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BB&T presents Business Before Hours hosted by United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County
Date: Tuesday, February 21st 2012
Time: 8:00am to 9:00am
Description:
Please join us for February's Business Before Hours event! Complimentary baked goods, coffee and beverages will be served. Our host Sponsor is United Way. United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is mobilizing people into collective action through Giving, Advocating and Volunteering in the areas of Education, Income and Health. We believe these are the building blocks of a good life for everyone. By making results-based investments in our community, we support long-lasting, measurable change in people’s lives, right here in Asheville and Buncombe County.
United Way invests the dollars it raises in community partners whose results align with the solutions we want to see in areas such as high-quality, early child care; mentors, tutors, conflict resolution, leadership and life skills training, homework assistance and after school support; basic needs assistance (such as rent, utilities and food assistance); vocational and literacy training; financial and housing counseling, money management services and tax preparation; violence and abuse prevention and recovery education, training, counseling and legal support; connection to medical providers, behavioral health/support services, and increasing access to affordable medications, and much more. As a result of our 2010-2011 investment of almost $2.5 million in our Community Fund, we expected to see 28,573 people successfully improve their conditions in Education, Income and Health. The return on that investment exceeded expectations – almost 34,000 people are now on the path to graduating from high school, earning a living wage job, managing their finances and living in safe, affordable housing and accessing primary and behavioral healthcare.
We also support this work through our:
- 2-1-1 community service information line, which answered more than 55,000 calls last year and connected people with more than 2,000 health and human services in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties,
- Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, which made it easy for almost 3,000 people to volunteer more than 13,000 hours last year at local non-profits, schools and public entities, saving these organizations more than $270,000,
- Middle School Success program, which works to create more educational and social-emotional support and enrichment opportunities for area students in grades 6-8, and
- Advocacy work that includes raising awareness of public policy issues and giving people tools to raise their voices about issues in which they believe.
Underneath everything we are all people. Connected. Interdependent. United. When we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. Join the movement. Be part of the change. Together we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. LIVE UNITED!
For general inquiries email us at: gro.rebmahcellivehsa@rebmem
Directions:
From I-240, take Exit 4C to Haywood Street
At the top of the ramp, turn left onto Montford Avenue
At the light, turn left onto Haywood Street
Take the first right onto North French Broad Avenue
Continue through the traffic light at the intersection of North French Broad Avenue and Patton Avenue. North French Broad becomes South French Broad at this point
United Way’s Community Services Center is located at 50 South French Broad Ave, which will be on the your left
Free parking is available in the Community Services Center lot
Business Before Hours will be held in the conference rooms to the right when you enter the front door
Events Sponsor(s):
Event Location:
50 South French Broad Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 258-6114