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Tuesday, March 31
Governor Roy Cooper today announced another step to help families by prohibiting utilities from disconnecting people who are unable to pay during this pandemic. Today’s Order applies to electric, gas, water and wastewater services for the next 60 days.
The Order directs utilities to give residential customers at least six months to pay outstanding bills and prohibits them from collecting fees, penalties or interest for late…
Catawba County Mobile Free Pharmacy - Due to numerous factors with the timing of this event, we have decided to postpone the Catawba County Mobile Free Pharmacy event scheduled for April 24. We will work with our sponsor to reschedule this event. We hope to have a new date soon and I will keep you all posted on those details. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you all for your commitment and time invested thus far. Reach out with any…
CATAWBA COUNTY GOVERNMENT – as of March 17:
-Library System: Effective at close of business Tuesday, March 17, all Catawba County locations will be closed until further notice. Due dates and book holds will be automatically extended and no late fees will be accrued. Citizens are encouraged to take advantage of the many digital services available through the website at www.catawbacountync.gov/library.
-Parks (Bakers Mountain, Riverbend and St.…
By JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
It was a day of planning ahead by remembering what it means to make every day count.
This was the theme of the 2020 Catawba County United Way (CCUW) Board Advance. The annual meeting was recently hosted by Catawba Valley Community College at the school's new Workforce Solutions Complex.
The day and the theme were dedicated to Mark Story the Chief Executive Officer for K-65, who passed away earlier in…
BY JOHN BAILEY
Catawba County United Way
Being in a wheelchair hasn’t slowed Annie Fallin much.
The 76-year-old, also known as “Wheezy” among her friends, still creates stories to share with her grandkids and enjoys sharing time with her neighbors.
And every morning, Monday – Wednesday, she races down the hall at her retirement complex to meet the Meals on Wheels volunteer. Fallin is just one of almost 300 local seniors who look forward to that…
BY JOHN BAILEY
Catawba County United Way
Stepping into a NC 2-1-1 call center is like stepping into a whirlwind.
On one side of the room, a call specialist is trying to help someone find a way to pay their rent. Just a few feet away, a family is trying to find a way to get back home to another state, and in the adjacent cubicle an individual wants information on local food pantries.
NC 2-1-1 is the health and human services information line…
BY JOHN BAILEY
Catawba County United Way
(The following is commentary based off recently helping at the 2020 Point in Time Count.)
Willing and Able to Help…that’s what I hope I am every day I go to work at the Catawba County United Way.
At any given moment, I can get a call from someone who is facing eviction, a medical crisis, abuse or is just looking for a meal. We do the best we can to steer people to local programs to meet their needs.…
BY JOHN BAILEY
Catawba County United Way
HICKORY – In her mid-40s, Keisha Singletary decided she’d had enough of the lifestyle that had left her hooked on drugs, in an unhealthy relationship and incarcerated for six years.
“I wanted to know how it feels to be productive and to live sober and to be happy,” she said.
So, in March of 2019, Singletary decided to go back to The Salvation Army’s Shelter of Hope, a Catawba County United Way funded…
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
HICKORY – Last year, more than 9,319 calls were placed to the United Way’s 2-1-1 community help line asking for information about low-cost housing while more than 12,000 calls were made about shelters, according to nc.211counts.org.
In Catawba County those numbers were 164 and 111, respectively and again only represent calls to 2-1-1 and not the total need.
To help understand the scope of the issue in…
The Catawba County United Way (CCUW) is accepting Notices of Intent to apply for funding for 2021.
This Notice of Intent is due on Monday, Feb. 3 by 5 p.m.
If your Notice of Intent is accepted, you’ll be asked to attend training to prepare you to fill out a pre-Request for Funding Proposal (pre-RFP) on Feb. 5 at 8:30 a.m.
Pre-Requests for funding are accepted through electronic submission to the CCUW website and requires individual, pre-assigned…