4 Fun Summer Volunteer Opportunities for Students
With only a few weeks left in the school year, Asheville and Buncombe County students will soon hear the final school bells ring before they’re off to enjoy summer. While there are plenty of simple pleasures to enjoy, many parents are on the search for unique opportunities that their kids can experience. Our volunteer center, Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, has a few suggestions for ways to dig, give back to the community, and spend a summer afternoon or two experiencing something you may not normally have a chance to.
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2017 Annual Report Released
What kinds of things did you, our donors, advocates and volunteers help us do last year? Click below to check out just a few:
Click here for a quick look at some highlights from our work in 2017
Local Programs Focused on Women's Empowerment & Well-being
As we take a moment to celebrate the mothers in our lives and community, it’s important to recognize the necessity of their health and wellbeing and the inequities that exist. From young women and mothers to single moms, caretakers of full families to elder mothers and grandmothers, the needs of women and mothers are vital-- for herself, for her ability to be successful and to the overall health of the community.
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Advocacy Alert: Cuts to Food support for children and elders
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is committed to reducing the impact that poverty has on our students, families and our community. The following Advocacy Alert comes to us from our partners at MANNA FoodBank. They have a clear call to action: call your representatives on Tuesday, May 8 and demand they vote NO on any cuts to SNAP. Below are details about the proposed cuts and potential local impacts.
During a Difficult Time, We Ground Ourselves In Our Purpose
This week has been incredibly difficult for our whole community, and particularly for children.
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Early Morning Break In
If you caught some of today's local news you may have seen that our building was broken into and extensive damage done to a number of the offices on the second floor of our building. While we saddened about the violation and damage sustained, we are eternally grateful that none of our staff or building neighbors were hurt.
