Tag: Other Agencies
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Jameson’s Joy Memorial Service Foundation
Jameson’s Joy recognizes the importance of parents being involved in the lives of their children, and how the lack of a father figure hurts many children. Jameson’s parents, both teachers, see daily the positive effects on children that loving mother and father figures in the home provide. Due to a passion for creating opportunities for…
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Transylvania County Farmer’s Market
Transylvania Farmers Market encourages and promotes local agriculture, horticulture, value-added and craft industries in Transylvania County. We promote health and wellness through education and access to healthy foods in the community, especially to the food insecure individuals and families. We also provide a healthy and welcoming place for our community to gather. Each week year-round…
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Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas
The mission of the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas (VHMC) is to honor our nation’s veterans, to educate the public about our country’s military history and the contribution of our servicemen and women, and to preserve important and unique historic artifacts. The VHMC reflects a love of country and gratitude to those who serve…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina (BBBSWNC) creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Through carefully matched relationships between young people and caring adult or high school mentors, BBBSWNC provides the consistent guidance, encouragement, and positive role modeling that helps children build confidence, strengthen academic engagement,…
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Weekday Children’s Program of Brevard’s First United Methodist Church
Weekday Children’s Program of Brevard’s First United Methodist Church’s mission is to provide a quality Christian child care program for children ages 1-5. Lake Toxaway Charities awarded a grant in 2020 to finance a new playground. The playground is accessible to all people and children of the community.
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Earthshine Mountain Programs
Earthshine Nature Programs (ENP) is a Transylvania County-based nonprofit with a dual mission: inspiring a lasting love of wildlife and wild places through hands-on nature education, and building community resilience through innovative renewable energy solutions. Through live wildlife programs featuring animal ambassadors, guided hikes, environmental education, and demonstrations of solar energy technology, ENP brings its…
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Quebec Community Club
The Quebec Community Center serves as an essential gathering place for residents in the western part of Transylvania County, providing free space for a wide range of community needs. The center is available to between 225–250 families in the area, and roughly a third of that population uses the facility at various times throughout the…
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Young Life Camp
Young Life Transylvania County has been serving the county’s middle and high school students for more than 17 years, building relationships with adolescents through consistent, in-person presence at every middle and high school in the county. The organization operates three distinct programs: Young Life and WyldLife, which serve high school and middle school students respectively,…
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4 H Club of Transylvania County
Transylvania County 4-H is part of the nation’s largest youth development organization, serving young people ages 5–18 through community clubs, in-school enrichment, and summer programming. Operating as the youth development arm of the NC Cooperative Extension System, 4-H delivers hands-on, research-based programming across Transylvania County — from Sapphire to Penrose — with a particular focus…
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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,…