Asheville City Schools Foundation

WE ARE

The Asheville City Schools Foundation’s mission is to collaborate with our community to do whatever it takes for all Asheville City Schools students to thrive. All of our programs are grounded in a pursuit of equity, desire to magnify the genius, encourage the curiosity, celebrate the joy, and support the aspirations of students and teachers.

Find us online at www.acsf.org and on social - Facebook: @ACSFound Instagram: @ACSF828

Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

OUR COMMITMENT

As a member of the United for Youth Network, we commit to:

Youth Voice and Leadership

  • Teach critical thinking and problem-solving skills in a team setting through District C program, mentoring small groups of high school students from a cross-section of the community.
     
  • Retain our region's diverse college students by connecting them to mentors in the business community through the NEXT AVL program.

Public Policy Agenda

Volunteer Spotlight: J.P. Miller

With your help, our most recent Holiday Book Drive allowed us to put 1692 books in the hands of local youth. During the drive, we also had the opportunity and pleasure to work alongside author J.P. Miller, who is also a native of Asheville and went to school in the Reynolds district where we support a Community School at Reynolds Middle School. 

 

Recently, we sat down to ask J. P. a few questions about her work and the values she brings to each book. Here are a few excerpts:

 

Partnership To Build School-Based Health Centers

Submitted by Elisabeth on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 9:01am

 

Partnerships have always been at the heart of our work at United Way. Over the course of the past 100 years, so many local employers have chosen to partner with us by running workplace fundraising campaigns and their teams have raised crucial funds for our work. So many individuals, too many to count really, have given their time as volunteers on our board, committees, and with our nonprofit partners.