Ashley demonstrated incredible determination, perseverance, and hard work. Throughout her educational journey, the WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grant helped cover tuition, travel expenses, and supplies needed for classes and clinicals—allowing her to focus on achieving her goals.
“My porch was hanging on by one bolt,” Cronon said, recalling the next day when she returned home. “I realized when I was standing there looking at my house, ‘I don’t have a spoon anymore.’ Everything I worked my whole life for was gone.”
This Women’s History Month, we’re proud to celebrate the Mountain Projects women whose dedication and leadership help strengthen our communities every single day!
Through the coordinated efforts of Mountain Projects, community partners and generous donors, Roger and Michelle now stand in the doorway of a new home — one built not just with lumber and nails, but with a lot of determination and compassion for those who lost their homes in the floods.
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.
Haywood County Senior Resource Center’s Mary Grace Lodico, age 91, performed “The Christmas Song” during the center’s Holiday Talent Showcase. Mary Grace is legally blind and depends on the use of her cane, but she is always happy to share her piano talents whenever she can. Lodico’s performance made a
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.”
