Category: 2023 Grant Assessment
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Isaac Homes Youth Shelter
The mission of the Isaac Homes Youth Shelter is to provide basic needs and build capacity for a supervised drop-in center for homeless youth. The Youth Center is a social and recreational center intended primarily for use by children ages 11 to 17 years. The Center supports opportunities for youth to develop their physical, social,…
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Mediation Center
The mission of the Mediation Center is to create opportunity from conflict. The Mediation Center provides conflict resolution services to help people move through difficult and stressful times and resolve conflict without violence and abuse. For adults, they provide community and family mediation services to resolve disputes between neighbors, family members, co-workers, and others. Lake…
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Hunger Coalition of Transylvania County
The Hunger Coalition of Transylvania County addresses food insecurity through a model that combines direct food access with nutrition education — treating food not just as relief, but as a tool for long-term health. Operating five weekly mobile markets, distributing meal kits to 96 families each week, and partnering with seven local pantries, the organization…
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Mountain School of Strings
Mountain School of Strings (MtnSOS) provides completely free mountain music education to students in Transylvania County, with a focus on the communities that need it most. While Transylvania County is home to exceptional music programs, many carry tuition costs that put them out of reach for local families — particularly in Rosman, where nearly 26%…
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The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army of Transylvania County has helped provide over 2,000 of our neighbors in need with food, clothing, furniture, heat, energy and rent during an average year.
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Blue Ridge Mountain Health Project
For more than 22 years, the Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic has provided comprehensive, completely free dental care to low-income residents across five western North Carolina counties, including Transylvania County. Located in Cashiers, the clinic is particularly accessible to residents of Rosman, Balsam Grove, Quebec, Lake Toxaway, and Sapphire — communities where geographic isolation, limited…
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The Haven
Through the partnership between Lake Toxaway Charities and The Haven, a positive impact is made on the lives of individuals and families facing homelessness in the community.
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Cindy Platt Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County
The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County has served as a cornerstone of youth development in the county since 1999. As the largest youth-serving organization in Transylvania County, the Club provides affordable afterschool and summer programming for young people ages 5–18, with a focus on Academic Success, Health & Wellbeing, the Arts,…
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Summit Charter School
Summit Charter School is a tuition-free K-12 public charter school. Talentededucators and engaged parents partner together to create an exceptionaleducational environment in which the students are able to develop a level ofconfidence that invokes success, self-worth, and the opportunity to thrive in allendeavors. A unique place-based curriculum allows students to apply classroomlessons to meaningful hands-on…
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God’s Way Food Pantry
Gods Way Fellowship Food Pantry (GWFP) has served the food-insecure residents of western Transylvania County for more than twenty years, operating out of Balsam Grove in one of the region’s most profound food deserts — an area where many families travel over an hour to access groceries, medical care, and basic resources. With no fees,…