Welcome to
ACROSS

The Alabama Center for Rural Organizing and Systemic Solutions (ACROSS) was founded in 2023 in the aftermath of a once-in-a-century natural disaster in Camp Hill, AL. When conventional solutions failed, we stepped up to fill the gap and manage the immediate and long-term recovery. Our purpose has expanded to co-create ​thriving communities with self-sufficiency, adaptive capacity, meaningful labor, and strong families.

Our Story

Our Communities

Camp Hill, Alabama
Population: 1,006
Families: 448 households
Employment: 33.3% (55.8% statewide)
Median Household Income: $30,000 ($62,212 statewide)
Below Poverty Line: 36.1% (15.5% statewide)
Median Age: 40.6 years
Age 65+: 19.2%

2020 US Census Data

Parrish, Alabama
Population: 982
Families: 408 households
Employment: 41.3% (55.8% statewide)
Median Household Income: $25,769 ($62,212 statewide)
Below Poverty Line: 33.4% (15.5% statewide)
Median Age: 35.8 years
Age 65+: 12.0%

2020 US Census Data

Barriers We Face

Our Objective

Some of the key barriers to healthy, thriving, and resilient communities include aging, limited internet access, limited social and public services, poverty, isolation, lack of public transportation, and limited access to healthcare.

Our objective is to assist our stakeholders in      co-creating thriving communities with 
self-sufficiency, adaptive capacity, meaningful labor, and strong families

What We do

Location & Hours

ACROSS
14 Oak Street, Room 141
PO Box 23
​Camp Hill, AL 36850

Tuesday to Friday
10am - 3pm

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