HENDERSON COUNTY COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND
United Way of Henderson County and Community Foundation of Henderson County created the Henderson County COVID-19 Response Fund that rapidly deployed resources to community-based organizations at the frontlines of the coronavirus in Henderson County.
Read more about the Response Fund here.
COVID-19 Response Fund Grants as of 09/04/2020:
- AdventHealth Hendersonville
Purchase of and material to make Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for hospital staff
$5,000 - Amazing Grace Ministries of Hendersonville
Assist clients with rent and utilities
$10,000 - Anchor Baptist Church & Ministries
Weekly food boxes
$12,500 - Blue Ridge Health
Laptops and licensing fees to enable HIPPA compliant online patient visits
$10,000 - Blue Ridge Humane Society
Pet food assistance for Meals on Wheels recipients and others in need
$3,000 - Blue Ridge Literacy Council
Family literacy remote support
$5,100 - Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County
Daily cleaning of their facility to enable childcare for First Responders and essential school personnel and cleaning services to allow for safe, limited capacity reopening to Club members
$19,000 - Calvary Episcopal Church Food Pantry
Weekly food boxes
$2,500 - Camplify
Day camp scholarships for participants
$10,000 - Children & Family Resource Center
Diapers, wipes, and formula for families in Henderson County and cleaning supplies for childcare centers
$28,000 - Community Food Pantry (Edneyville)
Weekly food boxes
$8,000 - Council on Aging for Henderson County
Meals on Wheels and liquid nutrition
$10,000 - Crossnore School & Children’s Home
Counseling services for children and adolescents affected by COVID-19
$10,900 - El Centro (Latino Advocacy Center)
For a tutor to assist students and families with virtual learning
$7,500 - First Contact Ministries
Transportation to and from medical and testing clinics, and meetings, detox facilities, and rehab facilities support
$5,000 - Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry
Summer lunchbox program and a commercial freezer for food storage
$10,000 - Four Seasons Hospice
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hand sanitizer, and iPads for patient/family visits
$10,000 - The Free Clinics
Pharmacy services including e-prescribing
$10,000 - Henderson County Rescue Squad
Behavioral health support for members facing stress from treating/transporting patients with COVID-19
$4,166 - Hendersonville Spanish SDA Church
Food boxes, prescription, rent and utility assistance
$27,000 - Interfaith Assistance Ministry
Weekly food and personal hygiene boxes, rent and utility assistance, gas vouchers, and clothing
$32,466 - Jewish Family Services of WNC
Case management for at-risk Elder Club members
$2,500 - La Capilla de Santa Maria Episcopal
Financial assistance for Latinx families that have lost employment
$4,540 - MANNA FoodBank
Food distribution to Henderson County partner pantries
$20,000 - Medical Loan Closet of Hendersonville
Emergency medical equipment loans
$5,000 - MountainCare
Remote support for adult day care participants and their caregivers
$5,314 - Only Hope, WNC
Food, basic needs, and housing expenses for local homeless youth
$18,500 - Open Arms Crisis Pregnancy Center
Diapers, wipes, and formula for families in need
$15,000 - Pande Vida
Food, household goods, diapers, wipes, and formula
$2,500 - Pisgah Legal Services
Legal services related to unemployment
$18,000 - Safelight
Emergency shelter, mental health services, and court support for survivors of interpersonal violence
$10,000 - The Salvation Army of Hendersonville
Food pantry, financial assistance for power, rent, and utilities
Fall Camp program to support virtual learning for students
$12,500 - Smart Start Partnership for Children
Parent portion of childcare expenses for scholarship recipients
$12,500 - St. Gerard House
Distance learning support for students with autism
$6,000 - St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Barnabas Church
Food boxes, diapers, rent and utility assistance
$5,000 - Steps to Hope, Inc.
Shelter for Henderson County domestic violence and sexual assault survivors
$3,750 - The Storehouse
Weekly food boxes and homebound food delivery
$5,000 - Thrive
Case management services to bring homeless residents at risk for COVID-19 into housing
$5,000 - True Ridge
Food delivery, domestic violence support, rent and utility assistance for Latinx community
$30,000 - Veterans Healing Farm
Farm operations to grow, harvest, and donate food to local food pantries
$10,000 - Vocational Solutions of Henderson County
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and laptop computers to enable remote programming for adults with disabilities
$6,000