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 […]

SPARCing Connections Newsletter – December 2020

SPARCing Connections Newsletter – December 2020 CLICK HERE to read!  Igniting local connections to equity in women’s healthcare, community, recovery, gratitude and kindness in this month’s newsletter. 

SPARC After Dark shines on in 2020!

SPARC After Dark shines on in 2020! Celebrating what was “SPARC After Dark” last October, what still shines on today, and inviting you to help SPARC the change you’d like to see in our community!We will miss gathering under the stars at The Boat House with you this year, but the power of community connections shines on! […]

SPARCing Community Health – HERS with Yvette Jives

SPARCing Community Health – HERS with Yvette Jives Yvette Jives, an Asheville nurse and social worker, shares how she became an author and activist following her battle with ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is known as the “silent killer” and disproportionately kills women of color in America.  https://youtu.be/OlsV2f-bevc

SPARC’s New Logo – Meet Designer Tony Delia

SPARC’s New Logo – Meet Designer Tony Delia   Throughout his 25-year career as an award-winning Creative Director and Designer, Tony has established breakthrough brand identities and strategically-focused creative campaigns —from health and wellness to packaged goods, entertainment, and construction. As a former agency creative at multiple New York shops, Tony is committed to delivering […]

Introducing Leasha Ogle

Introducing Leasha Ogle Q & A with Leasha Ogle, SPARC Foundation’s new People and Culture Coordinator Q:What should we know about you? A: I was born and raised in Asheville. I attended TC Roberson High School. Go Rams! I went on to get my Bachelor’s in Psychology from UNC-Asheville and my Master’s in Human Resources from Western Carolina […]