College Focus Always the Focus For some of Birmingham City School’s GEAR UP Birmingham (GUB) students, spring break wasn’t just the time for leisure activities, it was the time to look a little closer at post-secondary options and what it takes to make a transition....

Mustang Transformation A Mustang Transformation Challenge was held at Green Acres Middle School on March 20, 2018. Several freshman students from P. D. Jackson-Olin High School expanded their business repertoires by participating in the challenge. The event...

Summer Youth Job Opportunity at Birmingham Airport Who: Huffman High School and Woodlawn High School GEAR UP Birmingham students who are atleast 16 years old What: The four-week work program includes hands on workplace experience and professional development. The...

Big Brothers Big Sisters Expands Workplace Mentoring Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham expands workplace mentoring to impact GEAR UP Birmingham students at Wenonah High School through their new partnership with Cadence Bank. Vance Waldron, Industries...

Workshops on Social Entrepreneurship Yield Pitch Perfect Winners Ninth grade Birmingham City School students have a heightened sense of how to create positive changes within their community and society thanks to a series of workshops focused on Social...

GEAR UP Birmingham Partners with Black Rhinos of Alabama Mentoring/Lifting as We Climb Foundation to Host Holiday Breakfast On December 23, 2017, GEAR UP Birmingham partnered with the Black Rhinos of Alabama Mentoring/Lifting as We Climb Foundation to host a holiday...

Birmingham Bar Foundation Partners with GEAR UP Birmingham to Help Students Enhance their Conflict Resolution Skills Thanks to GEAR UP Birmingham’s partnership with the Birmingham Bar Foundation, more than 30 local judges and attorneys graciously volunteered their...

GEAR UP Birmingham (GUB) teamed up with Project Focus/Mentor + (led by Mr. Delane Knight) to take students to the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) and Volkswagen. Students chosen to attend this field trip were those who showed an interest in engineering and manufacturing.

On December 6, 2017, Joseph’s House, Incorporated (JHI) partnered with College Admissions Made Possible (C.A.M.P.) to host a lunch and learn for parents at Wenonah High School.

GEAR UP Birmingham and Regions Bank will present budgeting tips, financial traps to avoid, and ways to protect your identity and credit.

Tuesday, October 24, at 9:30 a.m., GEAR UP Birmingham will host its first annual Magic City College Experience at Lawson State Community College…

Student Success Agency Kickoff Student Success Agency, a national innovative mentoring program which collaborates with high schools across the U.S., today announced their partnership with Birmingham High Schools. EJ Carrion, Founder & CEO, will launch the...