
Women for Women Lunch and Learn with MANNA FoodBank
Lunch-and-learn presentation on the MANNA State of Hunger, unpacking WNC food insecurity data and the shift from pre-Helene to post-Helene conditions. Highlights MANNA’s regional response strategies and advocacy amid volatile federal funding.
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Community conversation on food access and neighborhood resilience, with ABCCM volunteers and partner organizations sharing on-the-ground impact in Western North Carolina. Highlights ways to support neighbors through resources, opportunity, and service.

Community conversation on food access and neighborhood resilience, with ABCCM volunteers and partner organizations sharing on-the-ground impact in Western North Carolina. Highlights ways to support neighbors through resources, opportunity, and service.
Community conversation on food access and neighborhood resilience, with ABCCM volunteers and partner organizations sharing on-the-ground impact in Western North Carolina. Highlights ways to support neighbors through resources, opportunity, and service.

Interactive seven-hour professional development workshop teaching practical, research-based tools for leading teams through stress, preventing burnout, and building resilience; tailored for WNC professionals with hands-on strategies and peer learning.

Interactive seven-hour professional development workshop teaching practical, research-based tools for leading teams through stress, preventing burnout, and building resilience; tailored for WNC professionals with hands-on strategies and peer learning.
Interactive seven-hour professional development workshop teaching practical, research-based tools for leading teams through stress, preventing burnout, and building resilience; tailored for WNC professionals with hands-on strategies and peer learning.

A speaker talk and community Q&A on Asheville’s housing crisis, digging into lived stories, systemic drivers, and practical community solutions. Hosted by the Ethical Humanist Society with in-person seating and a hybrid Zoom option for broad participation.

A speaker talk and community Q&A on Asheville’s housing crisis, digging into lived stories, systemic drivers, and practical community solutions. Hosted by the Ethical Humanist Society with in-person seating and a hybrid Zoom option for broad participation.
A speaker talk and community Q&A on Asheville’s housing crisis, digging into lived stories, systemic drivers, and practical community solutions. Hosted by the Ethical Humanist Society with in-person seating and a hybrid Zoom option for broad participation.

A pop-up mobile market in the library parking lot hands out free fresh produce plus healthy recipe ideas with no paperwork or income requirements. Browse a community engagement table with cooking demonstrations and connect to local services while you’re there.

A pop-up mobile market in the library parking lot hands out free fresh produce plus healthy recipe ideas with no paperwork or income requirements. Browse a community engagement table with cooking demonstrations and connect to local services while you’re there.
A pop-up mobile market in the library parking lot hands out free fresh produce plus healthy recipe ideas with no paperwork or income requirements. Browse a community engagement table with cooking demonstrations and connect to local services while you’re there.

Chef-prepared lunch pairs with a guided tour of a retirement community and a talk on all inclusive amenities that simplify daily living. Designed as an informational lunch and learn with time for questions and connections.

Chef-prepared lunch pairs with a guided tour of a retirement community and a talk on all inclusive amenities that simplify daily living. Designed as an informational lunch and learn with time for questions and connections.
Chef-prepared lunch pairs with a guided tour of a retirement community and a talk on all inclusive amenities that simplify daily living. Designed as an informational lunch and learn with time for questions and connections.

Evening community foraging walks exploring local wild edible plants and seasonal edibles, teaching plant identification and ethical harvesting along Asheville greenways with hands-on guidance from local foragers.

Evening community foraging walks exploring local wild edible plants and seasonal edibles, teaching plant identification and ethical harvesting along Asheville greenways with hands-on guidance from local foragers.
Evening community foraging walks exploring local wild edible plants and seasonal edibles, teaching plant identification and ethical harvesting along Asheville greenways with hands-on guidance from local foragers.

One on one help decoding Buncombe County’s January 2026 reassessment, with staff and volunteer real estate pros ready to review property details, explain tax relief programs, and walk through appeal options and filing steps.

One on one help decoding Buncombe County’s January 2026 reassessment, with staff and volunteer real estate pros ready to review property details, explain tax relief programs, and walk through appeal options and filing steps.
One on one help decoding Buncombe County’s January 2026 reassessment, with staff and volunteer real estate pros ready to review property details, explain tax relief programs, and walk through appeal options and filing steps.
Celebrate new beginnings with a community baby shower providing gifts, support, and resource connections for expectant parents hosted by WellCare NC in a welcoming neighborhood space.
Celebrate new beginnings with a community baby shower providing gifts, support, and resource connections for expectant parents hosted by WellCare NC in a welcoming neighborhood space.
Celebrate new beginnings with a community baby shower providing gifts, support, and resource connections for expectant parents hosted by WellCare NC in a welcoming neighborhood space.
Earn 4 HSW credits through AIA North Carolina continuing education sessions focused on practical strategies for designing lower carbon, better performing buildings. Includes peer networking and a catered lunch for architects and design professionals.
Earn 4 HSW credits through AIA North Carolina continuing education sessions focused on practical strategies for designing lower carbon, better performing buildings. Includes peer networking and a catered lunch for architects and design professionals.
Earn 4 HSW credits through AIA North Carolina continuing education sessions focused on practical strategies for designing lower carbon, better performing buildings. Includes peer networking and a catered lunch for architects and design professionals.

Midlife training gets a reset with practical guidance on hormones, strength, and recovery when workouts feel harder and energy dips. Women’s health specialists share strategies for adapting exercise plans through hormonal shifts and rebuilding resilience.

Midlife training gets a reset with practical guidance on hormones, strength, and recovery when workouts feel harder and energy dips. Women’s health specialists share strategies for adapting exercise plans through hormonal shifts and rebuilding resilience.
Midlife training gets a reset with practical guidance on hormones, strength, and recovery when workouts feel harder and energy dips. Women’s health specialists share strategies for adapting exercise plans through hormonal shifts and rebuilding resilience.

Trauma-informed virtual listening circle for WNC residents providing a judgement-free space to name difficulties, share resources and feelings, and practice hands-on stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and grief management tools via weekly Zoom gatherings.

Trauma-informed virtual listening circle for WNC residents providing a judgement-free space to name difficulties, share resources and feelings, and practice hands-on stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and grief management tools via weekly Zoom gatherings.
Trauma-informed virtual listening circle for WNC residents providing a judgement-free space to name difficulties, share resources and feelings, and practice hands-on stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and grief management tools via weekly Zoom gatherings.

Door to door voter conversations across West Asheville with a nonpartisan focus and a buddy system for safety and support. A thorough pre walk training covers walk lists, talking points, conversation starters, and voter handouts—beginner friendly.

Door to door voter conversations across West Asheville with a nonpartisan focus and a buddy system for safety and support. A thorough pre walk training covers walk lists, talking points, conversation starters, and voter handouts—beginner friendly.
Door to door voter conversations across West Asheville with a nonpartisan focus and a buddy system for safety and support. A thorough pre walk training covers walk lists, talking points, conversation starters, and voter handouts—beginner friendly.
Hands on community workshop tackling the device gap through e waste collection, refurbishment, and free device distribution to expand digital equity in rural WNC; technical volunteers help connect residents to broadband and hardware.
Hands on community workshop tackling the device gap through e waste collection, refurbishment, and free device distribution to expand digital equity in rural WNC; technical volunteers help connect residents to broadband and hardware.
Hands on community workshop tackling the device gap through e waste collection, refurbishment, and free device distribution to expand digital equity in rural WNC; technical volunteers help connect residents to broadband and hardware.

Hands-on emergency readiness fair with free water filter kits, take-home meals, and practical resources you can use right away. Drop in for raffles like solar power banks and panels, emergency radios, and first-aid kits while supplies last.

Hands-on emergency readiness fair with free water filter kits, take-home meals, and practical resources you can use right away. Drop in for raffles like solar power banks and panels, emergency radios, and first-aid kits while supplies last.
Hands-on emergency readiness fair with free water filter kits, take-home meals, and practical resources you can use right away. Drop in for raffles like solar power banks and panels, emergency radios, and first-aid kits while supplies last.

Hands-on cleanup of a historic cemetery, clearing Helene storm wood, deadfall, and leaf litter with shared tools and work gloves. Break for community chili (meat and vegan), with optional potluck-style dessert contributions.

Hands-on cleanup of a historic cemetery, clearing Helene storm wood, deadfall, and leaf litter with shared tools and work gloves. Break for community chili (meat and vegan), with optional potluck-style dessert contributions.
Hands-on cleanup of a historic cemetery, clearing Helene storm wood, deadfall, and leaf litter with shared tools and work gloves. Break for community chili (meat and vegan), with optional potluck-style dessert contributions.
Hands-on workshop teaching how to grow, preserve, and cook with culinary herbs, covering planting, harvesting, drying, and simple kitchen techniques like sauces and infused oils.
Hands-on workshop teaching how to grow, preserve, and cook with culinary herbs, covering planting, harvesting, drying, and simple kitchen techniques like sauces and infused oils.
Hands-on workshop teaching how to grow, preserve, and cook with culinary herbs, covering planting, harvesting, drying, and simple kitchen techniques like sauces and infused oils.
Midday business meetup centered on casual conversation and relationship-building over classic pub fare. A relaxed Woodfin setting for local entrepreneurs and professionals to swap referrals, ideas, and community connections.
Midday business meetup centered on casual conversation and relationship-building over classic pub fare. A relaxed Woodfin setting for local entrepreneurs and professionals to swap referrals, ideas, and community connections.
Midday business meetup centered on casual conversation and relationship-building over classic pub fare. A relaxed Woodfin setting for local entrepreneurs and professionals to swap referrals, ideas, and community connections.
A midday talk dives into blessed bees and hive culture, with a behind the scenes look at how beeswax is created. Expect practical beekeeping insights and nature education in a casual lunch and learn setting.
A midday talk dives into blessed bees and hive culture, with a behind the scenes look at how beeswax is created. Expect practical beekeeping insights and nature education in a casual lunch and learn setting.
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Hands-on Naloxone training teaching overdose recognition, intranasal naloxone administration, and core harm reduction practices, plus community resource updates from Sunrise Recovery and AmeriHealth Caritas at the Asheville wellness center.

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Peer-led online support for people navigating eating disorder recovery, facilitated by licensed therapists and registered dietitians; sessions focus on mutual support, coping strategies, and nutritional guidance. Register via avl.mx/es6.

Peer-led online support for people navigating eating disorder recovery, facilitated by licensed therapists and registered dietitians; sessions focus on mutual support, coping strategies, and nutritional guidance. Register via avl.mx/es6.
Peer-led online support for people navigating eating disorder recovery, facilitated by licensed therapists and registered dietitians; sessions focus on mutual support, coping strategies, and nutritional guidance. Register via avl.mx/es6.