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United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County has long believed that Live United means fighting for the hopes, dreams, and rights of all people. But for too long, inequity, violence, and racism have been allowed to go unchecked violating the lives of People of Color. This grief is on full display across our nation and here, in our community. That’s why we must act.
Every 10 years, the US government conducts a count of the people in our country. This count is CRUCIAL to many aspects of our community. The count is used in the allocation of billions of dollars in federal funding for so many things we take for granted: schools, hospitals, fire departments, and roads among other things.
The results of the census also determine the number of seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives, and they are used to draw congressional and state legislative districts.
Mobilizing people, networks, and partnerships to address the most pressing issues facing our community is what United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is built for. Connecting people with needed resources during good and bad times demonstrates our value in the community and helps to define what we’re about — what we’ve been about for nearly a century.
As a response to food insecurity through COVID-19, Buncombe County Government has partnered with United Way and MANNA Foodbank to offer Community Engagement Markets, providing free food boxes to local residents.
Find Food Resources: You can find a complete list of FREE food resources, including Community Engagement Markets, throughout Buncombe County in partnership with multiple local organizations HERE.
It’s been approximately 3 1/2 months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. During that time we — as individuals, communities, and organizations — have learned many lessons.
There is no doubt that this crisis has further exposed the divides that poverty and inequality create and it has also revealed what works.
Jeff Slosman, president of National Wiper Alliance, recently made a generous in-kind gift of wipes to United Way for distribution among Buncombe County first responders and nonprofit community.
