How Can You Give Back this Holiday Season? At GoPrime Mortgage, Inc. ., we take pride in our community involvement. And while we believe that philanthropy and oblation should be practiced throughout the year, we understand that this is the time where acts of kindness are at the top of mind for many in Asheville.…
OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling, a non-profit organization that provides financial literacy training to individuals throughout the region, is holding a fundraiser they call Toast & Boast. A celebration of its clients’ successes, this event incorporates engaging opportunities to explore and support the various programs offered for free by the organization. Come to the Toast & Boast…
Today we recognize our furry, scaly, hairy, and shell-bearing friends during International Homeless Animals Day. Asheville and the greater WNC area have so many wonderful, local organizations dedicated to pet rescue with the goal of no homeless animals. Getting involved volunteering with one of WNC’s many groups, adopting a pet from a local shelter, and…
Homelessness in Cold Weather: Resources and Ways to Help After the holidays, some of us seem to let charitable work wane until the next holiday season. But the circumstances around the homelessness crisis don’t stop just because we get back to our regularly scheduled year. The temperatures dip even here in Asheville in January, and…
February is Declutter for a Cause Month Did you know that February is Declutter for a Cause Month? Now that we’re into the swing of things after the New Year and thinking about our spring cleaning mission decluttering is a perfect thing to do in February. Not only can you get rid of stuff you…
Local Charities Need Our Help More Than Ever At GoPrime Mortgage, one of our core values is our commitment to the community. We understand that in these trying times there is more need than ever but also a greater risk to volunteers. It’s the “Catch 22” of 2020: local charities need tremendous help, but we…
Asheville’s Hidden Homeless We have long been involved in the work here in Asheville to reduce chronic homelessness. We have partnered with Homeward Bound of WNC and, specifically, the REACH fund so individuals experiencing homelessness can get the resources they need. But there is another side to homelessness that our community may not always see.…
Shelter in the Storm: Facing Homelessness in Asheville Many communities around the nation face challenges of homelessness. As a culture, we often dehumanize these stories in the way we discuss persons experiencing homelessness and the causes and solutions. But none of our national dialogue changes the fact that many people right here in Asheville will…