Block Party Attendees

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, contact info@handsonasheville.org.

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

 

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