Community Update: 4/14/2020
This week Dan Leroy shares some thoughts about equity issues in light of this global health crisis and also announces a job opportunity we just posted on our website.
This week Dan Leroy shares some thoughts about equity issues in light of this global health crisis and also announces a job opportunity we just posted on our website.
Today, Dan Leroy shares a few key updates about volunteer mobilization, in-kind needs and talks to Amanda Bauman, 2-1-1 Asheville Call Center Director about a recent statewide policy win made possible because of data provided by 2-1-1.
In order to keep our community in the loop about our ongoing role in local COVID-19 response efforts, we will share weekly messages from our team. Here's the first, short message about recent announcements from our President and CEO, Dan Leroy.
Occasionally we ask a volunteer to write a piece for us, other times we learn about something they've created and ask if we can include it on our site. The piece below was written by Maui Vang, a donor and volunteer of ours since 2017. We were moved by her words and she was kind enough to let us share them with you.
It hit me today. Not the virus, but the economic disparity emerging from the impact of the virus. And not just locally or nationally, but globally.

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