Homeward Bound of WNC
Homeward Bound of WNC ends homelessness by moving people into permanent housing, and providing the support they need. 89% of the people we've moved into housing are still housed.
We receive public and private funding to do our work. If you'd like to be part of the solution, please visit our website and donate today! https://www.homewardboundwnc.org/donate
MANNA FoodBank
WE ARE IN THE FINAL FOUR! PLEASE SHARE!!!
Help MANNA win more meals for our neighbors facing an empty plate - vote for us in the Food Lion's March Madness for food banks! We have through Saturday night at midnight to win this bracket and advance to the final round!!
(Pro tip: Vote multiple times by clearing your browser!) ;)
Our deep gratitude to Food Lion for this great opportunity, and a wonderful way to support food banks across the region!
Help MANNA win more meals for our neighbors facing an empty plate - vote for us in the Food Lion's March Madness for food banks! We have through Saturday night at midnight to win this bracket and advance to the final round!!
(Pro tip: Vote multiple times by clearing your browser!) ;)
Our deep gratitude to Food Lion for this great opportunity, and a wonderful way to support food banks across the region!
Do some good: 8 places to donate items around Asheville
Although it’s sometimes hard to part with items that are no longer needed or wanted, it helps to know they can be donated to help the community.
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Brownie
I am excited about the county’s new Affordable Housing subcommittee. One of the issues I want to focus on is ending chronic homelessness, a goal endorsed by both Asheville and Buncombe County. Over the past decade we have reduced the number of chronically homeless through a strategy referred to as Housing First. This year we will have an opportunity to take a major step forward. Homeward Bound is working on a project called the Asheville Buncombe House. This will be a new 80-unit facility to provide a home for the most difficult to house of the chronically homeless population, the vast majority of whom suffer from mental health, addiction and other chronic conditions and have lived on the streets for years. A key to success in the Housing First model is to provide housing and wrap around services. While this project will require a significant investment of $10 million+ to build, the Housing First model is a proven method for saving taxpayers money by reducing demands on first responders, law enforcement and emergency room services. Rather than spending taxpayer funds to build a larger detention facility in Buncombe County, let’s do the right thing instead and invest to end chronic homelessness.
This project is still in the planning phase and many decisions lie in the future. But this is a project we need in our community, and I will make supporting it a top priority.
This project is still in the planning phase and many decisions lie in the future. But this is a project we need in our community, and I will make supporting it a top priority.