The Link of Cullman County.

Thank you so much Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center for recognizing us as small business of the month!

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Congratulations to our Small Business of the Month winner…

The Link of Cullman County ✨🥳

Thank you to our small business sponsor, Peoples Bank of Alabama and our hospitality sponsor, Premier Bank of the South.

The Link of Cullman County exists to help our neighbors when they are in crisis. They are here for the, the single parent and those navigating difficult family relationship. They’re also here for those struggling in addiction, with poverty and with homelessness. They understand that all of us are just a few setbacks away from financial and personal crisis.

The Link has built a team of professionals who are ready to provide you with the community resources you need to change your circumstances and journey toward a better life.

Classes are coming in hot for July!

Whether you need guidance in finding healthy ways to manage your anger, or you've found yourself in a co-parenting situation you weren't prepared for, or you might be in the thick of active parenting and need some input... We have a class for you!

Registration is open now with classes starting as early as Monday, July 22. Scan the QR code in the graphic to sign up!

‼️ Last Day to register of KRC‼️

Be sure to get your rising kindergarteners registered today if you would like for them to attend this year’s Kindergarten Readiness Camp.

Camp will take place July 15-19th from 10-12 at First United Methodist Church Cullman, First Baptist Church of Fairview, Good Hope Baptist Church, Hanceville Elementary School, Welti Elementary and West Point Elementary

The camp at Cold Springs Elementary will be July 22-26 from 10-12.

A huge shoutout and thank you to The Cullman Tribune for their article about our upcoming Kindergarten Readiness Camp!

The Link hosting Kindergarten Readiness Camps this month - The Cullman Tribune The Link hosting Kindergarten Readiness Camps this month - The Cullman Tribune - Education

Heads up!

Our facility will be closed tomorrow (Thursday, July 4, 2024) in observance of Independence Day. We will re-open on Friday, July 5, 2024 at 8:30 am.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th! 🤩

We are excited to be offering a new course for 3rd-12th grade students! We are partnering with White Orchid Educational and Family Services to offer a 6 session course to help students develop their interpersonal and social emotional skills.

This course is free. To sign up, fill out the form below ⬇️

https://forms.gle/v3MzceKrXeTKcc976

If you would like more information or have any additional questions, email [email protected]

Applications for our Young Professionals Advisory Board will close on Wednesday, July 31, 2024!

This opportunity for personal growth, community service and professional development is one you don’t want to pass up. By collaborating with other young professionals in our area, you’ll learn valuable skills to further your growth in your career while positively impacting our community.

Check out the link below to apply! ⬇️
https://tinyurl.com/LinkYPAB

Help stock our shelves! 💚

We will be announcing one item a month that we have a consistent need for. We would be thrilled if your business, church, or organization would help us collect this item to stock our pantry shelves to feed our neighbors in need!

July’s item is peanut butter. This humble spread is loaded with so many health-promoting nutrients, including vitamin E, magnesium, iron, selenium and vitamin B6. It is also a good source of protein! 🥳