Oct. 17, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
Whether it’s a family just trying to make ends meet or it’s a single parent worried about meeting basic needs, the one thing our local soup kitchens and pantries can always provide is a hot meal and welcoming space.
And one of the greatest celebrations of support for this outreach is the annual Hunger Walk in downtown Newton, hosted by and benefiting The Corner Table in Newton, Ashure…
News
Oct. 11, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
With Hurricane Helene still fresh in everyone’s thoughts, 23 high school teams with more than 350 athletes from across the region, including areas affected by Helene, made their way to Southside Park in Newton on Oct. 9 to compete in the 31st annual John F. Hall Catawba County United Way Cross Country Invitational.
The founder and United Way Volunteer Coordinator of the event, John Hall…
HURRICANE RELIEF DONATION UPDATE - The Catawba County United Way is no longer able to accept donations other than monetary funds for Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
DONATE to the Catawba County United Way Hurricane Helene Relief Fund.
Individuals and groups are also encouraged to consider donating financially toward relief efforts through the United Way of North Carolina and statewide at the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.
As we move…
Aug. 30, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
Having enough emergency, transitional and affordable housing is a complex challenge for any community to face, but for a neighborhood in Hickory a piece of that puzzle has been found.
This past Thursday, the Catawba County United Way attended Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley’s (HHCV) groundbreaking ceremony for The Cottages at Ridgeview in Hickory.
Back in 2017, HHCV Executive…
Aug. 22, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
The annual Catawba County United Way School Supply Drive is about meeting immediate and future needs of local public-school students.
This year nearly 9,000 items were collected by 30 community partners.
Whether it’s helping a homeless family get a backpack for their child for the first day of school, or it’s making sure classroom supplies like glue sticks and composition books are still…
Aug. 9, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
(The following is the complete two-part series about the Rapid Rehousing program in Catawba County.)
In the last year, NC 211 received nearly 1,000 calls for help with housing in Catawba County. Among those calls were 299 for emergency shelters and 370 for rent assistance.
The local Rapid Rehousing program is one resource available to help, and leading this initiative is Chasity Houck,…
UPDATE
Aug. 30, 2024
The Family Guidance Center (FGC) recently announced that Shelter Home of Caldwell County will be taking over Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault services for Catawba County starting this Friday as FGC services come to an end.
In response to this announcement, Catawba County United Way executive director Mark Bumgarner wanted to share the following.
“Catawba County United Way pays respects to the board of Family Guidance…
July 26, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
The more you know, the more empowered you are to make a positive change in your community.
This belief is what inspired this week’s Point-in-Time (PIT) homeless count by the five counties that make up Region 3 of the North Carolina Continuums of Care group - Catawba, Burke, Alexander, McDowell and Caldwell.
This was the first time a PIT summer count has been held in the state, according…
July 12, 2024
HealthNet Gaston was recently awarded the Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) Grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Catawba County is one of 20 NC counties that the YHSI will focus on, starting this fall. The goal is to establish and implement a response system for rural youth homelessness (through age 24).
This will include:
· Improve the capacity of youth in participating…
July 2, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
If you have children, you know how long a box of crayons or pencils or a notebook lasts during the school year – not as long as you’d like.
This is why the Catawba County United Way (CCUW) knows it’s never too early to start thinking about helping local families prepare for the new school year by supporting our annual United Way School Supply drive through July.
Donations can be dropped…