For more than 50 years, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (UWABC) has operated an information and referral call center, speaking directly to our neighbors as they navigate a life crisis.
The 2022-2023 School year is officially closed! The students enjoy the hot weather and time off; however, for those who work in our Asheville and Buncombe County Schools as staff and administrators, the race to prepare for the 2023-2024 School year has already begun.
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is a proud sponsor of this year's Juneteenth Celebration. The following is from a recent press release:
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, in partnership with the City of Asheville, has planned the 2023 Juneteenth Celebration with the intended outcomes of a diverse celebration that fosters broad participation, fosters community awareness and appreciation, and celebrates the liberation of enslaved people.
The Asheville Chamber of Commerce has been an incredible force in this community for 125 years and for much of their history they have supported the work of so many other nonprofits, including United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County.
So it makes sense that they’d find a way to share the love as they celebrate this milestone. They will award 12, $10,000 grants to local nonprofit organizations at their Celebration event on Sept 28.
“The wonderful thing about United Way is that if a community organization is a United Way partner, that eliminates a lot of barriers for getting them inside the school,” said Reynolds Counselor Alison Rhodes as she sat reflecting on the Mental Health Awareness Day that was hosted in early May 2023.
On the evening of May 24, 2023, the event space and rooftop bar of the Restoration Hotel was filled with lively conversations. Old friends caught up, new connections were made, and United Way staff mingled with our community partnership representatives.
The following is an advocacy alert from the Success Equation which is the advocacy arm of Children First/Communities In Schools. United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County provides annual funding for this effort.
Without those who use their skills, bodies, and minds to work in solidarity with hundreds of local organizations, our Buncombe County and Asheville community would not be the same.
