RFP 2021 – WEB HOSTING AND MAINTENANCE Scope of Work Mountain Projects, Inc., Mountain Projects, Inc. is seeking proposals for a contractor to provide two years of web hosting, troubleshooting/maintenance, training and web development services as it relates to agency websites: Mountainprojects.org, SmokyMountainHousing.org, GetCoveredWNC.com, Haywoodtransit.com and others. It is our agency’s intent to streamline technical […]
Request for Qualifications Architectural/Engineering Services Description of Project: Mountain Projects, Inc. located in Waynesville, NC, is soliciting proposals for Architectural/Engineering Services for a 40.5-acre purpose-built community. The building projects may include but are not limited to the following: Single-Family Housing Multi-Family Housing Mixed Use Community Facilities Green Space The scope of work includes but is […]
Karen Chambers, a folk artist (Thosekookychickens.com) lives in Highlands and thought it impossible to afford insurance as a self-employed person. She saw an Affordable Care Act flyer in the post office, though, and recognized the insurance counselor’s name, Cynthia Solsbee, as a friend of hers in the community. “My husband Tim and I are self-employed […]
Darlene McElrath has watched her mother cope with a common challenge: staying in her longtime home, but struggling to shop, clean and prepare meals. For 15 years McElrath has served as Mountain Projects’ Senior Services Coordinator, where she has the chance to help hundreds of other families navigate such difficulties. “We provide assistance to people […]
Few people have a longer relationship with Mountain Projects than Dayton Hensley. Hensley, 59, suffered physical abuse as a child and has a learning disability as a result. He got his first job through Mountain Projects at age 14, sweeping up at Camp Lab School in Cullowhee, and later at the Department of Social Services […]
When Vivian Bumgarner arrived at Mountain Projects 36 years ago, the first impression she made was of a willingness to roll up her sleeves and get right to work. The Executive Director at the time, George Carpenter, recruited her from a landscaping crew. “Can you read a tape measure?” he asked. She said she could, […]
Cayson Tiedge recently won high academic honors at Sylva’s Smoky Mountain High School, including National Honors Society, New Century Scholars and 4-H Youth Leadership Council. Now he attends the University of North Carolina on full scholarship and plans to pursue a degree in Psychology. His academic path, though, started many years ago in Angie Gass […]
We, Mountain Projects is a gallery of staff going above and beyond to serve their community. Founded as a Community Action Agency in 1965, Mountain Projects has a 140 person staff and serves the community with 21 different programs. Many staff of Mountain Projects have served the organization for decades, including Executive Director, Patsy Davis, […]
When Heather Boyd gave birth to her daughter, Casey, she suffered severe complications which threatened her life. She went through 11 liters of blood on the operating table, which is no small thing, given the body only holds about five. Two years later Heather and Casey are fine, but one of her takeaways from that […]