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 […]

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 […]

January 2021 Newsletter – Employment

January 2021 Newsletter – Employment Click HERE to read!  What was your first job? Have new career goals for 2021? We are igniting connections to employment this month and welcome you into the conversation – wherever you are in your career journey! 

SPARC Awarded Safety and Justice Challenge Grant

SPARC Awarded Safety and Justice Challenge Grant For Immediate Release Media Contact: Pamela Wright Phone: 828-747-8257 SPARC Foundation partners with Racial Justice Coalition, My Daddy Taught Me That & Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective to enact new, holistic community safety initiatives The team has been awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and […]

New Year, New Job? SPARCing A Personal Plan

New Year, New Job? SPARCing A Personal Plan New Year…New Job?! Happy New Year! The new year SPARCs a fire under us to set new resolutions and new goals. It’s a clean slate to try to get things right, and this year is no different. In fact, many of us are more eager than ever […]