WCCA to host drive-by food distribution events for families in need

Announcement from Western Carolina Community Action:

On Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from 11AM to 3PM, WCCA will host a drive-by food distribution event for children and families currently enrolled in the agency’s Head Start and Early Head Start education programs. Families can visit the following locations to receive food bags:

•   King Creek Children’s Center (20 Fickley Dr., Hendersonville, NC)
•   Etowah Children’s Center (233 Brickyard Rd., Etowah, NC)
•   Columbus Children’s Center (2060 Lynn Rd., Columbus, NC)
•   Hillview Head Start (181 Hillview Ext., Brevard, NC)
•   Pisgah Forest Children’s Center (133 Osborne Rd., Brevard, NC)
•   Rosman Children’s Center (163 Main St., Rosman, NC)Food bags will also be available for pick-up at seven childcare partner sites throughout Henderson, Transylvania, Polk, and Rutherford counties.

  Why is this event so important?

  WCCA Head Start and Early Head Start programs serve low-income families who live below the poverty line, those who care for foster children, and/or families of children with a disability. These families have been especially hard hit during the ongoing COVID Pandemic. Unemployment is high and many social service programs are temporarily closed. Community-wide food handouts often result in families spending hours waiting in long lines only to receive a few items.

  The WCCA Head Start Food Distribution Event on May 12th is targeted toward serving the over 600 children and families currently enrolled in WCCA’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs and partner programs throughout our four-county region. We regularly work with these families and can attest to the incredible need they are facing.

  Funding for the food distribution event has been provided through Head Start and some private donations. Contributions to support future food distribution events and other services would be greatly appreciated and can be made online through the agency’s website: www.wcca.org.

  WCCA delivers high-quality early childhood education programs to children, ages 0 to 4 years in order to promote school readiness and long-term academic success. WCCA annually serves over 800 children and families through its Head Start, Early Head Start and NC Pre-K programs and home-based services. To coordinate coverage of the Head Start Food Distribution event, please contact Margit Nelson (mnelson@wcca.org or call/text: (828) 696-6674).

  Western Carolina Community Action is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization based in Hendersonville, NC that assists low income and underserved people of western North Carolina to achieve their potential through advocacy and quality services such as: Head Start and Early Head Start; housing programs; transportation; services for older adults and self-sufficiency programs. For more information, contact: Terri Bowman, TBowman@WCCA.org or call (828) 693-1711 Ext. 128.