Asheville Poverty Initiative

IMPACT/ WELL-BEING GRANT/ NOW GRANT

Human services

Project support

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION

GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION

BUILDING A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY THROUGH POVERTY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.

BUILDING COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC VITALITY

TO PROVIDE NOURISHMENT TO HUNGRY NEIGHBORS

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION

Food insecurity services

PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT

ASSISTING PEOPLE IN NEED

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION

THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

HUMAN SERVICES

OPERATIONAL GRANT

WE HAVE CREATED AN INTERACTIVE 2.5 HOUR TOUR THAT USES STORYTELLING TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ACROSS SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES. THESE TOURS ARE LED BY POVERTY EDUCATORS WHO HAVE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WITH ECONOMIC INSECURITY IN ASHEVILLE, NC. APPROXIMATELY 400 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCE OUR TOUR EACH YEAR. CURRENTLY, A SOCIAL WORK COURSE AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE LEARNS WITH OUR POVERTY EDUCATORS BY TAKING THE TOUR AND 7 ADDITIONAL CLASS SESSIONS DURING THE SEMESTER. POVERTY EDUCATORS WORK CLOSELY WITH STUDENTS ON A FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT AROUND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THIS MODEL TO UNC ASHEVILLE, PARTNERING WITH AN ECONOMICS OF FOOD COURSE THAT APPLIES A HUMANITIES LENS TO THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF FOOD ECONOMIES. THIS PROGRAM WILL BRING MULTIPLE POVERTY SCHOLARS TO ENGAGE WITH A SINGLE CLASS IN ORDER TO DEEPEN STUDENTS LEARNING AND TO STRATEGIZE IN COMMUNITY ABOUT LOCAL POVERTY AND SOCIAL WELFARE INITIATIVES.

THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. NO BENEFITS TO BE RECEIVED FROM THIS GRANT.