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UAB News
University of Alabama at Birmingham students, faculty and staff gave 316 hours of community service Friday, March 26, for Into the Streets.
It is the 22nd year of this student-led day of service, a university tradition at UAB and mission pillar of UAB’s strategic plan, Forging the Future. Nearly 140 volunteers worked at 14 sites around Birmingham, with six community partners, while also practicing health-promoting behavior.
The program was updated to meet the school’s COVID-19 social event guidelines for students, which are designed to protect the campus community. All campus safety protocols applied, including Healthcheck. In adherence to social distancing guidelines and healthy behavior protocols, volunteers went directly to their service sites; in some cases, fewer volunteers were able to participate due to social distancing recommendations. Student and faculty/staff site leaders led each group and helped make sure everyone was working safely and participants abid