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title: "Dogwood Health Trust"
canonicalUrl: "https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/"
excerpt: "Live. learn. earn. thrive. no exceptions. Dogwood Health Trust exists to dramatically improve the health and wellbeing of all people and communities in the 18 counties and Qualla Boundary of Western North Carolina. grantmaking beyond grantmaking What We Learned From Hurricane Helene Explore the Playbook latest news & happenings more partner stories Curiosity at “WORX” — Middle Schoolers Get a Hands-On Head Start on Their Futures learn more featured Cultivating Healthy Aging in Western North Carolina learn more Partner Story A Reason to Smile: Bringing Critical Dental Care Back to WNC learn more Partner Story Older Adult Collaborative Launches & Related […]"
metaDescription: "Dedicated to dramatically improving the health and well-being of all people and communities of Western North Carolina."
datePublished: "2025-09-18T12:20:42-04:00"
dateModified: "2026-06-15T12:51:47-04:00"
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Dogwood Health Trust

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# Live. learn. earn.** thrive.

no exceptions.

Dogwood Health Trust exists to dramatically improve the health and wellbeing of all people and communities in the 18 counties and Qualla Boundary of Western North Carolina.

[**
grantmaking](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/grantmaking/)

[**
beyond grantmaking](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/beyond-grantmaking/)

## What We Learned From  Hurricane Helene

[Explore the Playbook](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/hurricane-helene/)

latest news & happenings

more partner stories

### Curiosity at “WORX” — Middle Schoolers Get a Hands-On Head Start on Their Futures

[**
learn more](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/curiosity-at-worx-middle-schoolers-get-a-hands-on-head-start-on-their-futures/)

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featured](#)

### Cultivating Healthy Aging in Western North Carolina

[**
learn more](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/cultivating-healthy-aging-in-western-north-carolina/)

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Partner Story](#)

### A Reason to Smile: Bringing Critical Dental Care Back to WNC

[**
learn more](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/a-reason-to-smile-bringing-critical-dental-care-back-to-wnc/)

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Partner Story](#)

### Older Adult Collaborative Launches & Related Report Released

[**
learn more](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/older-adult-collaborative-launches-related-report-released/)

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Partner Story](#)

### Dogwood Health Trust Releases Hurricane Helene Disaster Response Playbook

[**
learn more](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/dogwood-health-trust-releases-hurricane-helene-disaster-response-playbook/)

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Press Release](#)

[### Cultivating Healthy Aging in Western North Carolina](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/cultivating-healthy-aging-in-western-north-carolina/)

[### A Reason to Smile: Bringing Critical Dental Care Back to WNC](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/a-reason-to-smile-bringing-critical-dental-care-back-to-wnc/)

[### Curiosity at “WORX” — Middle Schoolers Get a Hands-On Head Start on Their Futures](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/curiosity-at-worx-middle-schoolers-get-a-hands-on-head-start-on-their-futures/)

[### Closing the STEM Gap, One LEGO at a Time](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/closing-the-stem-gap-one-lego-at-a-time/)

[### Still Standing: Celo Commons provides new nexus for South Toe Valley](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/still-standing-celo-commons-provides-new-nexus-for-south-toe-valley/)

[### Solving the Childcare Crunch: How McDowell Tech Is Growing the ECE Workforce](https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/partner-profile/solving-the-childcare-crunch-how-mcdowell-tech-is-growing-the-ece-workforce/)

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