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2024-25 Grantees

Ashe Food Pantry, Inc.

Operation Backpack

The Operation Backpack program provides school supplies to children in Ashe County, with deliveries made to mothers in need.

Blowing Rock Cares Food Pantry

Holiday Meal Box Events

Holiday meals to address the basic hunger needs of families in the community, along with gift cards for additional essentials.

Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture

Double Up Food Bucks

The Food Bucks program doubles purchasing power of low-income shoppers for local, high-quality food at the Farmer's Market. 

Community Care Clinic

Vision Care

Ensuring vision care for uninsured women

Community Care Clinic

Mental Health Access

Expanding behavioral health access and counseling services for women.

Crossnore

Bridge Scholarships

Bridging the gap with trauma-informed support for girls in foster care.

Friends of the Watauga Library

Watauga Library CARES

Ensuring access to essential period products and
diaper supplies.

Girls on the Run

Scholarship Support

Empowering young girls to
be joyful, healthy, and confident through physical activity.

High Country CareGivers

Kinship Counseling

Strengthening family units
and community resilience through mental health support.

Hospitality House

Emergency Housing

Essential emergency housing, case management and transitional housing for homeless women.

Hospitality House

WeCAN

Essential emergency financial aid for heating, fuel, and electricity for the most vulnerable women.

Hunger and Health Coalition

Hunger to Health

Weekly fresh produce boxes and meals to women and girls while supporting local woman-owned farms.

Mountain Alliance

Leadership Initiative for Female Teens (LIFT)

Fostering confidence, resilience and leadership skills in female teens.

New Opportunity School for Women

Women Summer Residential Program

Building personal, employment, and financial skills for women in poverty.

Oasis

Emergency Shelter and Supportive Programs

Emergency shelter, basic needs, and long-term support for women and children escaping violence.

Partnership of Ashe

Bottoms Up

Enhancing children's well-being and easing mothers' financial burdens by providing diapers, wipes, formula.

Pisgah Legal

Legal Services

Championing women to
overcome legal challenges in Avery County.

Quiet Givers

Meeting Urgent Needs

Advancing women in need
through collective giving for emergency needs.

Reaching Avery Ministry

Emergency Special Needs

Providing utility and emergency assistance for women in Avery.

The Care Network, Inc.

Heating and Electricity Assistance

Empowering women with
urgent energy assistance and financial skills training in Ashe county.

The Children's Council

Family Support Programs

Postpartum support group, maternal mental health services, and support for child care center staff.

Watauga Habitat for Humanity

Blitz Build Project

Creating a home a single mother and child.

W.A.M.Y. Community Action

Housing Department

Advancing safe housing for
low-income women through Winter Weatherization & Home Repair.

Western Youth Network

Out-of-School Time Engagement for Girls

Fostering resilience and provide a safe, supportive environment through afterschool & summer programs.

Young Eisner Scholars

College Access & Success for Young Women

Catalyzing educational support through the most critical transition points in their educational journey.

Grantee Recognition Luncheon

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Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge is a collective giving organization formed and sustained by a group of women philanthropists who want to make a positive impact on the lives of women and girls in the High Country.

Email: info@wfbrnc.org

Phone: 828-264-4002

Registered Charity: #26-1346239

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