Tag: grantassessments2024
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Sparkpoint (Sustainable Health For All)
SparkPoint exists to foster community well-being rooted in connection. Addressing what Transylvania County’s 2024 Community Health Assessment identified as two of the county’s most pressing concerns — mental health challenges and social isolation — SparkPoint works as both a direct service provider and a countywide convener, helping residents, nonprofits, and community leaders align resources, reduce…
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Blue Line Foundation
The Blue Line Foundation runs SHIELD Camp, a free leadership camp for at-risk middle schoolers in Transylvania County, led by the School Resource Officers of the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office. The camp’s mission is straightforward but powerful: give young people facing social, economic, and emotional challenges a safe, structured environment where they can build confidence,…
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The Center for Women
The Center for Women is Brevard’s only nonprofit focused primarily on pregnant women, and the only organization in Transylvania County offering free ultrasounds. As a licensed medical clinic, the Center provides no-cost pregnancy testing, limited OB ultrasound to confirm gestational age and viability, confidential counseling, and options education — serving women of all ages, incomes,…
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Friends of Panthertown
Friends of Panthertown is a nonprofit organization working in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to conserve Panthertown Valley and enable sustainable recreation across its 6,311 acres and 30 miles of trails. The valley — accessible to Transylvania County residents primarily through the Cold Mountain Gap entrance in Lake Toxaway — draws more than 70,000…
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DJ’s Wish Freedom from Fentanyl
DJ’s Wish Freedom from Fentanyl (“DJ’s Wish’) is a private nonprofitorganization created by Transylvania County parents who lost their 31-year-old son to illicit fentanyl poisoning in 2021. Fentanyl is a powerfulsynthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and iscurrently the number one cause of death in Americans aged 18-45.The mission…
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Cove Shelter
Cove Shelter is Transylvania County’s only low-barrier emergency winter shelter, providing safe overnight accommodations to individuals and families experiencing homelessness without a waitlist or background check requirement. Operating from November through March, the shelter offers up to 21 guests per night a warm place to sleep, hot meals, showers, clothing, and connection to community resources.…
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Crossnore Communities for Children
Crossnore Communities for Children has championed the well-being of children and families for more than 100 years, providing holistic, trauma-informed services for those at risk of entering the child welfare system, those already involved, and those transitioning out of care. Operating locally through a Hendersonville office, Crossnore serves Transylvania County through family preservation, foster care,…
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Let’s Go Boys and Girls Inc.
While all students are capable of academic achievement, too many do not have equitable access to informal STEM learning experiences that empower them towards educational and professional success in the 21st century information age. LETS GO Boys and Girls Mission: “Break the Cycle of Poverty through STEM Education and Workforce Development”. LETS GO partners with…
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Friends of Gorges State Park
Friends of Gorges State Park (FOG) is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to supporting, promoting, and enhancing Gorges State Park in western Transylvania County. Because park staff, as government employees, are unable to solicit donations, FOG plays a vital role in raising funds that support educational programming, scientific research, and recreational facilities that benefit both…
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
For 70 years, FCA has worked to help athletes and their coaches be strong role models of influence. Here in Transylvania County, FCA has direct access into our schools to meet each student, athlete, teacher, coach, and administrators where they are. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is on the frontline serving our schools’ needs spiritually…