Alyce Hill was born on March 22, 1914 in Washington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from Howard University and trained at the National Recreation Institute. After working for the Works Progress Administration, Hill became one of Washington's first African American Girl Scout professionals in 1937; she was among the first African Americans in the nation to reach a professional staff status with that organization.

In 1941, Hill married Horace Christopher, moving to Norfolk, Virginia the next year. There, she worked as a secretary at the nearby army base. After a year at the army base, Christopher transferred to the state employment office where she worked as an interviewer; she later became a counselor with that office.

In 1958, the Christophers moved to Wichita. Once in Kansas, Christopher became director of the Phyllis Wheatley Childrens Home. In 1960, she began a day care center at the home. She retired from her director's position in 1978.

Christopher-Ballard was very active in various community activities. She organized and was first president of the Wichita chapter of Iota Phi Lambda sorority and of the Wichita chapter of Links, Inc. She was also a member of the Eastern Star, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the United Way, serving as a board member on the latter two organizations' boards. In 1989, Christopher-Ballard received the First Citizen's Award, becoming the first African American to do so.

Alyce and Horace Christopher had one daughter, Amanda. Horace Christopher died in 1975. In 1981, Alyce Christopher married Benjamin Ballard. Alyce Christopher-Ballard died June 9, 2000.