Local Business Owner Debra Prince Slosman Shares Expertise with Asheville Middle School Students
One Teacher's Idea Met With Community Support...
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Voting Information and Resources
United Way is committed to the idea that when citizens give, advocate and volunteer, our community is stronger. Voting is one way to advocate. This page offers resources and links to educate you on issues and the voting process in general.
Erwin Middle: A Community School in Action
Meet Linnea Burgevin, United Way Resource Coordinator entering her third school year at Erwin Middle this fall, and our fourth year as an organization working in partnership with the school.
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Hurricane Florence: Volunteering During a Crisis
One of the most powerful testaments to the human spirit is to see how, during times of crisis, we rise up, band together and dig into the work at hand. Just a few days ago we marked the 17th anniversary of 9/11. As traumatic an experience as that was, no one can forget the sense of responsibility we all felt to one another in the days immediately following that tragedy. Witnessing the swell of requests to help, and the power of volunteerism in action, in the wake of any natural or man-made disaster is a healing thing.
Volunteer Spotlight: Hometrust Bank President and CEO Dana Stonestreet
A long time volunteer and Peaks Society member, Hometrust Bank President and CEO Dana Stonestreet served as the chair of our 2010 Focused Initiative Task Force.
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District partners support students’ mental health
Author: Laura Elliot, Director of Community Schools, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
This work was originally published in, or is adapted from, an article published in the February 2018 issue of Phi Delta Kappan magazine.
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