Get Ready for the United for Youth Community Engagement Block Party
Friday, August 22nd, 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, Pack Square Park
Be sure to visit this page regularly as we'll be adding new details and updates leading up to the event.
We're taking the block party to the next level — with live youth performances, mouthwatering food trucks. a DJ keeping the beat, 50+ community info. booths, interactive STEAM and Resiliency zones, kids' activities, and surprises around every corner.
It's a celebration of resilience, connection, and community power! Join us for this FREE event where families, friends, neighbors, and partners come together to celebrate what makes our community strong and the unstoppable spirit of United for Youth.
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY
STEAM Youth Exploration Tent
Sponsored by AVL Technologies, the STEAM Youth Exploration Tent offers interactive experiences to engage youth through STEAM activities.
COMMUNITY RESILIENCY
Community Resiliency Tent
The community is invited to visit this tent to engage in self-care and healing activities, as well as learn more about disaster preparedness.
FOOD TRUCKS
Bring the whole family to enjoy FREE tasty food.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Explore | Engage | Learn
Explore the wide range of community resources offered by our great partners. This list keeps growing, so check back often for the newest updates.
Operation Gateway Inc.
A-B Tech Community College
Goodwill NWNC
The Christine Avery Learning Center
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
Asheville City Schools
College for North Carolina (CFNC)
Buncombe County Schools
Literacy Together
Umoja Health Wellness and
Justice Collective
Verner Center for Early Learning
Delta House Life Development
of Asheville, Inc.
Read to Succeed
City of Asheville
Parks & Recreation
Buncombe Partnership
for Children
Mission Health
Sistas Caring 4 Sistas
Team Us
The Partnership for
Substance Free Youth
Journeymen
UNETE
Aflorar Herb Collective
Asheville Chapter Links Inc.
MAHEC School Health
Buncombe County Government
CAPE
Asheville PEAK Academy
LEAF Global Arts
Asheville City
Schools Foundation
Our Voice
YTL Training Programs
Mountain Child
Advocacy Center
Buncombe County
Justice Services
City of Asheville
Project Lighten Up
Summer Day Camp
Appalachian Mountain Health
Ways to Engage
Calling all Volunteers!
We're recruiting volunteers to support the U4Y Community Engagement Block Party:
- Community Partner Support
- Ticket Booth Staffing
- Street Security
- And More...
Multiple shifts available. For more information, and to sign up, visit United Way's Community Volunteer Center, Hands On Asheville-Buncombe.
A special thank you to our Volunteer Reception Center Sponsor, Cigna Healthcare.
United for Youth is a partnership between Asheville City Schools, Buncombe County Schools, the City of Asheville, Buncombe County, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, and local health, social service, higher education, and youth services community partners.
United for Youth partners work together with youth and family leadership to ensure educational outcomes are determined by the high quality of our schools and partner organizations, the abundance and accessibility of opportunities in our community, the strength of our collaborations, and are never again predictable based on a student's race, home language, family income, or any other dimension of identity.
BLOCK PARTY VIBES