25 Funded Partner Organizations Operating 42 Vital Programs
The Community Investment Fund is one of the ways UWHC mobilizes resources to change conditions in our community and improve lives of Henderson County residents.
Impact Area, Partner Agencies, Funded Programs (Click name to learn more)
Health
Healthy Youth Behaviors
- Aspire Youth and Family, Inc, Program: Kids at Work
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, Program: Healthy Youth Initiative
- Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County, Program: Triple Play
- Children & Family Resource Center, Program: Community Based Prevention
- Crossnore Communities for Children, Program: Architects of Hope
- Hope Coalition, Program: Hope Rising
- St. Gerard Center for Autism, Program: Feed the Need & Grotto Program
Physical Activity & Nutrition
- Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, Program: Growing Minds Farm to School
- Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County, Program: SMART Moves
- MANNA FoodBank, Program: Food Distribution Program
- The Free Clinics, Program: Bridges to Health Diabetes Education
Education
Kindergarten Readiness
- Children & Family Resource Center, Programs: Parents as Teachers; Preschoolers Reaching Educational Potential
- Smart Start Partnership for Children, Programs: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library; READY! Kindergarten Transition Initiative
School Success
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, Program: High School Bigs
- Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County, Program: Project Learn
Financial Stability
Economic Self-Sufficiency
- Literacy Connection , Program: EmployED
- OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling, Program: Financial Stability Program
- Pisgah Legal Services, Programs: Elder Law Program; Health Care and Income Security; Justice for All Program
- Safelight, Program: Community Engagement/Job Training
- WNC Source, Program: Workforce Rides Program
Affordable Housing
- Habitat for Humanity, Program: Affordable Homeownership
- Housing Assistance Corporation, Program: Home Repair Program
- Pisgah Legal Services, Program: Homelessness Prevention Program
- Thrive, Program: Housing Case Management Program
Basic Needs and Crisis Services
- Calvary Episcopal Church Food Pantry, Program: Calvary Food Pantry
- Children & Family Resource Center, Program: Full Tum, Dry Bum, Formula and Diaper Assistance
- Henderson County Rescue Squad, Program: Mental Health Initiative
- Interfaith Assistance Ministry, Program: Addressing HC Cost of Living Crisis
- MANNA FoodBank, Program: Feeding Children Year Round
- Medical Loan Closet, Program: Durable Medical Equipment Loans
- Mountain Aging Partners, Programs: Henderson Adult Day Services; Senior Support Services
- Pisgah Legal Services, Program: Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Program
- Safelight, Programs: Emergency Shelter and Hotline; Family Advocacy Center
- The Free Clinics, Program: HealthCare Safety Net
- The Mediation Center, Program: Community Mediation
- Thrive, Program: The Clubhouse Day Program