Rebuilding Trust + Community / The Violence Interrupters Street Team

Rebuilding Trust + Community / The Violence Interrupters Street Team      In 2021, Ernestine and Leslie moved into Klondyke Apartments – just a few doors, and a few weeks apart. For Leslie, 67, Klondyke is her first home in Asheville, after relocating from a lifetime in Raleigh, NC. This is also the first time […]

SPARC’s Executive Director Awarded with 2021 CoThinkk Ally Leader Award

SPARC’s Executive Director Awarded with 2021 CoThinkk Ally Leader Award CoThinkk is dedicated to social change philanthropy by investing our time, talent and treasure to accelerate positive changes in communities of color in Asheville and Western North Carolina. Each year, CoThinkk honors local community leaders who diligently strive to advance communities of color in Asheville and […]

SPARCing Sustainable Careers

SPARCing Sustainable Careers Buncombe County’s INCLUSIVE Hiring Partners joined the great families and energy at Hillcrest! The SPARC Foundation team enjoyed the conversations, food and family fun with community members and partners. Thankful for this time to get to know our neighbors even better and to team with other local employers to successfully bridge opportunity […]

Lessons with Leasha – August 2021 – One year @ SPARC

Lessons with Leasha – August 2021 – One year @ SPARC     Reflections on My 1-Year SPARCiversary      It’s hard to believe a full year has passed since I signed on as SPARC’s People and Culture Coordinator! When I applied for and accepted the role, we were in the midst of the first round of […]

SPARC Expands Family Centered Treatment Recovery (FCTR) in WNC

SPARC Expands Family Centered Treatment Recovery (FCTR) in WNC The SPARC Foundation Earns Multi-Year Funding to Expand Innovative Program Serving Families in Crisis Federal agency commits $2 million for Family Centered Treatment Recovery (August 10, 2021, Asheville, NC) – The SPARC Foundation was recently awarded $2 million by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services […]

Lessons with Leasha – SPARCing Healthy Communication

Lessons with Leasha – SPARCing Healthy Communication How Skills Learned at Work Can be Helpful at Home I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “check your work at the door”, which implies that a person should separate their work life from their home life. One primary focus at SPARC is healthy families. So it is interesting […]