Immediate Opportunities & Needs  

Grant Recipients - Feb. 2020 

Abounding Grace Ministry Inc

Anchor Baptist Church & Ministries
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center
Arc Of Buncombe County Inc
Asheville Buncombe Community Land Trust
Asheville Community Theatre Inc
Asheville Habitat For Humanity
Asheville Poverty Initiative
Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc (ABCCM)
Asheville-Buncombe Institute Of Parity Achievement (ABIPA)
Aura Home Women Vets
Aurora Studio & Gallery Inc
Babies Need Bottoms Inc
BeLoved Asheville
Bethel Rural Community Organization Inc.
Big Brothers-Big Sisters Of Western North Carolina Inc
Big Ivy Community Club
Biltmore United Methodist Church
Black Mountain Home For Children Youth & Families Inc
Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic
Blue Ridge Health
Blue Ridge Hope

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Blue Ridge School
Bluewest Opportunities Inc
Bountiful Cities
Bounty & Soul
Boys & Girls Club Of Henderson County Hendersonville Inc
Boys And Girls Club Of Transylvania County Inc
Brasstown Fire Department
Bread Of Life Inc
Brevard First United Methodist Church
Bullington Gardens Inc
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Parks & Recreation
Burke County Schools - FUTuRES Program
Burke County United Way
Burke United Christian Ministries
Calvary Episcopal Church Food Pantry, Inc
Caney Fork Community Development Council
Carson Community Development Association
Casting Carolinas Inc
Celo Friends Meeting on behalf of SEARCH
Center For Domestic Peace (CDP)
Center For Participatory Change Inc
Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital Inc
Cherokee County Cooperative Extension
Cherokee County Sharing Center Inc
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Children & Family Resource Center Of Henderson County Inc
Children First Communities In Schools Of Buncombe County Inc
Christmount Christian Assembly Inc
Circles of Jackson County, Inc.

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City of Marion on behalf of Marion Tailgate Market
Clay County Department of Social Services
Clay County Public Health Department
Clay County Recreation Center & Parks
Clay County Senior Center
Cliff's Closet
Community Action Opportunities
Community Care Clinic Of Franklin
Community Housing Coalition Of Madison County Inc
Compañeros Inmigrantes de las Montañas en Acción
Compañeros Inmigrantes de las Montañas en Acción on behalf of Poder Emma Community
Ownership
Comserv Inc
Conflict Resolution Center Inc
Cullowhee Kids Preschool
Davidson River School
Delta House Life Development Of Asheville Inc
Eagle Market Street Development Corporation, CDC on behalf of People on the Move for Old
Fort
Eagle Rock Camp
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians- Public Health & Human Service Division
Eliada Homes Inc
Family Place Of Transylvania County
First Contact Ministries Inc
First Presbyterian Church Asheville
Food Connection Inc
Foothills Harvest Transitional Services Inc on behalf of Harvest House Baptist Church
Foothills Health District
Foothills Industries of Mcdowell County Inc
Forrest W Hunt Elementary School

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Free Community Meal and Market /Montmorenci United Methodist Church
Full Spectrum Farms Inc
Girls on the Run of WNC, Inc. (GOTRWNC)
Giving Spoon Inc
Grace Extended Ministries Inc
Graham County Recreation Dept.
Graham County Schools
Graham Revitalization Economic Action Team (GREAT)
Green Built Alliance
Habitat For Humanity Avery County
Hatch Avl Foundation
Haven Of Transylvania County
Haywood Community College
Haywood County Schools: Exceptional Children Department
Haywood Pathways Center
Haywood Street Congregation
Henderson County Education Foundation Inc on behalf of Henderson County Child Nutrition
Program
Henderson County Free Medical Clinic Inc on behalf of HopeRX
Henderson County Habitat for Humanity
Henderson County Young Leaders d/b/a Camplify
Hendersonville Rescue Mission
HERE in Jackson County, Inc
Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc
Holly Springs Community Development Club Inc
Homeward Bound Of Western North Carolina Inc
Hope For Abuse Victims Through Education And Nurturing-Haven
Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Blue Ridge Inc
Hospice Of Yancey County Inc d/b/a Compassionate Care Western Nc
House Of Refuge Ministries

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Hunger and Health Coalition
Hurlburt-Johnson Friendship House Inc
Industrial Opportunities
Interfaith Assistance Ministry Inc
International Friendship Center
Irene Wortham Center Inc
Isothermal Community College
Jackson County Department of Public Health
Jackson County Department of Social Services
Jackson County Department on Aging
Jackson County Tax Collector
Jewish Community Center Of Asheville Inc
Jewish Family Services of WNC
John Scarlett Memorial Foundation, dba Rotary Club of Brevard, NC Foundation on behalf of El
Centro Comunitario Hispano-Americano
Jordan Peer Recovery
Land of Sky Regional Council - Economic & Community Development
Latino Advocacy Coalition Of Henderson County Inc
Lees-Mcrae College Incorporated
Lenoir-Rhyne University on behalf of Equity Over Everything
Liberty Corner Enterprises Inc
Life 107 Ministries Inc
Light a Path
Loving Food Resources
Macon County Senior Services
Macon County Transit
Macon Program For Progress Inc
Macon STEM Program
Madison County Education Foundation Incorporated
Madison County Health Department

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Matt's Ministry, a mission of Ledford's Chapel United Methodist Church
Mayland Community College Enterprise Corporation
McDowell County EMS
McDowell County Head Start
Mcdowell County Health Coalition Inc
McDowell County Schools/West McDowell Middle School
Mcdowell Lfac
McDowell Mission Ministries
McDowell Senior Center
McDowell Technical Community College
Meals On Wheels of Asheville And Buncombe County Inc
Meals on Wheels of Brevard
Mitchell-Yancey Habitat For Humanity
Mount Zion Community Development Inc.
Mountain Area Residential Facilities, Inc.
Mountain Community Health Partnership
Mountain Housing Opportunities Inc
Mountain Projects Inc
Muddy Sneakers Inc
My Daddy Taught Me That/ My Sistah Taught Me That
My Sisters Place Inc
Nantahala Regional Library on behalf of Graham County Friends of the Library
Neighbors in Ministry, Inc./Rise & Shine
New Hope Of Mcdowell
No Wrong Door for Support and Recovery
Only Hope Wnc
OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling
Open Hearts Art Center
OpenDoors Of Asheville
Our Voice Inc

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Penland School Of Craft
Pigeon Community Development Center
Pisgah Legal Services
Polk County Council On Aging Inc
Polk County Government- Health and Human Services Agency- Public Health Division
Reach Of Clay County Inc
Region A Partnership For Children
Renew Bryson City
Resources For Resilience
Resources For Resilience on behalf of Buncombe ACE Collaborative
River Front Development Group
Riverlink Inc
Rock Bottom Recovery and Support Inc
Rolling Start NC
Roseland Community Center Inc
Rutherford Building Agricultural Relationships Now Inc
Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Rutherford County Senior Center
Rutherford Housing Partnership Inc
Rutherford Outdoor Coalition
St. James Episcopal Church
SeekHealing
Senior Care Group Inc
Shooting Creek Volunteer Fire Dept
Sixth Avenue Psychiatric Rehabilitation Partners Inc
Smart Start Of Transylvania County
Southern Reconciliation Ministries Inc
Southwestern Community College
Sparc Foundation Inc
Spring Creek Community Center

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Spruce Pine Montessori School Inc
St Gerard House
St Luke's Hospital Inc
Stecoah Township Rescue Squad and Fire Department Inc.
Stecoah Valley Arts Crafts & Educational Center Inc
Streets To Grace
Summit Charter School Inc
Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness on behalf of Collective Impact Collaborative
Swain County Family Resource Center
Swain-Qualla Safe Inc
Swannanoa Valley Child Care Council Inc
Teen Challenge Of The Smokies Inc
The Asheville City Schools Foundation
The Blue Ridge Literacy Council, Inc
The Christine Avery Learning Center Inc
The Community Table, INC
The Council on Aging for Henderson County
The EACH Initiative, Inc
The Enola Group Inc
The Free Clinics
The Housing Assistance Corporation
The Literacy Council Of Buncombe County
The Outreach Center
The Still Place Inc
Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry
Thirtieth Judicial District Domesti Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance
Tipton Hill Community Foundation
Town of Forest City
Town of Murphy
Transylvania Community Arts Council

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Transylvania County Schools Educational Foundation Inc
Transylvania Farmers Market
Transylvania Vocational Services Inc
Trauma Intervention Program of Western North Carolina
Tryon Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective
United Community Development Of North Carolina on behalf of Worldwide Baptist Tabernacle
Church
United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County
United Way of Henderson County
United Way Of Rutherford County Inc
Unity In The Community
University Of North Carolina At Asheville Foundation Inc on behalf of Thrive Asheville
Vecinos Farmworker Health Program
W A M Y Community Action Inc
Walnut Creek Community Club Inc
Webster Enterprises Of Jackson County Inc
West Marion Community Forum Inc
Western Carolina Community Action Inc
Western NC Housing Partnership Inc
Western North Carolina AIDS Project Inc
Western North Carolina Community Health Services Inc
Western North Carolina Superheros Inc
Western North Carolina Workers' Center on behalf of JMPro TV
WNC Communities
Working Wheels
Yancey County Economic Development Commission
Young Men's Christian Association Of Avery County Inc
YTL Training Programs
YWCA of Asheville And Western North Carolina Inc

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