“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 inside the school,” said Reynolds Counselor Alison Rhodes as she sat reflecting on the Mental Health Awareness Day that was hosted in early May 2023.
On the evening of May 24, 2023, the event space and rooftop bar of the Restoration Hotel was filled with lively conversations. Old friends caught up, new connections were made, and United Way staff mingled with our community partnership representatives.
The 2023 Community Impact Awards Dinner is an annual event where United Way brings partners and supporters together to recognize those who give their time, talent, and treasure to further our work and provide an opportunity to dig a little deeper into an aspect of our work or connect with our community partners.
The following is an advocacy alert from the Success Equation which is the advocacy arm of Children First/Communities In Schools. United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County provides annual funding for this effort.
Without those who use their skills, bodies, and minds to work in solidarity with hundreds of local organizations, our Buncombe County and Asheville community would not be the same.
One of the many joys of being a part of an intergenerational community is seeing those before you succeed.
For more than 100 years, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (UWABC) has demonstrated a fierce commitment to addressing poverty and injustice in our community.
Do you remember being asked what you want to do when you grow up? Maybe you're still answering that question yourself.
