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A few weeks ago I was asked if I would join other nonprofit organizations and sign the following letter on behalf of United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County. The letter, crafted by Lael Gray of the Asheville Jewish Community Center, spoke beautifully to our collective resolve against...
Over the last few weeks, and years, we’ve watched over and over again, footage of people running in fear, writhing in pain, and dying at the hands of another. The locations and details change, but the agony is the same for all involved and those that love them.We pause for lives lost when we...
"A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit." This quote embodies the kind of life Barbra and Keith Love choose to live and we are proud to announce them as the 2015 Alexis de...
When we think about our rock stars, the people and companies that go above and beyond, time after time, year after year, it is impossible to create a list that doesn't have the Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG) team right at the top. So when our staff had an opportunity to make a nomination for the...
Helen called 2-1-1 wanting to make sure that someone knew that she was wheelchair bound, living alone and in a floodplain. She wanted to know who could help her if flooding began.Carlos called looking for help at his mother's house. Every time it rained, raw sewage spilled into her yard. He...
If you've come to our past few events, you know we've been collecting items to stock student resource pantries at local middle schools. We thought we'd give you a better idea of how they work and how you can continue to support schools in your neighborhoods. Given the proper resources...
<CONTINUED FROM PART 1Elizabeth Kelly, ManagerWhat is the best advice you have ever gotten? Listen to the wisdom of your heart.What is the best advice you’ve ever given? Listen to the wisdom of your heart.If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be? I would love to have dinner...
NC 2-1-1 Asheville Center provides information and referrals to nonprofit and governmental health and human service organizations in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties. Ten years ago, the Asheville center was the first North Carolina agency (and only...
Winter officially starts December 21, but here in WNC we have already experienced the first chills of the season. With The Old Farmer's Almanac predicting snow flurries as early as the end of October, NC 2-1-1 is organizing our resources to best serve callers affected by the cold.Programs we...