Volunteer Spotlight: J.P. Miller

With your help, our most recent Holiday Book Drive allowed us to put 1692 books in the hands of local youth. During the drive, we also had the opportunity and pleasure to work alongside author J.P. Miller, who is also a native of Asheville and went to school in the Reynolds district where we support a Community School at Reynolds Middle School. 

 

Recently, we sat down to ask J. P. a few questions about her work and the values she brings to each book. Here are a few excerpts:

 

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Education
Partnership
Social Responsibility
Volunteer
Partnership To Build School-Based Health Centers

 

Partnerships have always been at the heart of our work at United Way. Over the course of the past 100 years, so many local employers have chosen to partner with us by running workplace fundraising campaigns and their teams have raised crucial funds for our work. So many individuals, too many to count really, have given their time as volunteers on our board, committees, and with our nonprofit partners. 

Elisabeth Tue, 11/30/2021 - 9:01am

Tocqueville Society: Al Fresco 2021

"In the United States, as soon as several inhabitants have taken an opinion or an idea they wish to promote in society, they seek each other out and unite together once they have made contact. From that moment, they are no longer isolated but have become a power seen from afar whose activities serve as an example and whose words are heeded" (Tocqueville 1840)

 

On Oct. 15, with just a touch of fall in the air, Tocqueville Society members gathered to mark United Way's Centennial Anniversary.

NC 211 and Buncombe County a Decades Long Evolution and History

 

It may be 10 pm when someone, desperate to end their substance misuse, dials 2-1-1 to find help. 

Or 6 pm when a parent calls to find tutoring support for their child. 

Or 7 am when a house fire occurs and an elderly woman begins searching for a safe place to stay. 

 

No matter the time, no matter where they live, NC 211 is there to help connect people to the resources they need. 

 

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Advocate
Partnership
Social Responsibility

Legal Aid Helpline Available for Tropical Storm Fred Survivors

Submitted by Elisabeth on Fri, 10/01/2021 - 11:14am

 

The following information comes to us from NC 211 where resources like this can be found 24/7.

If you've been impacted by Tropical Storm Fred please call the resource listed below for assistance. 

 

A toll-free legal aid helpline is now available for survivors of
Tropical Storm Fred in Buncombe, Haywood, and Transylvania counties.

 

Child Tax Credit | Crédito Tributario para Hijo

Submitted by Elisabeth on Fri, 10/01/2021 - 9:17am

Thank you to the team at United Way of North Carolina for providing this information for us to share:

 

Have You Claimed the Child Tax Credit?

You may have heard that the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) is larger and is available to more families this year because of changes made by Congress in the American Rescue Plan in March 2021. In order to receive the new credit, you may need to take some steps to ensure you get the funds.

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