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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.”
How local animal shelters are surviving COVID
When Asheville Humane Society adoption counselors send someone home with a new puppy, the advice is always the same: Get your pet into a kindergarten class or other training program. “It’s so important for healthy growth and healthy behavior,” Donor Relations Director Laila Johnston explains. During much of 2020, however, such classes weren’t available due […]
Asheville Archives: Salvation Army establishes a local chapter, 1890
First established in London in 1865, the Salvation Army’s local branch formed in Asheville a quarter of a century later in 1890.
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.”
$14M in COVID funds up for Buncombe grants Nov. 16
No further details on the organizations that will get new funding or the amounts they could receive were linked to the Board of Commissioners agenda. Over 125 nonprofits, community groups and governmental entities have pitched to the board over the past several months.
Local nonprofit radio stations thrive in difficult times
Coinciding with the 101st anniversary Nov. 2 of the first commercially licensed broadcast in the U.S., Xpress spoke with representatives from three local stations about the advantages and disadvantages of operating without commercial aid, as well as why radio remains a steady force in many people’s lives despite an ever-increasing number of news and entertainment options.
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.”
Second Mountain Raise highlights crowdfunding for WNC businesses
More than 100 potential investors packed into Hi-Wire Brewing’s event space Nov. 10 to hear pitches from Western North Carolina small-business owners looking to raise capital for their enterprises at a gathering hosted by nonprofit Mountain BizWorks.
Q&A with Joseph Jamison, United Way equity and network specialist
“One of the biggest challenges students face is a lack of voice in a lot of decision-making within our schools and the community at large,” Jamison explains. “For example, debates over masks or virtual over in-person learning. We’ve all heard a lot of loud adult voices at the table, but I think most people would be hard-pressed to recall a news clip or an article where they heard what students thought about those decisions.”