13th Annual Welcome Home Luncheon


You’re invited to Homeward Bound’s 13th Annual Welcome Home Luncheon!

Join hundreds of social justice advocates and dedicated community members at our premier event to inspire, inform, and raise funds to prevent and end homelessness in Buncombe County. This year’s luncheon will be held at a new location: AB Tech’s Mission Conference Center, 16 Fernihurst Dr, Asheville, NC 28801.


Luncheon Program

As we began planning the luncheon, we reflected on how far we have come as a nonprofit in Buncombe County. In the last four years alone, we’ve grown significantly. We launched our Home is Key Capital Campaign, opened Compass Point Village, and expanded our housing and homeless services programming to meet the needs of our community. None of this progress would have been possible without the individuals, initiatives, businesses, and fellow nonprofits who also call WNC home. With that in mind, we want to give our supporters a clear view of what our community has accomplished through this year’s program, which includes: 

A new film by Katie Damien of Angry Unicorn Entertainment that emphasizes the importance of relationships in our work, and “Solving Homelessness Together,” a conversation between strategy leaders on how we can respond to the state of homelessness in WNC post-storm and at a national level.

Speakers include: 

  • Simon Dwight, CEO, Homeward Bound of WNC
  • Emily Ball, Homeless Strategy Division Manager, City of Asheville
  • Dr. Latonya Agard, Executive Director, North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Andrew Yavorski, Program Officer Human Services, The Leon Levine Foundation

We invite you and your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors to join our mission to prevent and end homelessness by attending this year’s Welcome Home Luncheon. Click the button below to RSVP. Registration ends May 14th. 

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