News & Events

AMYWF Brings Workforce Housing to Downtown Spruce Pine
It is no secret one of the biggest concerns in Western North Carolina is housing. Whether it be lack of housing stock, a lack of affordable housing solutions, homelessness, or

AMY WELLNESS FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH DOGWOOD HEALTH TRUST ON URGENT HOME REPAIRS IN AMY REGION.
For the second year, AMY Wellness Foundation (AMYWF) received a $300,000 grant from Dogwood Health Trust (DHT) to address critical home repairs for low-income families, elderly, or disabled residents in

AMY WELLNESS FOUNDATION HOSTING SECOND REGIONAL CONVENING MEETING – SEEKING INPUT FROM COMMUNITY ON FUNDING PRIORITIES
AMY Wellness Foundation (AMYWF) is seeking input from health advocates, nonprofit leaders, and those with lived experience to attend a strategic Regional Convening Meeting to help prioritize AMYWF’s funding priorities

Fall AMYWF News
Dear Friends, With Fall upon us and the first cool breeze of the season in the air, we welcome the opportunity to gather together with our loved ones. The autumn harvest

AMY Wellness Foundation News and Updates
Dear Friends, With Spring upon us, while the flowers bloom and crickets begin to sing, we see signs of new life and opportunity all around us. While we plant our

AMYWF Impact Report 2021
Dear Friends, With a new year on the horizon, I am delighted to share with you updates from AMY Wellness Foundation and our grant partners. Over the last year, as

AMY WELLNESS FOUNDATION AND MISSION HEALTH COLLABORATE TO FIND A NEW HOME FOR MITCHELL COUNTY SAFEPLACE
Funding from Dogwood Health Trust will go towards renovations of the former Blue Ridge Regional Hospital building in Mitchell County When people think of the AMY region they picture the

Important Updates and Information
Dear Friends, This year, has exceeded our expectations in so many ways. AMY Wellness Foundation is excited to share with you the latest news from our Foundation including the addition

AMY WELLNESS FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH DOGWOOD HEALTH TRUST TO BRING $300,000 TO AMY REGION FOR CRITICAL HOME REPAIR INITIATIVE
Since AMY Wellness Foundation’s (AMYWF) inception, safe, affordable, and adequate housing has remained a top priority. One of the first grants AMYWF supported was to develop a housing coalition in

Philanthropy at Work: Locals receive ‘Abriendo Puertas’ program training
In early June, a group of five local advocates for Hispanic families gathered to receive training on how to deliver a program called Abriendo Puertas to parents in the community.

Philanthropy at Work: WAMY Community Action
Thanks to a grant partnership between AMYWF and the The High Country Charitable Foundation, Inc., WAMY served over 150 students in their Avery County After-School Program during the 2020-2021 school

Grant Partner Highlight: Pisgah Legal Services
Philanthropy at Work: Pisgah Legal Services AMYWF has provided a Family Resilience grant to support Pisgah Legal Services’ provision of free civil legal aid to underserved, low-income victims of crime;

Grant Partner Highlight: PATH’s CARE Program Featured in NC Medical Journal
Philanthropy at Work: Partners Aligned Toward Health’s Community Ambassador Real Equality (CARE) was featured in this month’s North Carolina Medical Journal. CARE is a partnership between local community ambassadors, Partners

FOUR ORGANIZATIONS, FOUR PROGRAMS, COLLABORATING TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY IN YANCEY COUNTY
Through grant funding from AMY Wellness Foundation (AMYWF) four non-profits, Reconciliation House, Partners Aligned Toward Health, TRACTOR Food and Farms, and Dig In Community Garden, are working together to achieve

AMY Wellness Foundation News Updates
Dear Friends, Over the last few months, AMY Wellness Foundation and our grant partners have been hard at work serving our mountain communities. Through our year-round funding opportunities, we have

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP GRANTED FUNDS FOR TWO COVID-19 INITIATIVES FOR COMMUNITY
COVID-19 has had devastating impacts on health and wellness across the country and the consequences continue. One challenge for health care providers, in our region during the pandemic, has been

AMY WELLNESS FOUNDATION DELIVERS REUSEABLE FOOD BAGS TO LOCAL FOOD PARTNERS
Over the last year, organizations working in food security have seen a huge increase in demand due to the effects of COVID-19. AMY Wellness Foundation wanted to help alleviate some

AMY Wellness Foundation Impact 2019-2020
Dear Friends, It is with excitement and great humility to connect with you to share updates on the important work our Foundation and grant partners have been doing over the