Just five years ago, in the spring of 2013, United Way took on a team of Americorps interns to begin supporting Enka Middle School with after-…
Community Schools
Friday, July 20, 2018
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County currently employs four Resource Coordinators who work full time in four Asheville City and Buncombe…
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Perhaps you’ve heard of the community school strategy, either through local nonprofit Children First/Communities in Schools, an organization…
Friday, April 20, 2018
The Coalition for Community Schools is convening the Community Schools National Forum May 2-4, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland and we're excited to…
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
As we reach our 100th Homework Diner, here in March of 2018, just two years since we first put feet on the ground in local middle schools in this…
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
UNC Asheville Alumni, Math Teacher, Homework Diner Mentor...
When we first began the Homework Diner program just a year and a half ago in Erwin,…
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Asheville Middle School Students Pitch Local Investors Business Ideas Shark Tank Style
“If you just place the shirt upside down on the smart…
Friday, November 17, 2017
The work we are doing, building Community Schools in partnership with the members of the Asheville Buncombe Middle Grades Network is starting to pay…
Thursday, April 27, 2017
People who give of their personal time to care for others are among some of the best people in the world. Here at United Way, we get to meet a lot of…
Monday, April 17, 2017
Did you know that across our nation, 7,000 students drop out every school day, but new evidence suggests that the make-or-break moment for high…
