Dislocated workers can get $500 per family member to help with insurance

By Vicki Hyatt, the Mountaineer Thanks to a $1 million grant from Dogwood Health Trust, those without health insurance due to the Pactiv Evergreen mill closure have some stop-gap answers. With the company insurance coverage paid…

Transitioning from Medicaid to Marketplace Coverage in 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2023 Mountain Projects 2177 Asheville Road Waynesville, NC 28786 Press Contacts: Executive Director, Patsy Davis, pdavis@mountainprojects.org, 828-452-1447 Program Manager, Jan Plummer, jplummer@mountainprojects.org,…

Mountain Projects Health Insurance Counselor Helps Save a Life

Brenda and James Porcello live in Charlotte, but have family in Waynesville. James had a recent medical crisis, and despite a clean health history it became obvious he needed a liver transplant, fast. His life was in danger. Unfortunately, the…

MP Seeking to Replenish the Emergency Fund

  Release date: December 3, 2022 Holiday Campaign to Replenish the Emergency Fund WAYNESVILLE AND SYLVA – Through December, Mountain Projects is requesting community support to replenish its Emergency Fund. This fund assists…

Service Clubs Announce a New Approach to the Annual Haywood County Blanket Drive

Release date: 11/17/2022 Phone: (828) 452-1447 HAYWOOD COUNTY - Mountain Projects and Waynesville Rotary Club paired for many years to coordinate a popular Christmas holiday blanket drive. Then, In 2021, Mountain Projects Executive Director,…

Christmas Newsletter 2022

Inflation Reduction Act is good news for ACA Marketplace Health Insurance Consumers

New policies deliver lower prices for healthcare The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act is good news for senior citizens on Medicare and for consumers enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance through the Marketplace. For…

HAYWOOD SECTION 8 WAITLIST REOPENS BEGINNING SEPT. 6

PUBLIC NOTICE: Beginning Sept. 6, 2022, Mountain Projects, Inc., of Haywood County will begin taking applications for rental assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8 Program funded through the US Department of Housing and…

Mountain Project's Sylva Offices have Moved

NEW SYLVA LOCATION FOR MOUNTAIN PROJECTS! After more than three decades at its office on Schulman St., Mountain Projects' Sylva team has outgrown its space. The Sylva office has moved to 154-B Medical Park Loop, in part of the…

Back to School Tips for Kids & Parents

  101 Back-to-School Tips for Kids and Parents As summer comes to an end and back-to-school season begins, it can be hard to get back into a regular schedule - both for kids and adults. The trick here is to plan ahead. Read through…