Asheville-Buncombe 2020 Point-in-Time count completed
As part of the nationwide 2020 Point-in-Time (PIT) count, the Asheville-Buncombe County Homeless Initiative has completed its report of the community’s one-night count of individuals and familie…
Homeless shelter opens in Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville
Homeward Bound partners with Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville to provide shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic
Housing is Healthcare
A film by Katie Damien, award-winning director featuring the stories of Homeward Bound’s clients and Homeward Bound’s service providers that help them along the way find permanent housing.
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Recording of the 2020 Event to End Homelessness
Join Homeward Bound for The Event to End Homelessness with song, poetry, and film depicting the struggles of folks who are experiencing homelessness as well as the service providers they rely on. He…
Housing is Healthcare film trailer
The teaser for a short documentary film, “Housing is Healthcare.” See the full film at the Event to End Homelessness on May 20th at noon. For more information visit www.homewardboundwnc.org
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Sheltered Community in Harrah’s Cherokee Center Move to Hotel
José Valadez looks over the balcony at the Red Roof Inn in Asheville on Tuesday. Valadez is a client of Homeward Bound, which began housing otherwise homeless clients at the motel during the coronav…
Donation Drive in Response to COVID-19
Items critically needed at this time include: Camping gear, toilet paper, paper towels, trash bags, disinfectant cleaning supplies including wipes, regular baby wipes, disposable gloves, towels, soa…
Key Commons Spotlight on WLOS
Watch John Le’s story on WLOS about Key Common, Homeward Bound’s newest endeavour into becoming property owners. “Our first foray into owning our own property,” explained Executive Director…
Homeward Bound’s Library Outreach
Homeward Bound staff member Erin recently transitioned into a new role as liaison between Buncombe County Library staff and the homeless community accessing the library. The County app…
The Woodfin, Homeward Bound PSA
For Homeward Bound of WNC. The Woodfin is a special project in Asheville, NC that’s working to end homelessness permanently. Homeward Bound is always working to find new solutions to end homelessnes…
Asheville City Approves Homeward Bound for Affordable Housing Loan
Asheville City Council approved a $530,000 loan agreement for Homeward Bound in July. The funds will be used to purchase and refurbish a one-acre property at 296 Short Michigan Avenue that has f…
Revisiting Chris’s Tale From Living in Tents to Giving Back
Check out Chris and his story from StoryShare. He started out entering AHOPE while he was li…
Homeward Bound’s 2000th client moves into her own home!
The Struggle is Real.
April is a single mom with two teenage daughters who were homeless for six years. She grew up with a single mother who experienced domestic violence and struggled to fin…
Finding Home – A Performance Inspired By Homeward Bound Client Stories
Motivation for Change
Candice Dickinson’s heart broke while seeing how humans can treat people just because they do not have a home. As a young artist living in NYC, she became inspired by th…