A PROGRAM OF THE ALABAMA MOUNTAIN LAKES TOURIST ASSOCIATION
BOUNDLESS CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
Second Helping
MISSION STATEMENT
Knowing that sometimes in life people get off course, we in the hospitality industry know that every now and then you need a second helping to get you back on course.
Second Helping is a program that serves to help those recovering from opioid addictions reenter the workforce while helping to fill much-needed job positions within the tourism, travel, and hospitality industry of Alabama’s Appalachia Region.
The Second Helping program name evolved from a common seminar within the industry, “Four Courses of Hospitality Training,” which outlines the basic needs of service in our industry based on a four-course meal theme: appetizer, salad, entree, and dessert.
As with any good meal, there is always room for a second helping.
Second Helping
PROGRAM SPONSOR
The Second Helping Program is a creation of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA). AMLA is a nonprofit organization that was created in 1964 with the express purpose of developing North Alabama’s travel industry and marketing the region to the traveling public. Our ever-expanding membership base represents progressive travel-regulated businesses and associations, as well as various levels of government.
AMLA’s 500-plus members include chambers of commerce, convention & visitors bureaus, attractions, campgrounds, festivals, communities, counties, golf courses, restaurants, tour operators, accommodations, vendors, financial institutions, parks and individuals.
We all prosper by working together in a unified effort to promote the sixteen-county region’s natural, historic, and man-made attractions.
Additional information on AMLA and North Alabama destinations, accommodations, and special events are available by calling 800.648.5381 or by visiting www.NorthAlabama.org.
TESTIMONIALS
“When I knew I could work in a safe environment and had people around me who believed in me, each day got a little better… I come to work doing what I love every single day… I’m always reassured that I’m not my past and its okay be to who I am.”