Mobile APSO, Alabama Power Foundation give ‘perfect gift’ to Mulherin…

There is nothing like sitting in a big old porch swing, relaxing in the sunshine or listening to crickets sing at night.

For many clients of Mulherin Home in Mobile – some whom are in wheelchairs or navigate with walkers – it had been “many moons” since they had swung in a porch swing. That was what Jamie Yerby, director of Activity and Development at Mulherin Home, wanted for residents.

“Our goal is to make an environment as close to a real ‘home’ as possible,” said Yerby, who has worked at the 501(c)(3) organization for eight years. For 70 years, the home has served children and adults with mental and physical disabilities. “Some residents have family actively involved in their lives, but many of our residents have no one. This is their family and the only one they have ever known.”

The wait for the “perfect swing” was worth it, thanks to the Mobile Chapter of the Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO), which helped bring Yerby’s dreams to pass for…