Community Education Resource Center

New classes started at CERC, and the students arrived eager to learn—yet they ended up teaching us something this past week.

RESILIENCE AND COURAGE to start afresh!

Look who stopped by! 🎉 We had the pleasure of catching up with one of the amazing former students today! It’s always such a joy to see how far the students have come and hear about their journey since completing our program.

Congratulations on your new job! Moments like these remind us why we do what we do.

Thank you for stopping by and brightening our day—you’re always part of the family! 💛

The Alabama Re-Entry Resource Guide is officially available online! It has been a project years in the making, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who wrote, designed, edited, and offered feedback. You can check it out here: https://apaep.auburn.edu/programs/cerc.php (scroll down for the orange button). A print version is planned to be available by the end of 2024, so stay tuned if you would like a hard copy!

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It’s a community endeavor!!

Mural project underway, stay tune!

CERC, in collaboration with the Opportunity Center of West Birmingham, will be facilitating a film screening of Art & Krimes by Krimes, an award-winning documentary about art, incarceration, and hope. This is a FREE event, and dinner will be provided for all who attend. Afterward, there will be a Q&A by Russell Craig, one of the film’s featured artists. We hope to see you there!

Location: The Opportunity Center (1600 4th Ct W, Birmingham, AL 35208)
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm

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Computer classes at CERC are working with the pace of all level users, many have never used one!

Thanks Professor Veronica for incorporating real life scenario into the lesson, crafting it to the relevance of the world the students engage in.

An amazing achievement from our community on the inside!

AU/APAEP Graduation December 2023

There is a job fair coming up on February 21 for anyone interested!

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A new round of classes are starting next week at CERC! Everyone is welcome, and all classes are free to attend!

Hello everyone! We have put together a wishlist for common items that would be of immense help to the community at CERC. Your donation will directly benefit a person in need. Take a look today at aub.ie/cerc_wish and see the many different ways you can contribute!