Tuscaloosa Academy Students Help Local Groups Through Service Projects

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Seventh and eighth grade students at Tuscaloosa Academy recently raised more than $1,000 for the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter, which is just one of the acts of goodness to come out of the school's National Geographic Service Learning projects.

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The school said on Thursday that the initiative allows students to see how their own interests can be turned into action, empowering them to make a positive change in their communities.

Other efforts by TA student groups include:

• Collecting donations to help the homeless at the Salvation Army.
• Raising $400 for The Mental Health Project: Active Minds, which provides resources for suicide prevention in young people.
• Packing boxes and gathering donations for the West Alabama Food Bank.
• Holding a toy drive to help families who our struggling during the holiday season.

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