Helpful Information from United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County

GCPC's David Bailey shared these important links from the United Way website at a recent SERVE Council meeting.  We think them important enough to share with the congregation.

2-1-1 Referral Line.  Dialing 2-1-1 will connect you with more than 18,000 services throughout North Carolina for help with food, housing, & utilities, child care, education, financial education, credit counseling, health care, job training counseling and support groups, legal assistance, mental health, substance abuse, senior services, volunteer opportunities, disaster services and more.  The free and confidential information and referral service is available by phone and online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can serve any language.  Also available at www.unitedwayabc.org/2-1-1  and www.nc.211.org).   

 “I Pledge to Vote November 4” www.unitedwayabc.org/vote..  This non-partisan effort pulls together information about voting in the November 4 election.  Here you can find information and links on:   how to register to vote, how to verify that you are registered, early voting sites, absentee voter procedures, links to candidates’ pages, and more.  As the website says, “United Way is committed to the idea that when citizens give, advocate and volunteer, our community is stronger. Voting is one way to advocate.”

Hands On Asheville-Buncombe (www.handsonasheville.org) is the volunteer center of United Way.  Its online database makes it easy for you to find service opportunities at nearly 100 local nonprofit programs.