About Us

Our Mission

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Project Greene Light, a 501(3)(c), provides essential resources to our local foster children. We ensure access to food security, clothing, diapers and other baby needs, beds, school supplies, and extracurricular activities. Our mission is to offer stability and foster a sense of normalcy and belonging, helping children thrive emotionally and psychologically despite challenging circumstances.

Our History

Mrs. Cora Reid Greene is the inspiration behind who we are and what we do. Her devotion and leadership helped create an emergency shelter home for foster children.

In 1987 Cora Reid and her son, Judge George Greene, saw a need to take care of children entering court-appointed custody during late hours or weekends when normal response and placement were difficult.

Out of the need and their determination was born The Phenix City-Russell County Council for Abused and Neglected Children. The council opened an emergency shelter for children entering care that would be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to open its arms to children until another safe, nurturing, and more permanent foster home could be found.  While our name has changed our mission remains the same, to provide support for foster children in East Alabama.

Our Executive Board Members

Michelle Gadson

President

Alicia Coulter

Vice President

Leslie Jones

Secretary

Gail Head

Treasurer

Jessica Hergott

Executive Director

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    Vice President
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    Secretary
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Our Board Members

Patricia Allen
Lynn Herman
Joan Budd
Carol Argo
Pat Waltrop
Leslie Joans
Lynn Frakes
Cyde McQuien