Photograph by Lynne Harty
AHOPE Day Center
Providing the services that people need most.
Over 500 people are homeless on any given night in Buncombe County. Homeward Bound’s AHOPE Day Center is Western North Carolina’s only day center for people experiencing homelessness and it meets a crucial need. AHOPE is often the only place that people who live outside can go for services, which makes it a powerful outreach and engagement tool in our community. Almost everyone experiencing homeless in our area comes through AHOPE and it serves as a hub of information and connection to other community resources.
AHOPE provides showers, mail receipt, phone service, and storage of personal belongings
Its hours are:
8 am to 3 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
8 am to 11:30 am Wednesday
The AHOPE Day Center is located at 19 N. Ann Street in downtown Asheville. About 172 people visit AHOPE each day, and it is often the first stop on the journey back to permanent housing.
AHope Day Center
Volunteers are critical to the successful operation of the AHOPE Day Center.
Volunteer Opportunities at AHOPE
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- Check mail for clients
- Answer the telephone and take messages
- Respond to client requests for items like towels and toiletries for showers
- Help clients access medications that they store at AHOPE
- Help maintain a level of organization and cleanliness in the building
- Contribute to cleaning responsibilities at the end of the day (sweep and mop, clear and clean food table)
- Any reasonable activities needed to ensure clients’ well-being
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StoryShare – AHope Day Center: Chris and Derek
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