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…
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  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 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…
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  “Celebrating individuals and our partners is in our DNA at United Way,” said Dan Leroy, President and CEO of United Way of Asheville and Buncombe…
  The following is an advocacy alert from the Success Equation which is the advocacy arm of Children First/Communities In Schools. United Way of…
“Kids see so much in our community that we don't see as adults. Things slide by us because, as an adult, you see it so much, but for children, it’s…
For more than 100 years, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (UWABC) has demonstrated a fierce commitment to addressing poverty and injustice…
Do you remember being asked what you want to do when you grow up? Maybe you're still answering that question yourself. If you ask a kindergarten…
Three hundred students; not showing up for class and unaccounted for by their perspective schools. During the onset of the COVID- pandemic, that…
  While we haven't heard of these situations arising here locally, United Way Worldwide (UWW) has received regular reports of individuals being…
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The following op-ed was produced by United Way president and CEO Dan Leroy and board chair and former BCS Associate Superintendent, Susanne Swanger.…