The annual Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk returns to Birmingham this October, bringing together families, advocates, and neighbors to celebrate, inspire and uplift individuals with Down syndrome.

More than $13 million in federal grants has been awarded to nine Alabama community organizations by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A 5-year-old Alabama boy met the bone marrow donor who saved his life for the first time after Children’s of Alabama organized a meeting.

The mayor feels this will strengthen the city’s current partnership with DCH and Indian Rivers.

Families with autistic loved ones gathered to learn about autism-friendly services available in west Alabama at a health and resource fair hosted by the University of Alabama Spectrum Disorders Clinic.

The Helena resident says his service dog, Bear, helped him regain the confidence and independence he lost after a 27-year military career that included deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo.

Hand in Paw is a local nonprofit that pairs trained volunteers and their dogs with patients in hospitals, bringing comfort, connection and smiles to sick faces.

Hundreds of veterans on motorcycles stopped at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center as part of the Run For the Wall, an annual cross-country ride to honor missing soldiers.

Organizations across Alabama are highlighting children’s mental health during Mental Health Awareness Month in May, emphasizing that children’s emotional health is just as important as their physical health.

The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) is working to combat veteran suicides in multiple ways, but one way is through a yard sign that helps remind veterans there is a bigger purpose to life than moments of stress or anxiety.

The walk is scheduled to take place Saturday from 4-5 p.m.

The city is launching the program during Autism Awareness Month.