🌱 Expanded Affordable Senior Housing + Grants For Childcare Workers

Hello, neighbors. It's Saturday in Huntsville and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 90 Low: 61.

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Here are the top three stories in Huntsville today:

1. A housing development in Huntsville for low-income seniors has recently expanded, adding 65 rental units. The Stoneridge Villas development now offers 145 apartments for seniors with incomes "at or below 60 percent of the area's median income." The 65 new units are all fully adaptable, including five wheelchair-accessible apartments and two apartments for residents with impaired vision or hearing. (Subscription: AL.com)
2. The University of Alabama Huntsville was recently named the overall winner in NASA's 2023 Student Rocket Launch Competition. More than 800 students across the country competed, spending months designing, building, and launching rockets. Teams were also required to land their rockets and complete a payload mission. Videos from the competition and award ceremony are available here. (Alabama Public Radio)
3. Childcare workers will soon be able to apply for a grant-funded quarterly bonus. The grants are funded through COVID relief funds made available through the Department of Human Resources. Starting on Tuesday, Jun. 20, applications will be open for $3,000 grants for full-time childcare workers and $1,500 grants for part-time staff. Bishop George Calvin, overseer of All God's Children Academy in Huntsville, said several of his employees have received the grants in the past and he spoke positively about the impact the grants made for workers. (WAFF)

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Today in Huntsville:

Saturday, June 17

• Terry Heights Community Cleanup At Meadow Drive Baptist Church (8:00 AM)
• Juneteenth Heritage Celebration At The Orion Amphitheatre (2:00 PM)
• Ian Bagg At Stand Up Live Huntsville (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Huntsville is getting ready for Make Music Day! On Jun. 21, there will be free live music and concerts happening throughout the city. You can sign up here to turn your porch, sidewalk, or business into a venue for music. (City of Huntsville, Alabama - Government via Facebook)
• Turbo Coffee in Downtown Huntsville has recently joined the Craft Coffee Trail. Turbo Coffee offers coffee drinks, freshly baked goodies, and more. (Downtown Huntsville, Inc. via Facebook)
• If you're looking for indoor recreation options as the weather heats up, Huntsville Parks and Recreation has two options to play futsal, an indoor game similar to soccer. The Optimist Recreation Center has futsal on Mondays at 5:30 p.m., and Dr. Richard Showers, Sr. Recreation Center has games on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. (Huntsville Parks and Recreation via Facebook)

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Featured events:

• T-Mobile Tuesdays: Fresh Perks Every Week (June 20)
• Social Security Seminar at South Huntsville Public Library (June 22)
• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (June 23)
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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— Joyce Nash

About me: Joyce is a freelance writer and poet whose work has appeared in the Hello Gloria newsletter and Nine Cloud Journal. Her background ranges from journalism to fitness instruction and spans the east coast to the West. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her husband and two cats.