Community Resources For Buncombe County
Information and Resources from Buncombe County
Mutual Aid:
BeLoved COVID-19 response Facebook Group:
Internet Access:
Comcast: https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19#gethelp&all_Pricingandotherinfo
Spectrum: https://www.spectrum.net/support/internet/assistance-communities-need/
Food Assistance in Buncombe County
Mental Health:
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline:
800-950-NAMI, info@nami.org
Transit:
COVID related updates at Asheville Transit: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/department/transit
For Workers:
WNC Workers Center COVID 19 Relief Fund
Relief for service industry workers:
https://ofwemergencyfund.org/help
https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org
Relief Funds for artists and musicians: https://musicforrelief.org/, I Care if you Listen
This list or resources from the Gig Workers Collective
Industry United Facebook Group for Restaurant Industry to ask and answer questions
Hospitality Industry Alliance Facebook Group
For Businesses:
The One Buncombe Fund is accepting applications again
Facebook Small Business Grants
Industry United Facebook Group for Restaurant Industry to ask and answer questions
Hospitality Industry Alliance Facebook Group
Innovations in Hospitality// COVID-19
Asheville Strong: a “gathering place” for local businesses to offer gift cards.
The Asheville Grown Business Alliance list of resources
The Asheville Independent Restaurants list of resources
Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Small Business Issues and Solutions Guide
Advocacy
State:
Leave No Worker Behind (emergency unemployment benefits) Send a letter to the state legislature to improve unemployment benefits immediately. Visit the NC AFL-CIO’s action alert to send a letter to legislators here
Federal:
NC Justice Center: Tell Senator Tillis and Burr to act on unemployment benefits TODAY
https://ncjustice.salsalabs.org/extendui/index.html
Paid Sick Days: Call on Senator Burr and Tillis to keep the paid sick days response to covid-19 intact. Learn more and sign the petition here.
Paid Sick Days, childcare, healthcare: You can also call Burr or Tillis directly to ask them to prioritize child care, paid leave, and health care for those in harm’s way. Thanks to Children First/CIS of Buncombe County for this action alert (which includes phone numbers). Click here to take action.
Rentsdue.org (housing) – makes contacting the legislature easy to ask for financial support for folks to pay rent.
