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Mountain XPress--March 14
In addition to navigating the daily trials of being a teenager, today's youth also face other challenges, one being social media. Read what our own Jocelin Rosas, Erwin Middle's Community School Coordinator has to say about this and other issues.
Asheville Citizen-Times-- March 12
A guest opinion piece by retired Buncombe County Schools Associate Superintendent and current United Way Board Chair, Susanne Swanger, and United Way President and CEO, Dan Leroy. Ensuring our youth graduate from high school college, career, and community ready will take all of us working together.
Mountain Xpress-- May 30
Mountain Xpress-- March 29
WLOS-- March 11
Starting mid-April, 2022, Asheville Middle School will be the first of two schools within Buncombe County to implement what is known as a School-Based Health Center. Located directly on a school’s campus, the School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) are fully functioning health clinics that will provide a variety of behavioral, mental, and physical health care services.
Mountain Xpress-- November 12
Ensuring students have a voice in determining their academic success is a key component of United Way's community school strategy. "Youth are speaking all the time, whether they're at the table or on social media or in the classroom or lunchroom. The question is really, how does it feel when adults actually listen to what youth are saying," said Jo Jamison, United Way's Equity and Network specialist in a recent interview with Mountain Xpress.
Mountain Xpress-- September 3
Asheville Citizen Times-- May 24
