AISJ

Alabama Institute for Social Justice, formerly Federation of Child Care Centers of Alabama (FOCAL), addresses equity issues impacting women and people of color.

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

🗳️ TOMORROW is Election Day in Alabama! Don’t let low turnout decide our future.

✅ Polls: 7 AM–7 PM
✅ Bring a valid photo ID
✅ Find your polling place: https://t.co/uzsnnjUb9r
✅ Need help? Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)

Show up. Speak up. Vote. Your voices matter.

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

🗳️ TOMORROW is Election Day in Alabama! Don’t let low turnout decide our future.

✅ Polls: 7 AM–7 PM
✅ Bring a valid photo ID
✅ Find your polling place: https://t.co/uzsnnjUb9r
✅ Need help? Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)

Show up. Speak up. Vote. Our voices matter.

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

Child care workers are essential—and long overdue for real investment. On May 11, we take action.
Join us for Day Without Child Care 2026 and stand with providers, families, and communities across Alabama. Register: https://t.co/kBdMtYOAXA
#DayWithoutChildCare #AISJ #TAMCC

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

Honoring Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr.—his legacy reminds us change is built through discipline, courage, and belief.

We carry that forward—connecting care, housing, and paid leave.

Read more: https://t.co/WBcIqCjqEg

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

Federal child care stabilization funds are gone.

Alabama hasn’t filled the gap.

Providers are in crisis.

“This industry is really, truly on life support.”

Read more in @thenation:
https://t.co/04YN7IVeRw
#ChildCareCrisis #ALpolitics

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

✨ Black History is care work.

Long before child care was an industry, Black women built the systems that raised, protected, and sustained our communities.
Their legacy is the care economy we’re still fighting to fund today.

Read the full story: https://t.co/PIrACPaBXC

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

📣 Child care is essential infrastructure.

Funding threats put Alabama families & providers at risk. We urge federal leaders to act now.

👉🏾 https://t.co/tXnjKJgVA0
#ProtectChildCare #AlabamaFamilies

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

🚨 Child care funding is at risk—and Alabama will feel it.

A federal freeze would harm families, providers, and local economies. Child care is essential infrastructure.

Read the op-ed:
https://t.co/eAIoPXcSr4
#ProtectChildCare #FundChildCare

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

Rising costs, provider shortages, environmental risks — child care in AL is under threat. But there’s hope when we invest in care & community. ⚖️ Read the full update: https://t.co/o6dTvQGraW

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

Be the difference for Alabama’s children. This #GivingTuesday, your gift helps ensure child care is accessible, providers are respected, and families can thrive. Every dollar moves us closer to justice. 💛

Give now 👉 https://t.co/1hc8LxWsqi
#AISJ #InvestInChildren #GiveToday

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

📰 New from Word In Black:
Our Exec. Dir. Lenice Emanuel breaks down the devastating ripple effects of Alabama’s SNAP suspension — and what it means for families and child care.

👉 Read: https://t.co/K8iNsGo8F6

#WordInBlack #AISJ #SNAP #Alabama #ChildCare #FoodSecurity #Justice

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

Today we joined #MoralMonday at the AL Capitol. Invited by Rev. Carolyn Foster, ED Lenice Emanuel spoke on the “Big Ugly Bill”—a cruel law that worsens AL’s child care crisis + harms marginalized families. We demand justice + investment, not neglect. #ChildCareIsEssential

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

“The choice facing the country is stark…”
At AISJ, we are proud to stand alongside leaders like Joe who continue to press for lasting change.
📷 Read more here: https://t.co/przHwaJ18y
#AISJ #Justice #Equity #Reform #GenerationalJustice

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

On this day in 1963, four young girls were killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham. We reflect on the cycles of violence born from faith misapplied, from the Ku Klux Klan to today, & calls for a return to love, justice, and truth.
👉🏾 https://t.co/j1VUm8R1Rc

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

This #LaborDay, we remember Rosie the Riveter — but we also name what history overlooked: the Black women whose labor built this nation yet went unrecognized. Today’s ‘Rosies’ are caregivers, child care providers & essential workers still fighting for dignity & fair pay. ✊🏾

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

🚨 This is Environmental Injustice.

This image was taken in Alabama’s Black Belt. The DOJ recently terminated a critical settlement agreement.

📄 Read our latest issue brief to understand what this decision means: https://t.co/L5oOfyoR8H

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

🗣️🗣️🗣️ TONIGHT! Your Voice Matters.
Join us for the YWCA Briefing & Child Care Town Hall — a powerful evening of truth-telling, connection, and community visioning.

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🗣️🗣️🗣️ Join us for a powerful evening of truth, testimony, and transformation at the YWCA Briefing & Child Care Town Hall, sponsored by AISJ & TAMCC. Register NOW: https://t.co/R29gfZkb03

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

Alabama’s child care advocates are speaking out! The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act is being exposed as a Big Betrayal Act — threatening to deepen the struggles of families already fighting to survive.
📷 Read more: https://t.co/kPIlu0HhK3

[AISJ @AlabamaISJ]

🔍 Check Out Our Critique of the Proposed Tax & Welfare Reforms by Alabama’s Senators

👶🏽 Cuts to child care funding and harmful policy shifts that could make affordable, quality care even harder to find for working families.

👉🏾 Read the full critique: https://t.co/IXnRZKc9W5