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890 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
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Asheville, NC 28803
Partner Profiles
Stories about the amazing work our partners are doing in our communities
PARTNER PROFILE
Glitter Sisters
As Principal of Asheville’s School of Inquiry and Life Sciences (SILSA), Nicole Cush recognized an opportunity to help young women of color strengthen their social-emotional skills and increase positive social and academic outcomes. The Glitter Sisters program serves as a critical support system for girls age 15-18 who have historically been marginalized in educational settings.
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Graham County Rural Development Association
Dogwood and Graham County Rural Development Association (GCRDA) have partnered to develop affordable housing, enabling access to homeownership for thirteen low to moderate-income families in Robbinsville, NC.
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Grahamtown Team
The Grahamtown Team serves to support healthy living and responsible development in the community by providing programs and services such as exercise classes, a community garden, food pantry, computer lab, youth education and enrichment programs, and the Healthy Homes Community Revitalization Project.
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Hawthorn Heights
“The staff were always there for me, and it seemed like they really cared,” said 17-year-old Tristan, a former resident of Hawthorn Heights WNC, a Swain County shelter for youth struggling with behavioral health. Tristan found himself at Hawthorn Heights after seven years in DSS custody.
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Helpmate
Helpmate works to eliminate abuse and fear by providing safety, shelter and support for victims and survivors of intimate partner domestic violence. Dogwood funds support the work of Helpmate’s case managers, who help victims address the impacts of domestic violence on housing, employment, transportation and childcare.
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Health Education Resources (HERS)
As a survivor of ovarian cancer, Yvette Jives established HERS to spread awareness of this common disease, foster open dialogue, form better connections between communities and providers, and bring solutions-based programing to mediate racial inequities in healthcare that can lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment.
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Hinton Rural Life Center
Hinton Rural Life Center saw a need for rural leadership development and created a leadership program that addresses rural-specific issues that leaders face in their communities. The program began with a local leadership program called Leadership Chatuge.
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Hola Carolina
Through its flagship publication, Hola Carolina magazine, the organization shares critical information and news for Spanish-speaking communities in ten WNC counties. Hola also operates programs that celebrate cultural diversity with educational and outreach activities through Hola Community Arts.
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Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound’s mission is to prevent and end homelessness in our community through permanent housing and support. Since 2006, Homeward Bound has housed more than 2,250 people.
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Housing Assistance Corporation
From providing minor repairs to the homes of low-income residents to packaging financing for lower-income homebuyers, to constructing affordable housing for those in the workforce, HAC ensures that people have safe and stable housing that forms the foundation for healthy and productive lives.
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Holler Harm Reduction
Holler Harm Reduction works with people who use drugs and those who care about them to fill a critical need for substance use disorder mitigation in rural Madison County and North Buncombe County. Holler meets people where they are by delivering overdose reversal, wound care and safer use supplies to folks’ homes, or directly to them wherever they may be.