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    Tag:  Veterans Restoration Quarters

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    Justin Pritchard

    Asheville’­s Code Purple program began Oct. 15

    Posted on October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 by Jessica Wakeman

    Code Purple will have nearly 100 beds available for emergency overnight shelter for Asheville’s unhoused population when the temperature is freezing or below. The program will also operate for two additional months in the  winter and spring of 2022-23.

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    Local agencies keep up fight to house veterans experienci­ng homelessne­ss

    Posted on December 22, 2018December 20, 2018 by David Floyd

    According to the nonprofit Homeward Bound WNC, close to half of those experiencing homelessness in Buncombe County are veterans, a figure that also includes people benefiting from long-term transitional housing programs.

    3.9 K views+Community NewsNewsNonprofitsWellness

    Jewish practice of tikkun olam brings light at dark time of year

    Posted on December 21, 2018December 23, 2018 by Kiesa Kay

    Joel Edelson only meant to sell books to pay for college. Instead, going door to door, he became the first Jew many of the folks in a rural area he traveled had ever had met in their lives. “I became an ambassador for Judaism,” says Edelson, president of the Mountain Synagogue in Franklin, recalling his […]

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on January 15, 2017January 13, 2017 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features an album by Window Cat, a fundraiser to feed homeless veterans and a project that aims to help bereaved families through the death of an infant.

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    Small bites: Waynesvill­e celebrates historic ties to ramps

    Posted on April 26, 2016April 21, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Waynesville honors one of mother nature’s most pungent offerings for the 86th year; Farm Burger adds a South Asheville location; and Belly Up Food Truck helps out those in need of food with a new pay-it-forward initiative.

    3.8 K views+Community NewsFarm & GardenFoodFood NewsPolitics & Elections

    Waste not: Food Connection steers surplus toward hungry people’s plates

    Posted on December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 by Rachel Ingram

    Through grassroots community collaborations, Food Connection saves many thousands of pounds of fresh, unused food from the trash each year, transporting it by taxi to be distributed to residents in need. A federal law allows businesses to donate wholesome food items to feed the hungry without legal liability.

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