FROM STAFF REPORTS

Thanks to lawyers from across the state, Family Connection, Inc. in Alabaster has received $3,000 from the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation (ACJF) to assist with programs and services.

Family Connection began as a group home and emergency shelter for at-risk children and youth in 1976, and now provides services throughout Jefferson and Shelby counties.

Family Connection works daily to achieve its mission of “strengthening communities by building strong youth and families.