Partnering to increase safety in Asheville

Partnering to increase safety in Asheville CLICK HERE for the latest WLOS NEWS 13 story about SPARC’S creative community partnership with My Daddy Taught me That and Resources for Resilience. The longterm goal is to end local gun violence while bringing much needed and overdue resources and hope to our neighbors today. 

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 […]

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 […]

SPARCing Partnerships to End Gun Violence

SPARCing Partnerships to End Gun Violence Mountain Xpress news profile introducing the new collaboration – between The SPARC Foundation; Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective; My Daddy Taught Me That; and the Racial Justice Coalition – committed to seek healing and safety for community members whose lives, families and neighborhoods have been ravaged by gun […]