As a member of the United for Youth Network, we commit to:
Youth Voice and Leadership
Public Policy Agenda
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:
Josh Wells has served as the Community School Coordinator for Owen Middle School for the past four years. A United Way employee, Josh shows up every day at Owen Middle, to support the students, families, and staff at the school. Together they work hard to connect resources and people together to make systems work better for all.
The following policy alert comes from our funded partner, the Success Equation, Children First/Communities In Schools of Buncombe County
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.
A UNITED and resilient community
where everyone belongs and everyone thrives.
As we advance into our NEXT 100, this vision is our guide. We know this time we are in requires ALL of us to take an active role in co-creating the kind of community we want to be.
"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.
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.
