Built into the Culture: How the Eaton Corporation Gives Back
For over half a decade, employees at Eaton Corporation have filled the conference spaces at both of their locations in Buncombe County, N.C.
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URGENT NEWS: Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Available
Elisabeth
Tue, 08/23/2022 - 8:50am
Attorney General Josh Stein's office has asked that organizations across the state of NC share the following information about Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Take Time This Week To See If You Can Benefit From an Important, Time-Limited Chance to Reduce or Eliminate Student Loan Debt for Public Service Workers!
The Youth Who Unite Us
“I realized I hadn’t seen a group that quite looked like this. With people from these different backgrounds doing all sorts of different work… I realized we are United for Youth but truly it is the youth who united us”.
-Joseph Jamison
2022 School Supply Drive Success is Best When Shared
For the first three days of August, over 160 volunteers at Harrah’s Cherokee Center’s warehouse sorted and packed over 2,300 backpacks. By the end of the three days, dozens of rows of elementary and middle school backpacks were waiting to be picked up by one of our School Supply Drive distributors.
Benefits Cliff Calculator Tool Released to Help Community
Asheville, NC—Even now, in 2022, women and particularly women of color continue to make significantly less than white male counterparts in the workforce, across all industries. In fact on August 3, as communities across the country mark Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, we know that Black women earn 58 cents for every dollar paid to a white, non-Hispanic man. Women as a whole earn an average of $.73 for every dollar.
All Good Things Come to an End
Closing Our Centennial Year With You, Our Neighbors
Across the street from our home office at 50 S. French Broad Avenue, is Aston Park; a small public park with sweet views of our beautiful mountains and the gorgeous mural that Jenny Pickens is painting on the side of our building. It is also where we chose to celebrate with you, our supporters, partners, and neighbors.
"I am having so much fun watching my grandchildren run around and dance. Thank you for including us."
Duke Energy Service Project
What an incredible day of service! Thank you to our good friends at Duke Energy for coming out and helping us improve and enhance our curb appeal at United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County's Community Services Building. We are also very grateful for the 300 snack packs that this group put together. Because of their hard work, hungry bellies served by the Housing Authority of Asheville, Mediation Center, and Youthful Hand in the Hillcrest Community are full.
Awards go to Asheville City Schools Foundation and United Way
Earlier this month, in a crowd of 3500 people, from 50 states and six countries, Asheville City Schools Foundation (ACSF) and Laura Elliot of United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County were recognized by the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) for their work on behalf of local students at the National Community Schools And Family Engagement Conference in Los Angeles.
Providing Services Where They're Needed: School-Based Health Centers
The first of its kind in Asheville City Schools, on May 2, 2022, Asheville Middle School launched its School-Based Health Center. The outcome of work conducted in collaboration between United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, MAHEC, Buncombe County Health and Human Services, Buncombe County Schools, and Asheville City Schools, with Blue Ridge Health providing the services, these clinics bring much-needed health services to students directly in the schools they attend.
Retire United Launches
Joining in fellowship with like-minded individuals, listening to and learning from each other, finding common ground, and implementing strategies for the betterment of our community. These ideals define what it means to be involved in a United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (UWABC) Affinity Group.
