Youth First - Divisoin of Youth Services

The American Heart Association is the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to defeating heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Our mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke — the nation’s No. 1 and No. 5 killers. Thank you, our walkers, donors and volunteers who help fight heart disease and stroke. This is for all ages.

Youth football players from Birmingham and the surrounding areas are invited to attend a free half-day football fundamentals clinic on Saturday, June 11 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at historic Legion Field. The Alabama Power Youth Football Clinic presented by Coca-Cola and hosted by the Birmingham Bowl is open to the first 200 youths, ages 8-13, to register online. Participants are required to bring a signed waiver on the day of the clinic. UAB football coach Bill Clark and his coaching staff will lead the clinic, giving attendees the opportunity to participate in on-field agility drills and offensive and defensive training. Each attendee will receive a compimentary T-shirt, lunch and two tickets for the 11th annual Birmingham Bowl on Thursday, December 29.

Ages 5 years and younger

Join us for the 4th Annual Big Green Eggs in the Ham. Cooking teams from the Birmingham area will unite to raise funds for Easter Seals services, drive awareness of issues affecting the disability community, and change the lives of individuals and families living with disabilities. This event is a family fun-day that includes: Cooking Competition, Cooking Demonstrations, Food, Beer, games, and Giveaways. Event Details: • Saturday, June 11th at Regions Field • Cooks sign in and set up at 7:00am • Lighting of the Egg kicks off at 8:00am • Food will be available all day. Just walk around from Egg to Egg and don't forget to vote for your favorite! Enjoy the food and learn techniques/tips! • Kids Zone with Moonwalks, playground, face painting and games! • Pack a  picnic blanket, and chairs. For more info: CLICK HERE

McWane Science Center McWane Science Center becomes the Hall of Justice and the Legion of Doom on this very special Saturday. Join us and meet some of your favorite superheroes (and villains). For more information, visit www.mcwane.org.

Juneteenth, a combination of June and Nineteenth, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. and is observed on June 19, 2016. On January 01, 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free. Due to the really slow information flow those days, the news received Texas not until June 19, 1865. Informally Juneteenth was celebrated annually since 1865, but on June 03, 1979 Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas. Juneteenth is a day to celebrate freedom and cultural diversity. This is for all ages