Community Engagement Markets help take the edge off food insecurity
Mountain Xpress-- March 29
Increasing access to health care: School-Based Health Center to open at Asheville Middle
WLOS-- March 11
Starting mid-April, 2022, Asheville Middle School will be the first of two schools within Buncombe County to implement what is known as a School-Based Health Center. Located directly on a school’s campus, the School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) are fully functioning health clinics that will provide a variety of behavioral, mental, and physical health care services.
Q&A with Jo Jamison, United Way Equity and Network specialist
Mountain Xpress-- November 12
Ensuring students have a voice in determining their academic success is a key component of United Way's community school strategy. "Youth are speaking all the time, whether they're at the table or on social media or in the classroom or lunchroom. The question is really, how does it feel when adults actually listen to what youth are saying," said Jo Jamison, United Way's Equity and Network specialist in a recent interview with Mountain Xpress.
Community-based summer programs battle academic inequality
Mountain Xpress-- September 3
A Perfect High School Graduation Rate: Asheville Buncombe Have a Plan to Get There
Asheville Citizen Times-- May 24
211 Faces Double Call Volume During Pandemic
WLOS-- December 7, 2020
United Way Survey Helps Parents Find Learning Pods for Children
WLOS-- September 8, 2020
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County has launched a survey to help collect information on local pods to create a list for local families to understand where they're located and what gaps there are in the community. Hear the news segment on WLOS here.
