Carol Gundlach

Carol Gundlach is a senior policy analyst at Alabama Arise, a statewide, member-led nonprofit organization advancing public policies to improve the lives of Alabamians who are marginalized by poverty. Ariseâ€™s membership includes faith-based, community, nonprofit and civic groups, grassroots leaders and individuals from across Alabama. Email: [email protected].

CHOOSE Act will further hurt Alabama’s public schools

A new law will make underinvestment in Alabama schools even worse.

August 26, 2024

Explaining Alabama’s state grocery tax reduction

Here's what it covers and what it doesn’t.

September 22, 2023

End of emergency SNAP allotments will increase hunger

Increased benefits will expire at the end of February, and that means hunger is likely to get worse again.

February 16, 2023

The End of Alabama’s Lifetime SNAP and TANF Bans

By Carol Gundlach It’s a quiet win for thousands of Alabamians seeking to rebuild their lives and provide for their families: Alabama is joining the majority of U.S. states by allowing people with a past felony drug conviction to receive SNAP food assistance and TANF financial assistance, as long as they are otherwise eligible. The … Continued

February 1, 2016