“Warrior Mom’s mission: to eradicate emotional paralysis among single mothers who live in poverty.”
Why we help: Conserving and restoring Appalachian forests
“Trees and forests are impacted over decades, so our biggest hurdle is to avoid the slow-rolling devastation to the region’s forests by collaborating with communities and supporting forestland owners.”
Why we help: Inclusive public art to uplift everyone
“With every new inclusive public mural comes less separation and more inspiration to create true community.”
Why we help: Helping women find access to resources
“It is important that women feel empowered and prepared to face any challenge.”
Conflict resolution
Why we help: Meeting the basic need of clean diapers for children
“Families need diapers to keep their children clean and healthy, and when they cannot afford enough, often have to delay changes or use other items like paper towels or plastic bags.”
Why we help: Throwing a lifeline to orphaned and injured wildlife
“Seeing orphaned and injured animals recover and go free again makes all the challenges worthwhile.”
Letter: Developers should pay infrastructure fees
“I hope that city leaders are also levying infrastructure fees on all past and future developers/landlords to pay for upgrades to city systems that are already stressed by all the new arrivals to our area.”
Why we help: Witnessing families gain safe, affordable housing
“Witnessing all of the wonderful outcomes for all involved in Habitat’s greater mission of providing safe and affordable housing to area families really resonates with me and remains a source of inspiration.”
Letter: Masks or no masks?
“What good is a mandate if no one enforces it? Or do they?”
Why we help: Inspired to think bigger, brighter and outside the box
“I am overjoyed at the sight of dedicated community partners coming together to support our children who have historically been pushed to the margins.”
Why we help: Embracing the wild, wonderful world of aging
“The collective impact and knowing we make a difference keeps me motivated in my work, despite some of the hurdles we continue to face.”
Why we help: Called to help artists with disabilities
“The work hanging in your house often has a story, and if you get to actually meet the artist, the work becomes gold to you. I love that about what we do.”
Against the grain
Letter: Let cities regulate short-term rentals
“The state legislature shouldn’t tell municipalities how to run their towns.”
Letter: Thanks to local schools for alternatives in COVID-19 era
“So it was a great relief to hear that at least a few local schools are protecting children against what I firmly believe are the real dangers of our time.”
Letter: Don’t allow government interference with short-term rentals
“I would argue not to allow government interference with a homeowner’s right to use his/her property to its highest and best use.”
Mobile home
Letter: Don’t perpetuate vaccine dogma
“Excluding unvaccinated people perpetuates the false narrative that the only people contracting, transmitting and getting sick with coronavirus are the unvaccinated — and that is wildly untrue.”
Letter: Short-term rentals are harming neighborhoods
“There absolutely should be zoning rules, restrictions and regulations in Buncombe County that prevent investors, who have no interest in an area beyond making money, from creating these stand-alone STRs in established neighborhoods.”
