Category: Our Latest News!!
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Med-Assist
NC MedAssist is North Carolina’s only statewide charitable pharmacy, providing free prescription and over-the-counter medications to uninsured and under-resourced residents across the state. In Transylvania County — where rural geography, fixed incomes, and limited pharmacy access create significant barriers to care — NC MedAssist delivers services through two complementary programs that together served 501 county…
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Sharing House – Transylvania Christian Ministry
For more than 45 years, Sharing House — operating as Transylvania Christian Ministry, Inc. — has served as one of Transylvania County’s most established and wide-reaching community resources. The organization provides food, clothing, hot showers, household goods, fresh produce, emergency financial assistance, and empowerment programming to low-income residents, serving anyone who earns at or below…
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Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI)
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, located in Rosman, is a public nonprofit that has transformed a historic former NASA and Department of Defense research facility into an accessible, hands-on STEM learning environment for students, families, and researchers. Rather than learning science from a textbook, participants at PARI engage directly with real scientific tools and data…
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STEP of WNC
STEP provides home repair and firewood for low income, elderly, and the disabled. Sadly, some of the homes in our area are not habitable and the living conditions are inhumane. The lumber and home repair provided by our 2020 grant to STEP aided in improving the living conditions of our neighbors who are most in…
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Four Season Hospice
For 45 years, Four Seasons has been a trusted nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care across Western North Carolina, serving patients and families navigating life-limiting and terminal diagnoses with compassion, dignity, and skilled interdisciplinary support. Today, Four Seasons serves 14 counties across the region, and in the most recent fiscal year alone, provided hospice…
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The Family Place
The Family Place of Transylvania County serves as the county’s comprehensive Family Resource Center, offering both upstream prevention and targeted intervention to help children grow up in safe, stable, and nurturing environments. Through evidence-based programming, the organization addresses the full spectrum of family need — from community connection and early childhood enrichment to coordinated crisis…
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June Newsletter
Our June Newsletter is out and is positively jammed packed with information about our 45th Annual Gala/Sports Day, our Grant Committee, and the inspiring agencies we serve. Read more by clicking here.
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Rice Street Community Garden
The Rice Street Community Garden’s goal is to produce fresh, organically grown, sustainable crops for the food-insecure population of Transylvania County. All of this community-based garden’s produce is donated to a Brevard food bank called Sharing House and a soup kitchen known as Bread of Life, helping to feed the needy of the town and…
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Free Rein
Now in its 26th year, Free Rein Center for Therapeutic Riding and Education is the only facility in Transylvania County offering equine-assisted therapeutic programming. Accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH), Free Rein serves children and adults with cognitive, behavioral, developmental, and emotional special needs — with a primary focus on local school…
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2020 Grant Approvals
The Grant Assessment Committee has been busy the last several months reviewing the virtual flood of emergency grant requests due to the Coronavirus outbreak and its impacts on our community. However, despite the flurry of emergency grant activity we, at Lake Toxaway Charities, have not forgotten our commitment to you and our supported agencies to…