Community Interest
February 5, 2026
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Mountain Strong Prevention Services, a Mountain Projects program, works to build safer, healthier communities across far Western North Carolina through education, outreach, and coalition-building. The program focuses on preventing underage drinking, youth vaping, and opioid overdose deaths while promoting resilience and positive youth development.
Are you a rising sophomore, junior, or senior who wants real-world experience in nonprofit work this summer? Mountain Projects is excited to offer paid internship opportunities in both our Section 8 and Head Start programs through the Nonprofit Internship Program (NPIP)! This statewide program matches students with nonprofits for an
“I was born here in North Carolina, but I was away for 66 years,” Kate said. “Now that I’m back, my family is very impressed with all that is offered to seniors in Haywood County.”
Mountain Projects has established food pantries at our Waynesville and Sylva offices to ensure we can provide food to households in need. We are accepting donations of shelf-stable foods and financial contributions to provide milk, cheese, juice, fruits, vegetables, and other proteins to these families.
The Smoky Mountain News’s Lily Levin touches base with Mountain Projects’ Amanda Singletary about the impact of the government shutdown on Section 8 housing. “Because everyone is furloughed right now, literally last week, when I emailed probably a dozen of my HUD contacts, all of their emails bounced back,” Singletary
Mountain Projects’ disaster recovery work in Haywood County after Hurricane Helene was detailed in a recent news feature in the regional newspaper Smoky Mountain News. Thank you to the Smoky Mountain News and reporter Lily Levin for the coverage! “I would listen to these calls. The National Weather Service would
Your Donations at Work! A new modular home has just been set in Bethel Village through the Smoky Mountain Housing Partnership Homes for Hope initiative! Thanks to donors, volunteers, and partners, families displaced by last year’s floods are finding safe, stable, affordable housing. We are all a part of this
The Essential Piece Award recognizes an associate who consistently goes above and beyond expectations to serve the agency, colleagues, families, and communities.