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.
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.
Thank you to the team at United Way of North Carolina for providing this information for us to share:
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.
In a recent op-ed in the Asheville Citizen-Times, Kit Cramer, United Way board member and President and CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce shared her support for HB 574:
While relief funding has been helpful in keeping child care centers open during the pandemic, long-term changes are needed to build a more sustainable, resilient system upon which working parents—and, therefore, businesses—can depend.
