For Immediate Release, October 16, 2024 Re: Mountain Projects and Rotary Blanket Drive WAYNESVILLE & SYLVA, NC – The annual Community Blanket Drive is underway! An initiative between Mountain Projects in partnership with the Waynesville Rotary Club, has expanded to include numerous civic organizations, local banks, credit unions and the community. “There are individuals and […]
Christy Mosteller has taken leadership over the Mountain Projects Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) program. HOP is the first program in the nation to use Medicaid funds to pay for a select set of services to address the food, housing, transportation and interpersonal safety needs of qualifying NC Medicaid Managed Care members. Mosteller, who has […]
This story appeared in the Smoky Mountain News. Link below this excerpt True freedom isn’t attainable without economic freedom. This was the central theme of the 2024 North Carolina Community Action Association’s annual convention held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino last week. The event, which celebrated NCCAA’s 60th anniversary, was held over several days and included […]
This story first appeared in The Mountaineer For more than a decade in her previous hometown, Kim Hammon, now of Jonathan Creek, operated a non-profit called “Street Angels” that helped seniors, veterans and single mothers who were in dire straits. Her organization assisted thousands of people through the unexpected emergencies of life. Recently, Hammon […]
This story first appeared in the Sylva Herald When Julie Keffer accepts a diploma for her bachelors degree from Western Carolina University in May, she’ll stand apart from most of her fellow graduates. For one thing she’ll have five children and 14 grandkids in the audience, cheering her on. For another, she’ll be at the […]