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From YouTube: Commissioners' Briefing (Oct. 5, 2021)
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Briefing of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for October 5, 2021. The purpose of the Briefings are to hear the COVID-19 Community update, and for the Board of Commissioners to discuss upcoming agenda items and County business with staff in an open, transparent manner. No official actions take place at Briefings.
A
We're
going
to
get
an
update
on
coveted
response
and
community
survey
activities
and
from
rafael
baptista,
and
then
we're
going
to
hear
a
number
of
presentations
regarding
the
physical
recovery
proposals
and
are
there
any
other
items
that
any
commissioners
want
to
discuss
at
the
meeting
today,
all
right
great!
Are
there
any
questions
about
any
items
on
the
agenda
for
tonight?
A
B
Good
afternoon,
eu
commissioners
and
to
our
community
members
who
are
viewing
this
briefing
as
well
today,
we'll
be
providing
an
update
on
the
current
covid19
situation
and
provide
another
review
of
vaccine
efforts
to
reach
populations
not
yet
vaccinated
and
finish
up
with
attentive
planning
for
future
eligible
vaccination
groups.
So,
let's
get
started
with
our
metrics
review.
B
B
B
B
The
icu
utilization
remains
stable
at
this
time,
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
am
feeling
very
encouraged
by
the
decreasing
case
rates,
as
this
number
continues
to
decrease.
We
are
likely
to
see
our
hospitalizations
and
our
deaths
decline
as
they
lag
slightly
behind
our
case
rates
and
our
percent
positivity,
but
while
encouraged
this
case
rate
is
still
significantly
high
and
indicates,
while
things
are
improving,
it's
not
time
to
let
our
guard
down
yet.
B
So
I
am
urging
individuals
that
have
not
yet
been
vaccinated
to
please
consider
getting
vaccinated
now,
while
while
cases
and
transmission
rates
are
still
high,
please
continue
to
wear
your
face
coverings,
as
the
indoor
face
covering
requirement
is
still
in
effect
and
keep
your
distance
between
you
and
others
and
make
sure
that
you
wash
your
hands.
Often.
B
B
Additionally,
the
measures
that
have
helped
us
reduce
your
risk
of
cova
19
exposure
will
also
help
you
reduce
your
risk
of
flu
exposure
like
wearing
a
face
covering
and
keeping
your
distance
and
washing
your
hands
and,
just
to
remind
folks
that
last
year
we
actually
saw
very
very
little
flu
activity
so
getting
vaccinated
and
taking
those
extra
precautions
like
masks
like
keeping
distance
and
washing
your
hands.
Those
three
w's
may
continue
to
help
us
in
this
flu
season
as
well.
B
That
population
has
seen
or
accounted
for
about,
12
to
14
percent
of
new
cases
in
the
recent
wave.
Our
school-wage
children
make
up,
on
average
about
24.5
percent
of
all
new
cases
in
the
last
month,
or
so
it's
important
to
note
that
the
large
majority
of
school-aged
children
are
not
yet
eligible
for
vaccine
and
therefore
are
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
in
our
population
for
the
risk
of
exposure.
B
But
until
then
it's
the
rest
of
us
that
need
to
do
our
part
to
help
protect
this
population,
and
this
means
eligible
populations
who
are
not
yet
vaccinated,
should
consider
vaccination.
Now,
the
more
we
as
a
community
are
protected,
the
better
we
build
a
shield
around
those
who
cannot
be
vaccinated,
including
our
younger
children.
B
Please
note
that
in
this
graph,
our
older
generations,
those
who
are
65
and
older,
have
the
lowest
number
of
cases
and
the
lowest
proportion
of
cases
compared
to
other
groups,
and
it's
no
surprise
because
you've
heard
me
say
it
several
times
now.
No
surprise
as
this
is
our
age
range,
with
the
highest
rates
of
vaccination
as
well
and
again,
just
our
elders
showing
us
that
vaccination
works.
B
Let's
move
on
to
vaccination
rates,
we
have
about
62
percent
of
our
total
population,
with
at
least
one
dose
of
vaccine
and
59
of
that
total
population
fully
vaccinated.
Please
note
that
these
numbers
look
a
little
different,
a
little
lower
than
the
last
time
and
just
a
reminder.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
released
a
statement
on
friday
that
the
federal
doses,
those
ones
that
we
were
all
waiting
for
to
be
added
into
the
dashboard
that
get
submitted
by
the
cdc
to
be
added
to
the
vaccine.
B
But
some
of
those
folks
were
residents
of
other
counties,
and
so
we
did
see
that
slight
dip
in
our
our
rate.
So
the
cdc
has
since
corrected
this.
This
data
submission
to
north
carolina,
department
of
health
and
human
services
and
as
a
friday,
the
dashboard
has
been
updated
to
reflect
all
providers,
including
those
federal
doses,
from
like
a
va
hospital
or
the
prisons
by
county
of
residents.
B
This
did
result
in
a
slight
decrease
in
our
vaccination
rates,
as
we
do
have
the
large
veterans
hospital
here
in
asheville
of
note,
though,
71
of
our
eligible
population
has
received
at
least
one
dose
of
vaccine
and
67
percent
of
the
eligible
population.
Again,
those
who
are
12
and
up
are
fully
vaccinated.
B
Buncombe
county
hhs
did
begin
providing
boosters
at
our
biltmore
church,
arden
campus
drive-thru
site
on
september
27th,
an
average
of
213
doses
were
administered
per
day
in
its
first
week.
Fletch
is
going
to
be
providing
you
with
updated
numbers
with
what
we've
seen
so
far
this
week
from
there
as
well,
so
taking
a
little
deeper
dive.
This
is
showing
our
vaccination
uptake
by
age
group
and
just
to
reiterate
here
that
our
population,
that
is
65
years
and
older,
has
the
highest
level
of
vaccination
rates
well
into
the
80
percents.
B
And
then
we
see
that
uptake
drop
incrementally
as
we
move
into
younger
populations
in
one
month
time.
I
wanted
to
note,
though,
that
we
have
seen
vaccination
uptake
increase
the
highest
in
our
12
to
17
year
old
group,
increasing
three
percentage
points
from
about
a
month
ago
with
each
of
the
other
groups
increasing
one
or
two
percentage
points
since
the
month
before.
B
If
you
haven't
already
received
a
vaccination,
please
consider
doing
so.
You
can
visit
myspot.nc.gov
to
find
a
vaccine
provider
near
you.
Additionally,
remember
the
three
w's
wear
your
face
covering
keep
distance
and
wash
your
hands
opt
for
outdoor
activities
when
gathering
with
friends
and
families,
and
so
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
fletch.
Who
will
be
reviewing
our
vaccination
efforts
again
with
you
all
and
describing
our
future
planning
efforts.
C
So
I'm
going
to
try
to
paint
a
road
map
for
you
guys
for
what
we're
currently
doing
in
our
vaccine
lines
of
effort
for
the
rest
of
the
year.
Do
you
want
to
go
back
and
give
a
recap
of
all
the
efforts
we
did
for
our
summer
outreach
programs
and
then
what
we're
looking
at
for
fall?
Winter
2021,
we'll
talk
about
the
booster
sites,
our
long-term
care
facilities
that
are
push
and
then
what
we're
thinking
about
moderna
and
jj
boosters
and
our
planning
for
children
aged
5
to
11..
C
C
I
think
we
just
kind
of
broadly
say
we're
doing
outreach,
but
I
want
to
take
a
little
bit
of
dive
into
all
the
outreach
we've
done
and
focusing
right
here
on
the
summer,
from
june
to
august,
we
shut
down
our
main
site
at
ap
tech
in
june,
and
we
saw
decreased
demand
there,
but
we
immediately
shift
stance
into
an
outreach
setting
and
conducted
a
total
of
62
individual
outreach
events
over
the
summer.
You
can
see
there
between
june
and
19,
22
and
july
and
21
outreach
events
on
those
dates.
C
Whenever
you
don't
see
an
outreach
event,
we
were
doing
site
surveys
and
planning
logistics
movements
for
those
sites
and
then
on
those
also
on
those
in
between
days,
we're
doing
homebound
visits
usually
two
days
a
week.
So
really
what
you
see
is
a
summer
of
almost
every
day
doing
outreach
events,
and
during
that
time
period
we
did
as
a
county
from
public
health
over
5000
doses,
administered.
C
Next,
I'm
going
to
talk
about
our
booster
operations
for
fiser
boosters.
We
began
operations
at
biltmore,
church
south
on
september
27th,
and
have
a
little
updated
numbers
from
this
week,
but
we're
averaging
about
158
right
now,
our
highest
last
week
was
our
first
day
monday.
We
did
264,
and
this
monday
we
saw
a
fairly
significant
drop
off
down
to
99..
C
How
long
we
stay
there,
we're
thinking
we'll
be
there
long
enough
to
cover
potentially
when
the
moderna
and
jnj
boosters
become
available.
If
they
do
another
line
of
lines
of
effort,
for
us
is
our
long-term
care
facilities.
If
you
remember
early
in
the
year,
we
had
a
burden
of
it
was.
It
was
90
over
90
long-term
care
facilities.
We
ended
up
servicing
directly
a
couple
over
50,
but
we've
sent
out
surveys
to
them.
C
We
begin
our
booster
outreach,
those
on
october
25th
and
our
plan
is
to
with
our
outreach
teams,
support
two
of
those
a
week
going
forward
from
that
date.
Also
simultaneously
happening
with
that
is
our
homebound
booster
support.
We've
been
doing
homebound
doses
since
march,
and
their
their
first
round
of
home
bound
boosters
is
coming
available
october
12th,
so
we're
starting
to
see
of
those
people
who
receive
that
how
many
are
interested
in
their
boosters
and
plenty
of
that
and
we're
coordinating
with
cara
medics
to
assist
with
that
home
balance
support
starting
this
week.
C
I
do
want
to
mention
that
when
we
talk
about
long-term
care
facilities-
and
we
talk
about
home-bound
booster
supports,
we
have
a
nurse
that
was
brought
on
and
assigned
to
those
efforts.
Melinda
bullard
she's
been
doing
an
incredible
job
and
anytime.
We
talk
about
this
or
the
outreach
we're
talking
about
we're
talking
about
her
efforts
and
coordinating
all
that
with
her
staff.
I
just
want
to
point
out
that
that's
that's
due
to
her
diligence
for
making
all
that
a
success.
D
I've
been
the
pastor
of
harmony,
baptist,
church
and
candler
since
1996.
over
the
years.
I've
preached
that
the
foundation
of
our
faith
is
so
very
simple
to
love
god
and
to
love
one
another,
the
best
way.
We
know
how
I
believe
with
all
my
heart.
There
is
no
better
way
for
us
to
do
that
than
by
getting
the
covet
19
vaccine.
C
C
I
do
want
to
point
out
that
the
school
events,
although
we're
coordinating
them
and
kind
of
directing
them
they
are
fema
staff
making
that
happen,
we're
using
making
use
of
fema
resources.
Public
health
doesn't
have
the
staffing
resources
to
cover
all
these
events.
So
that's
a
resource
we're
able
to
leverage
for
this
campaign.
C
C
Dr
mullendore
is
reaching
out
to
local
pediatricians,
we're
developing
some
resources
for
parents,
we're
planning
on
holding
some
town
halls
at
different
levels
for
for
concerned
parents
for
school
boards,
as
as
that,
more
information
about
those
vaccines
becomes
available,
but
the
anticipated
date
is
sometime
early
november
to
start
that
last
week
we
started
reaching
out
to
the
schools
to
start
coordinating
some
strategy.
We
had
our
first
official
meeting
this
morning
talking
about
what
we
think
we're
going
to
be
doing
for
those
events.
C
Speaking
generalities
right
now,
as
we
finally
have
some
details,
but
the
intent
is
on
saturdays
throughout
november
and
december.
Do
you
actually
take
it
to
different
school
districts
without
throughout
the
community
and
have
those
it'll
be
open
to
anyone,
but
specifically
focusing
on
those
feeder
schools,
elementary
schools
and
middle
schools,
their
site
and
pushing
it
out
to
for
convenience
and
access
in
that
community?
C
C
Our
30-day
push
for
that
campaign
strategic
campaign
began
september,
21st
and
it'll
also
end
on
october
22nd,
as
we
continue
to
establish
a
couple
more
outreach
events
for
that,
and
then
really
a
big
intensive
campaign
will
be
working
with
school
systems
once
that
vaccine
becomes
available
for
5
to
11
year
olds,
and
that
will
continue
through
the
remainder
of
next
year
into
next
year
early
next
year,
especially
as
we
consider
the
second
doses
in
the
three
week.
Delay
on
that.
C
What's
important
to
take
away
from
this
slide
is
that
all
these
lines
of
effort
is
coming
from
the
same
staff.
This
is
the
same
staff
that
stood
in
parking
lots
all
last
summer
doing
testing
the
same
staff.
That
was,
you
know,
fighting
microbursts
at
3am
in
a
parking
lot
working
in
13
degree
weather.
You
know,
with
trailer
doors
frozen
shut
all
year,
so
this
staff
is
exhausted,
they're,
tired
and
they're.
E
F
C
G
C
We're
looking
good
for
stat,
where
we
are
staffing
right
now,
but
it's
tight
and
I
think
what
we're
seeing
is,
as
we
do
lose
staff,
whether
that
contract
or
the
go
somewhere
else
we
do
have.
Some
nurses
who
are
you
know
just
have
indicated
that
there's
tired
of
doing
cobit,
stuff
and
they're
looking
for
something
else
and
what
we're
seeing
is
hiring
new
staff
right
now.
C
Particularly
nurses
is
very
hard
we're
having
to
compete
with
really
astronomical
wages
that
you
know,
hospitals
are
paying
well
above
standard
rates
right
now,
so
it's
there's
competition
and
a
lot
of
them
don't
even
want
to
get
back
into
that
field
because
they're
just
burned
out
so
where
we
are
right
now
is
pretty
good,
but
it's
very
tight
and
thin.
So
if
we,
if
we
do
lose
staff
or
we
go
down,
it's
really
hard
to
recover.
H
H
I
Good
afternoon,
commissioners,
good
afternoon
hope
you
all
are
doing
well
today,
while
we
wait
for
max
to
load
our
presentation,
all
right,
raphael,
baptist
strategy
and
innovation.
I'm
happy
to
be
here-
we've
been
talking
to
you
all
for
the
last
year
about
the
creation
of
a
culture
strategy
and
innovation
wanted
to
provide
you
with
an
update
today
related
to
an
incredibly
important
piece
of
that
culture
building,
which
is
our
upcoming
resident
community
survey.
I
I
So
the
survey
was
approved
as
part
of
the
fiscal
year
2022
budget
to
support
the
strategic
plan,
progress
and
the
reasons
we
do
this
is.
It
provides
us
a
statistically
significant
sample
of
resident
satisfaction
with
county
services.
It
might
be
like
what
in
the
world
does
that
mean
what
it
means
is
really
allows
us
to
say.
Let's
say:
90
percent
of
residents
are
really
satisfied
with
a
county
service,
with
the
margin
of
error
and
all
the
statistics
in
there.
I
That
means
that
we
can
say,
with
high
level
of
confidence
that
between
86
and
94
of
county
residents
are
actually
satisfied
with
that
service
delivery.
This
is,
you
know,
just
pure
numbers
to
tell
us
how
satisfied
people
actually
are.
It
is
the
closest
you
will
get
to
the
most
accurate
information
about
resident,
satisfaction
and
rest
and
priorities
that
you
are
able
to
get
as
a
local
government.
I
It
also
gives
you
a
targeted
understanding
of
resident
satisfaction
right.
What
does
someone
in
what's
the
community
in
arden
feel
like
compared
to
the
community
in
woodfin,
compared
to
sanding
mush,
we're
able
to
break
it
down
and
understand
how
different
areas
are
reflective
so
that
helps
us
make
decision-making
priorities
of?
Maybe
certain
communities
want
more
of
this
and
less
of
that,
and
we
can
adjust
accordingly,
and
we
can
also
do
it
at
a
demographic
levels,
understanding
different
racial
and
ethnic
groups
as
well,
and
it
provides
this
robust
benchmarking
and
trend
data.
I
So
if
I
tell
you
that
90
of
residents
are
satisfied
with
the
service,
you
might
say
that's
really
amazing.
Then
we
look
at
the
benchmark
and
our
peers,
both
in
north
carolina
nationally,
are
the
95
percent.
So
it
tells
us
oh
wait.
There
is
room
for
improvement,
or
hopefully
they're
85
and
we're
above
them
and
we're
doing
better
than
the
average,
but
it
gives
us
that
context.
Sometimes
we
just
have
a
point
of
data.
You
don't
understand
the
context
and
over
time,
as
we
do
this
multiple
times
we
can
see,
are
we
improving?
I
I
The
methodology
is
considered
the
gold
standard
in
the
industry.
All
our
major
peer
groups,
both
nationally
and
within
north
carolina,
use
the
same
methodology,
and
this
is
the
methodology
that's
endorsed
by
the
international
city,
county
management,
association
and
all
the
top
premier
organizations.
I
If
you
look
at
the
top
award
winners
and
strategic
planning
that
use
this
methodology,
people
will
be
able
to
complete
it
via
paper,
so
they'll
the
people
receive
it
will
get
an
envelope,
but
they
can
fill
it
out
on
paper
put
in
that
prepaid
posted
and
send
it
back,
they
can
call
a
phone
number
or
they
can
do
it
online.
So
there's
multiple
mediums
for
which
to
complete
the
survey
and
as
a
county,
that's
really
committed
to
equity
efforts.
I
I
If
you
want
to
complete
this
in
spanish
or
in
russian
call,
this
number
and
24
7
you'll
be
able
to
complete
the
survey
in
that
language
and
based
on
the
numbers
from
the
census
test
indicates
that
virtually
every
household
in
buncombe
county
will
have
at
least
one
member
at
the
age
of
18
or
above
who'll,
be
able
to
complete
the
survey
from
a
language
perspective.
So
we're
really
excited
about
this,
and
the
respondent
identity
will
never
be
known
to
buncombe
county
because
we're
using
a
vendor.
I
I
The
way
the
survey
is
structured
is
it's
six
pages
with
a
series
of
questions.
Some
questions
are:
how
satisfied
are
you
with
this
service?
Some
questions
are
which
of
these
issues,
which
of
these
topics
should
be
a
higher
priority
to
you.
It
will
include
a
cover
letter
from
buncombe
county
explaining
why
the
survey
is
important.
So
people
understand
the.
Why
filling
this
out?
A
A
Okay,
I
think
we're
ready
and
we're
just
gonna
we're
gonna
have
a
two-minute
presentation
from
each
of
the
organizations.
We're
not
gonna.
Ask
any
questions
here.
We're
just
gonna,
listen,
take
notes
and
then
we'll
send
we'll
send
follow-up
questions
for
organizations,
so
we
can
get
through
all
the
presentations
today.
J
M
M
Our
unsheltered
population
in
asheville,
you
have
our
application
before
you.
Our
homeless
population
in
buncombe
county
has
always
included
people
who
are
unsheltered
and
have
barriers
to
entering
programs
such
as
complex
behaviors,
unrelated
related
to
mental
health
or
substance,
abuse
disorders
and
lack
of
identification.
M
To
create
over
100
beds
of
non-congregate
emergency
shelter
for
people
experiencing
homelessness,
who
have
the
most
complex
needs
and
least
ability
to
access,
current
emergency
shelter
and
transitional
housing
opportunities
in
our
community.
The
city
is
currently
under
contract
to
purchase
the
ramada.
M
Funding
partners
to
implement
this
new
initiative,
our
specific
request
of
which
is
to
match
the
city's
contribution
for
acquisition,
upfit
and
operational
cost.
We
are
also
seeking
a
partner
service
provider
to
operate
the
shelter
shelter
and
are
currently
in
an
rfp
process
to
identify
a
qualified
entity
with
experience
serving
this
population
who
can
meet
the
project
goals.
Thank.
K
P
Q
Thank
you.
My
name
is
rick
sayer,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
hope,
network
of
the
carolinas
and
also
the
ceo
emeritus
of
a
south
florida
nonprofit
called
hope
from
miami.
I'm
a
nashville
native
and
we
launched
hope
network
in
2014
with
activities
or
at
craggy
prison
around
the
issues
of
children
of
incarcerated
fathers,
and
our
current
proposal
is
called
ready
for
life
and
we
believe
it
fits
into
the
county's
category
of
services
for
disproportionately
impacted
communities.
Q
Now
the
issues
we
want
to
address
are
academic
challenges,
racism,
healthy
relationships,
family
dysfunction,
teen,
pregnancy,
sdi,
prevention
and
teen,
dating
violence,
and
through
our
ready
for
life
program,
we
would
like
to
provide
educational
services
that
focus
on
the
academic,
social,
emotional,
mental
health
needs
of
middle
and
high
school
students
that
reside
in
buncombe
county
wafer.
Life's
goal
is
to
improve
social,
emotional
and
healthy
relationship,
skills
and
teens
in
order
to
promote
overall
well-being
and
help
facilitate
use
transition
to
a
healthy,
successful
adulthood.
Q
In
terms
of
our
program
delivery,
each
year
a
minimum
of
200
students
in
schools
and
community
faith-based
groups
will
receive
ready-for-life
educational
services
in
14
one-hour
sessions.
Our
curriculum
will
implement
the
dibble
institute's,
evidence-based
model
called
relationship
smarts,
and
it's
a
model
previously
implemented
by
our
sister
nonprofit
through
the
partnership.
Q
Help
network
will
also
provide
our
local
school
partners,
community
partners
with
resources,
skills,
coaching
training
through
an
experienced
skilled,
ethnically
diverse
team
from
hope
from
miami
a
hopeful
miami
has
20
years
of
experience
with
children
and
youth
in
services
to
after
school
convention
with
miami-dade
county
schools,
the
fourth
largest
public
school
system
in
the
u.s,
with
400
000
students.
Thank
you.
K
R
Thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
represent
irene
wortham
center,
82
percent
of
the
130
000
we
requested
is
to
replace
the
furniture
in
our
early
learning
center
and
adult
day
activity
center.
This
is
essential
furniture.
That's
used
every
day,
including
linens
and
cots
as
well.
This
furniture
has
been
compromised
due
to
the
liquid
bleach
solution.
We
use
three
to
four
times
a
day
and
the
frequent
frequent
washing
that
has
to
be
done
per
covid
protocol.
R
The
classroom
and
physical
learning
environment
is
is
an
important
teacher
for
the
people
in
our
programs.
Forty
percent
of
the
children
have
developmental
disabilities
and
ninety
percent
are
coming,
are
living
below
the
poverty
line,
so
a
safe
and
inviting
space
is
really
paramount
for
them
to
be
able
to
learn
and
mitigate
their
behaviors.
R
An
example
of
an
adverse
child
experience
is
that
a
child
touched
a
bumpy
table
and
immediately
had
a
sensory
overload.
A
functional
example
are
we
have
keyholes,
not
working
rusted
sinks,
we're
seeing
more
emotional
outbursts
during
this
time,
so
it's
paramount
that
we
just
get
this
furniture
replaced
in
the
adult
day
centers.
We
have
70
adults
who
are
spending
eight
hours
monday
through
friday,
there
with
developmental
disabilities,
and
it's
really
critical
that
we
have
safe
furniture.
R
Six
percent
of
this
funding
is
for
a
more
high-end
bleach,
wipe
that
is
less
harmful
and
we
don't
need
to
let
it
soak
on
our
surfaces.
So
should
we
get
funding
for
new
furniture,
we
would
transition
to
these
more
premium
wipes
which
are
approved
and
don't
wear
wood
and
then
finally,
12
of
the
funding
is
for
two
years
of
our
lead
teacher
for
lead
teacher
bonuses
based
on
their
performance
and
evaluation.
R
S
Our
mission
is
transforming
lives
to
transform
people.
The
requests
that
you
have
request
funding
for
victory
house
ii.
Last
year
we
created
north
carolina's
first
state
approved,
registered
apprenticeship
for
community
health
workers
and
over
the
course
of
the
year,
we
also
maintain
100
placement
rate
for
folks
that
are
in
recovery
and
re-entry.
What
we
found
out
was
that
we
were
able
to
do
this
because
we
provided
both
housing
and
transportation.
S
Our
request
to
you
all
is
to
support
us
building
property
that
would
be
primarily
for
housing
and
it's
for
those
that
are
in
recovery
and
re-entry
that
are
working
towards
sustainable
employment.
We
all
know
that
our
house,
our
current
housing
model,
does
not
work.
In
fact,
it
leaves
out
a
whole
group
of
people
and
except
because
it
separates
housing
from
work.
Our
recovery
and
returning
citizens
are
not
even
counted
in
our
regional
unemployment
numbers
because
they're,
not
part
of
the
research
base.
S
Primary
policy
institute
shows
that
it's
nine
times
worse
for
people
in
recovery
and
re-entry
than
for
anybody
else.
So
when
it's
three
percent
for
everybody
is
27
for
them,
when
I
got
out
of
prison,
I
didn't
have
any
place
to
go.
My
wife
and
three
kids
were
standing
in
duplex
right
across
from
from
community
church
on
burton
street,
and
I
had
to
ask
for
help,
but
some
people
don't
know
how
to
ask
so
we
set
it
up
where
they
don't
have
to
ask.
S
We
provide
the
housing
we
connected
with
jobs,
paying
at
least
15
an
hour,
and
those
that
are
interested
in
starting
a
business
can
learn
entrepreneurship
in
a
place.
That's
set
up
for
them
to
thrive
and
not
only
to
survive.
I
didn't
have
credit,
didn't
have
money,
didn't
have
a
house,
and
so
we
use
this
life.
Experience
plus
state
approved
curriculum
in
order
to
support
people
in
their
transition,
so
that
buncombe
can
be
a
little
more
sustainable
for
everybody
involved.
K
T
Thank
you
for
your
invitation
to
speak
regarding
the
latest
guy
american
recovery
plan
proposal
to
connect
all
communities,
this
project
further
dives
into
the
work
that
we've
been
cultivating
and
welcome
county
to
support
diversity
of
broadband
related
issues.
The
specific
project
seeks
to
support
addressing
affordability,
gaps,
infrastructure
needs
and
digital
literacy.
T
The
first
section
is
supporting
affordability
issues
by
working
with
the
housing
authority
on
the
next
phase
of
deployment
for
approximately
700
residents.
This
builds
from
previous
work
partnered
to
grow
opportunities
in
housing
authority
areas
and
the
housing
authority
has
already
placed
an
rfp
that
has
responses,
but
does
not
currently
have
the
funds
to
implement
the
project
by
entering
competition.
The
higher
density
communities
of
low-income
populations
will
ensure
higher
probability
of
better
market
solutions
in
their
community.
T
Second
part
of
the
project
seeks
to
fill
in
gaps
for
small
extensions.
We
anticipate
state
and
federal
funding
for
broadband
to
help
address
large
areas
of
unserved
populations,
but
not
small
projects.
The
funding
pool
may
have
an
option
for
small
extensions,
but
we're
waiting
on
state
budget
to
unfold,
and
even
if
it
does
local
program,
will
help
improve
services
for
people
faster.
T
Lastly,
the
program
will
have
a
staff
person
to
help
support
digital
literacy
efforts,
coupled
with
other
funding
land.
A
sky
has
in-house
an
individual
will
be
hired
part-time
to
become
a
digital
navigator
for
land
to
sky
and
bunk
boom
county,
and
this
person
will
coordinate
with
organizations
and
individuals
looking
to
improve
digital
literacy
and
travel
to
locations
to
help
lead
classes
or
one-on-one.
Trainings
target
audiences
have
been
identified
by
our
digital
inclusion
plans
as
english
and
second
language
senior
citizens
and
low-income
populations.
T
K
U
We
took
a
huge
hit
as
we
opened
our
global
arts
center
last
year
in
downtown
asheville
on
valentine's
day
and
had
to
close
within
one
calendar
month
because
of
covid
lee
global
arts
center
directly
supports
the
county's
strategic
plan
to
increase
total
employment
in
one
of
our
region's
largest
industries.
The
arts
serving
our
communities
and
families
and
visitors
to
our
area
is
what
we
do.
U
As
highlighted
by
the
asheville
area
chamber
of
commerce,
over
300
jobs
were
lost
in
the
arts
and
entertainment
industry
last
year
alone,
due
to
covet
that
is,
the
greatest
number
of
jobs
lost
from
any
industry
in
buncombe
county
due
to
health
restrictions
on
in-person
events
in
2020,
through
2021
due
to
covid
leif,
will
have
lost
over
1
million
dollars
in
mission
critical
funds
that
work.
Those
funds
go
to
directly
support
our
work
in
art,
education
and
experiences
with
leaf
schools
and
streets,
our
global
arts
hub
and
our
equity
learning
journeys,
and
so
many
more.
U
These
arp
grant
funds
will
give
us
the
time
to
rebuild
diverse
revenue,
income
streams
and
re-establish
our
name
as
one
of
the
strongest
organizations
in
arts
and
entertainment
industries
in
western
north
carolina
until
in-person
events
are
up
and
going
through
2022,
we
will
not
have
emission
critical
funds
needed
or
resources
to
be
able
to
support
these
people.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
K
V
V
V
We're
asking
for
132
492
dollars,
22
000
of
that
is
for
a
box
truck.
We
deliver
food,
we
also
go
to
mana
pick
up
the
food
and
from
other
donors
all
over
the
city.
Several
the
grocery
stores,
some
of
the
other
markets,
the
truck's
essential
as
cobit,
was
starting.
Our
old
truck
just
died.
We've
been
having
to
rent
a
truck
since
then
at.
N
V
V
We
are
currently
located
behind
kendall,
north
presbyterian
church.
The
building
was
built
in
1932.
We
have
an
original
boiler
system
as
well
as
window
units,
and
it
just
isn't
enough.
Also,
our
power
bills
go
way
above
a
thousand
dollars
in
peak
months.
This
is
going
to
help
our
volunteers
be
able
to
be
here
with
mask
on
covered
per
guidelines
and
continuing
to
serve
this
deserving
population,
as
we
are
the
only
food
bank
that
specializes
in
this
community
of
hiv
and
aids.
I
appreciate
any
consideration.
Thank
you.
O
O
O
Asheville,
just
doesn't
have
the
healthcare
infrastructure
right
now
to
serve
those
individuals,
and
while
there
are
many
great
organizations
doing
work
with
our
homeless
population,
we're
not
meeting
the
need
and,
frankly,
we're
not
working
collaboratively
enough
together
across
different
sectors.
Homelessness
is
a
very
complex
problem:
it
spans
healthcare,
housing,
the
criminal
justice
system,
food
insecurity,
many
other
problems,
but
we
don't
have
the
kind
of
coordination
of
services
right
now,
that's
required
to
truly
rehabilitate
a
human
life.
O
So
with
this
project
we
have
two
goals.
One
is
we
want
to
provide
comprehensive
health
care
to
people
two
is
we
want
to
be
able
to
coordinate
the
services
that
are
already
occurring
in
buncombe
county
for
the
unhoused
population
and
we
think
mayheck
is
ideally
suited
for
this?
We
already
have
the
healthcare
infrastructure.
O
K
X
Thank
you
all
for
taking
this
time
today,
I'm
hannah
randall,
the
ceo
at
mana
food
bank
and
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
critical
need
that
we're
facing
to
replace
our
existing
facility.
I
want
to
be
clear
that
this
is
not
a
want
to
do
project.
This
is
a
musty
project.
Mana
was
operating
at
critical
mass
before
the
pandemic
and
then,
when
the
pandemic
hit,
the
number
of
people
mana
surf,
doubled
almost
overnight
to
more
than
136
000
people
per
month.
But
we
didn't
flinch.
X
We
flexed
and
we
showed
up
for
folks
who
never
imagined
that
they
would
need
food.
Bunkum
is
the
nucleus
of
our
operations
and
by
far
the
most
populous
county
that
we
serve
and
bunk
them
alone.
Nana
distributes
food
to
115,
vital
partner
organizations
who
rely
on
us
to
serve
high
need
and
marginalized
communities.
X
In
the
past
year,
mana
and
our
network
fed
over
36
400
people
in
buncombe
county
per
month,
at
a
rate
of
16
000
meals
per
day.
Our
essential
need
for
a
new
facility
is
driven
by
three
critical
factors.
One
serious
safety
concerns
due
to
over
capacity
two
efficiency
as
we're
currently
operating
in
multiple
facilities.
Due
to
that
and
three
ongoing
environmental
threats
for
flooding.
X
The
investment
that
we're
humbly
requesting
is
about
a
tenth
of
the
project,
cost
that
we're
working
to
diligently
raise
while
still
feeding
more
people
than
before
the
pandemic.
We
hope
you'll
help
us
in
feeding
people
today
tomorrow
and
for
generations
to
come
in
buncombe
county.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
K
Y
Yes,
my
name
is
belinda
kennedy
grant
and
I'm
the
executive
director
of
mount
zion
community
development
incorporated
our
request
for
funds
is
to
continue
our
legacy
program
project
naf
that
stands
for
nurturing
asheville
and
area
families.
This
program
has
been
around
for
23
years,
supporting
reproductive
health
rights
of
historically
excluded
communities.
Y
Y
Y
We
believe
in
partnerships
with
many
departments
of
like-minded
organizations,
because
we
all
believe
that
african-american
babies
that
are
deserve
to
see
their
first
year
of
life
and
beyond.
We
remain
grateful
to
you,
welcome
county
for
past
funding
and
we
respectfully
request
contingent
funding
for
this
initiative.
Thank
you.
So
much.
K
Z
It's
advised
by
a
community
committee,
including
appointees,
from
both
the
city
and
county
and
representatives
from
each
of
the
participating
cdfis.
The
kovit
19
pandemic
is
fundamentally
changing
our
economy.
Yet
if
we
are
proactive
and
bold,
we
can
shape
these
forces
towards
an
economic
environment
that
yields
more
inclusive
prosperity.
Z
Z
3.4
million
in
funding
to
90
businesses
and
creating
or
retaining
320
jobs.
Despite
the
very
real
challenges
posed
by
the
pandemic,
we
also
have
a
generational
opportunity
that
could
help
drive
an
inclusive
economic
recovery
cut
recovery.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
of
this
request
on
behalf
of
the
mountain
community
capital
fund.
K
N
N
The
opportunity
to
talk
about
funding
needs
to
prevent
and
respond
to
child
abuse
and
neglect
in
buncombe
county.
The
county
has
outlined
a
number
of
important
issues
to
be
addressed,
such
as
mental
health
services,
substance
abuse,
homelessness,
health
determinants,
vocational
supports
and
services
for
acute
or
crisis
situations.
According
to
a
cdc
study.
Most
of
these
conditions
that
impact
adults
have
their
origins
and
childhood
adverse
experiences.
N
Over
the
past
year,
cps
and
law
enforcement
have
received
a
50
to
80
percent
increase
in
child
abuse
reports,
as
children
have
returned
to
school.
Full-Time
mountain
cac
will
respond
with
increased
staff
and
services.
The
cdc
directly
links
child
trauma
with
real
health
problems
in
adulthood.
Child
abuse
impacts
our
communities
with
alcohol
and
drug
addiction
and
major
medical
and
mental
health
illnesses.
N
Johns
hopkins
research
demonstrates
that
the
cost
impact
for
treating
children
for
the
effects
of
childhood
trauma
is
1.5
million
dollars
per
child
over
their
lifetime.
Buncombe
county
will
pay
for
child
abuse
and
medical
and
mental
health
and
social
services,
the
justice
and
criminal
system,
food
insecurity
and
homelessness.
This
doesn't
even
address
the
loss
in
human
potential.
Mountain
cac
provides
evidence-based
services
that
have
empirically
shown
to
prevent
abuse
and
dramatically
reduce
its
impact
on
children,
their
families
and
community.
N
AA
Yes,
cindy
weeks
here,
I
tried
to
start
my
video,
but
I
I
think
you
have
it
turned
off
okay.
Here
we
go
all
right
great.
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
chairman
newman
and
commissioners.
I
am
cindy
weeks.
Vice
president
at
mountain
housing
opportunities,
our
full
arca
request
encompassed
two
developments:
totaling
230
apartments.
AA
Today
I
will
focus
on
just
one
of
those
developments.
Lakeshore
villas,
lakeshore
villas
will
be
built
along
hendersonville
road
in
arden.
We
urgently
need
strong
financial
support
from
buncombe
county
to
make
this
development
happen
in
the
near
term.
Lakeshore
is
shovel
ready,
has
zoning
approval
architectural
plans
and
due
diligence
is
complete.
AA
Lakeshore
villas
is
also
convenient
to
several
of
many
south
asheville
employers
such
as
eaton
and
linenmar
lakeshore
villas
will
serve
individuals
and
families
at
30,
50,
60
and
80
percent
of
ami.
The
average
income
of
our
residents
will
be
about
39
000
for
a
family
of
three
over
half
of
the
jobs.
In
buncombe,
county
are
currently
at
that
wage
rate.
Additionally,
mho
accepts
section
8
for
every
one
of
our
apartments.
AA
Mho
also
serves
the
homeless
community.
We
have
been
very
successful
over
the
years
in
placing
folks
directly
from
the
streets
into
our
housing
as
well
as
with
referrals.
We
will
serve
the
homeless
community
at
lakeshore
as
well.
We
ask
for
your
help
today
to
achieve
our
vision,
which
is
also
your
vision.
Thank
you
very
much.
K
AB
I'm
elizabeth
williams,
the
executive
director
of
mountaincare,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
today.
Mountain
care
provides
adult
day
services
for
adults
over
18,
primarily
older
adults
that
have
cognitive
or
physical
issues
due
to
caring
aging.
Sorry,
due
to
aging
in
2019
pre-coded,
we
provided
more
than
27
000
days
of
services
to
over
250
adults
and
their
caregivers
in
buncombe
county.
That's
compared
to
15
000
in
2020,
and
a
quarter
of
that
in
2021..
AB
AB
Adulte
supports
buncombe
county's
strategic
goal
to
protect
older
adults,
ability
to
age
in
place
by
allowing
caregivers
respite
support
and
older
adults
to
choose
to
stay
in
their
home
as
long
as
they
would
like.
Due
to
covid.
We
were
closed
for
six
months
in
2020
and
2021
was
obviously
a
great
impact
on
our
revenue,
a
loss
of
around
a
hundred
thousand
per
month
when
we
were
close
to
sixteen
eighty
percent
thousand
at
limited
capacity.
Obviously,
we
have
many
fixed
income
expenses
that
were
not
impacted
and
did
not
align
with
our
decrease
in
revenue.
AB
AC
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
tom.
Hardy
I
serve
as
the
manager
of
msd
the
kindler
area
corridor
along
1923
has
previously
been
identified
by
county
officials
along
with
local,
civic
and
business
groups
as
a
priority
area
in
need.
That
would
benefit
from
public
sewer
service.
While
this
corridor
is
served
by
public
water,
the
potential
for
development
is
significantly
limited
due
to
the
lack
of
public
sewer
as
an
existing
transportation
and
commercial
corridor
such
as
this.
AC
This
project
could
eliminate
these
discharges
and
improve
the
water
quality
of
harmony,
creek
and
its
tributaries.
This
would
provide
some
environmental
equity
to
those
in
that
area,
along
with
all
those
who
live
downstream.
From
harmony
creek
and
along
the
french
broad
river,
this
is
a
rare
opportunity
for
the
county
to
utilize
our
funds
that
specifically
list
water
and
sewer
infrastructure
as
allowable
expenditure,
as
well
as
partner
with
msd
on
a
critical
initiative.
AC
If
funds
are
secured,
this
would
allow
msd
to
monetarily
participate
with
approximately
2.1
million
dollars
in
accordance
with
msd
extension
policy,
thus
leveraging
additional
funds
for
the
project
further.
The
extension
of
the
lines
would
offer
numerous
businesses
and
residences
the
opportunity
to
abandon
thousands
of
septic
systems
and
no
longer
have
to
worry
about
repairs
and
maintenance
of
those
systems.
Sewer
service
would
bring
about
opportunities
to
develop
land
for
affordable
housing,
businesses,
services,
employment,
centers
in
the
area.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
K
L
Very
much
hello,
my
name
is
celeste
collins,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
on-track
financial
education
and
counseling.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
and
for
your
service
to
buncombe
county
people
in
buncombe.
County
are
reeling
because
of
the
financial
impact
of
covet
19.
for
many
people,
especially
those
with
low
incomes
and
in
marginalized
communities.
Their
finances
are
a
mess
because
of
covid
they've
had
to
scramble
every
month
to
cover
basic
needs.
L
L
A
subset
of
our
grant
request
is
a
match
savings
program
which
will
provide
128
households
with
a
three
dollar
match
for
every
dollar
that
they
say,
participants
build
skills,
while
building
savings
studies
show
that
emergency
savings
are
vital
to
help
to
responding
when
life
happens.
The
impact
of
this
program
is
best
captured
by
one
of
our
participants.
L
Knowledge
without
action
does
not
get
you
where
you
want
to
be.
You
can
know
what
you
should
do,
but
not
necessarily
do
it.
The
secure
program
required
action
coming
to
classes,
counseling
sessions,
making
deposits
and
taking
action
steps.
It
was
helpful
to
have
that
kind
of
encouragement
and
accountability.
Thank
you.
K
AD
Okay,
so
I'm
nc
ellis
and
I'm
representing
the
non-profit
of
resources
for
resilience.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity.
Listen,
I'm
going
to
jump
right
in
how
has
covert
19
and
racialized
trauma
between
pandemics,
impacted,
your
life
impacted
your
emotional
self,
your
mental
health
and
your
physical
being
impacted
you
and
your
family
and
the
people
that
you
work
with,
and
the
people
that
you're
serving
and
don't
feel
good
in
your
body.
Does
it
do
a
body
scan?
Are
you
feeling
tight
in
your
chest?
Do
you
feel
like
heaviness?
AD
You
can
feel
the
weight
of
it.
Do
you
feel
clenched
in
your
muscles?
Now
I
want
you
to
do
this.
For
me,
I
want
you
to
think
about
who
was
supporting
you
who
or
what
helped
you
through
the
twin
pandemics.
I
want
you
to
think
about
it.
Who
were
your
people?
Who
was
your
person
who
were
the
people?
That
said,
you
know
what
I'm
connected
to
these
people,
and
I
am
not
alone.
Maybe
it
was
an
animal.
Maybe
it
was
a
place.
AD
AD
Do
you
feel
like
warm
water
is
washing
over
your
body
now?
Do
you
feel
a
release
in
the
tension
in
your
body
in
your
muscles
in
your
neck
baby?
Do
you
feel
the
weight
coming
off
of
you?
Well,
if
you
have
congratulations,
because
you
just
reset
your
nervous
system
and
we
have
six
more
tools
just
like
it,
we
teach
that
toxic
stress
and
trauma
doesn't
have
to
overtake
your
life.
AD
We
teach
you
tools
to
help
you
manage
from
day
to
day
and
from
moment
to
moment
and
as
we
partner
with
the
wonderful
people
of
buncombe
county,
guess
what?
What
better
able
would
we
be
able
to
serve
everyone
if
we
all
came
from
a
regulated
place
serving
the
people
that
were
supposed
to
serve
and
doing
the
thing
that
we
were
called
to
do?
Thank
you
so
much.
K
AE
Yes,
thank
you.
I
want
to
first
start
out
by
thanking
you
guys
for
allowing
us
this
opportunity.
I
want
to
also
say
that
I
am
the
cfo
at
open
doors
of
asheville.
I
am.
I
have
been
working
in
this
position
for
a
little
bit
over
a
month
now,
and
I
am
just
in
just
thrilled
with
how
much
impact
open
doors
of
asheville
is
providing
in
the
community.
AE
One
of
our
one
of
our
really
big
success
stories,
and
that
emphasizes
the
impact
of
covid
on
our
population,
is
that
during
the
uncertainty
of
kovid,
we
had
one
of
our
college.
Students
actually
have
to
travel
back
and
forth
from
school
before
she
finally
got
the
determination
that
she
was
going
to
be
doing
online
classes
and
with
her
already
coming
from
an
under-resourced
community,
she
had
to
deal
with
things
that
we
wouldn't
normally
have
to
deal
with
in
extra
expenses
that
we
might
not
always
think
about,
such
as
gas
for
traveling.
AE
How
was
she
going
to
now
feed
herself
now
that
the
school
program
or
the
college
program
for
for
fun
or
for
food
was
going
to
affect
her?
Was
she
going
to
have
to
utilize
pick
up
another
job
in
order
to
to
stay
at
home?
Is
she
in
a
safe
home
environment?
So
we
are
seeking
funding
to
help
us
continue
to
support
those
students,
as
they
deal
with
these
issues
and
help
us
to
continue
to
put
those
kids
to
and
through
college
and
even
beyond
now.
So,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
K
AF
Thank
you
hi.
I
can't
seem
to
start
my
video,
but
I'm
alan
muscat-
and
I
am
the
founding
ceo
of
no
taste
like
home.
Organic
grocery
school
is
our
fiscal
agent
for
the
project,
which
is
about
teaching
foraging
along
with
hiring
and
training
a
number
of
instructors.
So
why
foraging
foraging
is
gathering
wild
food?
It
gets
you
outside
off
of
screens
like
these,
not
just
in
nature,
but
connecting
with
it.
You
get
free,
healthy
food
and
exercise.
AF
You
can
save
and
even
make
money
doing
it.
Foraging
can
be
safe,
sustainable
and
environmentally
beneficial,
which
I
know
because
I
served
on
the
state
committee
that
legalized
commercial
wild
mushroom
hunting
in
north
carolina
also
no
taste
like
home,
is
26
years
old
now
and
we're
the
largest
foraging
school
in
the
world.
AF
So,
to
illustrate
a
few
years
ago,
we
took
out
a
group
from
asheville
middle
school
and
we
happened
to
walk
through
an
old
apple
orchard,
so
the
children
gathered
apples
and
the
next
day
a
teacher
emailed
us-
and
she
said
one
of
the
students
had
come
in
beaming.
He
had
never
picked
fruit
from
a
tree,
and
this
was
just
apples.
AF
So
imagine
that
there's
food
all
around
us
that
no
one
is
growing,
especially
in
the
city,
so
that,
even
if
you
run
out
of
money
you're
not
going
to
starve
it's
a
feeling
of
security
of
being
provided
for.
That's
why
the
project
is
called
eden
for
all
through
the
project
we're
going
to
provide
5,
000
spaces
in
our
programs
to
bypoc
and
other
underserved
people
of
all
ages,
we're
going
to
fill
50
year-long
internships
and
hire
at
least
five
instructors.
AF
K
AG
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
having
me
here
today.
My
name
is
snyder
cotter,
I'm
the
program
director
at
our
voice.
Our
voice
is
the
rape
crisis
center
for
buncombe
county
and
we
serve
survivors
of
sexual
violence
and
human
trafficking.
I
would
like
to
focus
my
time
today,
speaking
about
our
human
trafficking
program.
This
funding
would
help
us
continue
to
build
the
capacity
of
our
human
trafficking
program
over
the
span
of
five
years.
AG
According
to
the
national
human
trafficking
expert
polaris,
we
are
seeing
a
national
upward
trend
of
individuals
being
identified
of
having
as
having
been
trafficked.
We
also
know
that
covid
has
compounded
the
trauma
of
being
trafficked
as
there
is
greater
concern
of
contracting
covet
when
seeking
help,
as
well
as
more
isolation
across
our
community
at
large.
AG
Her
voice
has
continued
to
provide
direct
in-person
services
at
the
buncombe
county
family
justice
center.
Throughout
the
entirety
of
the
pandemic.
We
serve
survivors
of
trafficking,
ages,
13
and
up
through
a
trauma-informed
lens.
We
meet
survivors
where
they're
at
which
sometimes
means
using
our
agency
van
to
help
a
survivor
relocate
to
a
safer
place
or
to
accompany
a
survivor
when
they
find
the
courage
to
tell
their
story
to
law
enforcement.
AG
With
this
funding,
we
could
also
work
to
continue
to
collaborate
with
local
law
enforcement
to
build
high
quality
training
for
the
officers
that
are
tasked
with
stopping
traffickers
and
to
keep
our
community
safe.
We
have
begun
to
provide
training
to
law
enforcement
cadets,
and
this
funding
would
help
us
continue
to
grow
and
develop
more
targeted,
trainings
for
detectives
and
prosecutors
on
trauma-informed
responses
in
working
with
human
trafficking.
Survivors.
AG
K
W
Hello,
can
everybody
hear
me
we
can
awesome.
So,
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
be
on
the
platform.
I
truly
appreciate
it.
My
name
is
keenan
lake,
and
I
am
the
founder
ceo
director
of
my
daddy,
taught
me
that,
for
those
who
don't
know
about,
my
daddy
taught
me
that
we
are
a
youth-led
youth-based
organization.
W
We
have
three
programs.
We
have
the
my
daddy
taught
me
that
program
working
with
young
men
ages,
12
through
19
grade
6
through
12..
We
have
the
my
sister
taught
me
that
program
working
with
the
young
women
of
the
same
ages
same
grade
levels,
and
then
we
have
a
junior
program,
ages,
6
through
11
and
all
of
our
programs.
All
three
of
our
programs.
We
have
over
150
kids
that
we
deal
with
and
work
with,
the
the
reason
that
we
are
put
in
a
you
know.
W
What
we
know
is
that
our
youth,
particularly
our
black
and
brown
youth,
really
have
nowhere
to
go
in
national
north
carolina.
As
far
as
places
to
you
know,
hang
out
places
to
you
know
have
programming
all
this
type
of
stuff.
We
know
the
challenges
that
we've
been
dealing
with
and
covet
has
only
exacerbated
those
those
challenges
that
we
have.
W
We
have
gotten
verbal
commitment
from
deborah
campbell
that
she
is
on
board.
We
were
looking
to
get
with
dogwood
to
make
sure
they're
on
board,
so
what
we
want
to
do
is
secure
a
place,
a
space,
not
only
whether
my
daddy
taught
me
that
my
sister
taught
me
that
youth,
but
for
youth
all
around,
so
this
space
will
be
open
at
least
six
days
a
week
for
our
youth
to
come.
W
K
AH
My
name
is
robin
marilyn,
I'm
managing
attorney
at
pisco
legal
services.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
all
the
ways
that
the
county
has
partnered
with
us
throughout
the
pandemic
and
to
talk
to
you
about
the
request
that
we've
made
today.
It
is
for
our
housing
work
and
one
of
the
many
lessons
we've
learned
in
the
pandemic
is
the
importance
of
having
a
home
a
place
where
you
can
socially
distance,
where
you
can
be
safe,
where
you
can
quarantine
where
you
can
go
to
remote
school
or
do
remote
work
like
I'm
doing
right
now.
AH
Our
request
is
for
three
years
of
funding,
but
given
everything
you
have
in
front
of
you,
if
one
year
or
two
years
makes
more
sense,
then
please
talk
with
us
about
that,
we're
very
open
to
negotiating
the
parameters
of
the
program
in
the
18
months
since
march
of
2020,
when
the
pandemic
began,
we've
actually
seen
a
42
increase
in
our
housing
cases.
Despite
there
being
an
eviction
moratorium
for
the
vast
majority
of
that,
we've
talked
to
a
lot
of
people
who
are
scared,
who
are
being
threatened
with
illegal
eviction
and
who
are
facing
other
obstacles.
AH
Today
I
observed
the
meeting
of
your
affordable
housing
subcommittee
and
I
really
appreciate
the
work
you're
doing
on
long-term
goals
for
affordable
housing
issues,
but
the
reality
is
is
that,
while
you're
working
on
those
long-term
goals,
we
have
what
I
hope
is
a
short-term
problem.
We
need
to
keep
people
in
the
homes
that
they
have
while
we
work
on
increasing,
affordable
housing.
AH
K
AI
Thank
you,
buncombe
county
commissioners
and
distinguished
guests.
Pivot
point
is
dedicated
to
providing
access
to
therapeutic
wilderness
and
adventure
outings
for
all
community
members.
Historically,
wilderness
therapies
have
been
denied
to
disenfranchise
communities
and
communities
of
color,
and
our
program
strives
to
address
these
disparities
by
providing
fully
subsidized
outings
to
underserved
and
justice
involved
communities.
AI
AI
Impact
on
those
assessed
is
at
risk,
even
more
so
working
now
with
all
diversion
services
and
treatment
courts
of
buncombe
county,
as
well
as
being
called
to
work
with
at-risk
youth
at
north
buncombe
and
reynolds
high
schools.
It
is
clear
that
our
services
provide
a
unique
pathway
to
healing
called
for
now
more
than
ever,
our
proposal
seeks
to
address
both
the
amplified.
Behavioral
health
needs
of
financially
underserved
populations,
as
well
as
that
of
our
highly
trained
and
specialized
staff
by
stabilizing
our
team
and
removing
covet
19
barriers,
including
food
and
rent
insecurities.
AI
This
proposal
re-establishes
the
bedrock
upon
which
our
ever-expanding
footprint
can
achieve
long-term
success,
and
we
can
continue
to
provide
sustainable,
behavioral
health
care
at
a
subsidized
rate
by
offsetting
the
negative
impacts
of
covet
19.
Our
work
can
return
to
the
explicit
focus
teaching
skills
that
lead
to
better
decision-making
abilities,
not
only
in
these
immediate
times
of
extended
trauma,
but
also
throughout
our
life
of
our
participants.
AI
These
are
essential
skills
for
long-term
sustainable
recovery,
their
skills
our
programming
has
provided
for
years
in
this
county
and
with
this
project
funded.
These
are
the
tenets
of
health
and
development.
We
can
once
again
focus
all
our
efforts
on.
Thank
you
again,
we're
honored
to
have
the
continued
support
of
buncombe
county
as
we
work
to
address
the
impacts
brought
on
by
cocoa
19
and
provide
evidence-based
support
to
our
community
members.
K
K
AJ
Good
afternoon,
chairman
newman
and
commissioners,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
today.
My
name
is
sandy
futz.
I
am
chief
operating
officer
for
rha
health
services.
Rha
provides
a
comprehensive
array
of
mental
health
and
substance
use.
Services
to
the
citizens
of
buncombe
county
rha
has
been
a
proud
partner,
with
buncombe
county
on
many
behavioral
health
and
justice
diversion
initiatives
over
the
years.
AJ
AJ
AJ
Utilizing
funding
to
support
the
return
of
full
operations
at
the
urgent
care
will
benefit
the
entire
community,
as
buncombe
county
residents
will
again
have
24
7
365
access
to
this
much
needed
crisis
service,
regardless
of
their
insurance
status.
The
return
to
24
7
operations
will
provide
these
valuable
services
at
the
time
the
individual
is
in
need.
AJ
The
funding
will
allow
for
the
reopening
of
the
observation
unit
at
the
urgent
care.
The
observation
unit
will
allow
individuals
who
need
inpatient
crisis
for
detox
care
to
have
access
to
a
safe,
medically
supervised
environment
while
they
await
placement.
The
availability
of
this
unit
greatly
increases
engagement
and
follow-through
with
needed
treatment.
AJ
AK
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
joey
moore,
representing
healing,
like
nearly
every
other
entity.
Here,
the
pandemic
has
dramatically
increased
service
demands
from
our
organization
sea
keeling
requests
funds
to
increase
accessibility
of
our
trauma-responsive
social
health
services,
reaching
individuals
and
communities
hardest
hit
by
the
pandemic
and
social
isolation
from
quarantine
measures.
AK
AK
These
resources
include
collaborative
operations
with
support
from
the
sunrise
community,
western
north
carolina
aids
project,
12
baskets
and
many
other
area
human
services
providers.
Additionally,
funds
will
subsidize
access
to
holistic
wellness
services
to
low
income
at
risk
for
overdose
individuals
and
assist
facilitation
costs
for
our
online
support
meetings
and
essential
programming
facets
since
the
pandemic
began.
K
AL
My
name
is
rachel
sasseman
and
I
have
the
privilege
of
serving
as
the
president
and
ceo
of
mercy,
urgent
care
here
in
asheville
north
carolina.
I
don't
think
it's
possible
to
adequately
explain
the
catastrophic
impact
that
this
pandemic
has
had
on
health
care
organizations
and
mercy.
Urgent
care
is
no
exception.
AL
Each
year
we
provide
more
than
half
a
million
dollars
in
uncompensated
or
undercompensated
care
in
this
region,
but
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
mercy
has
provided
just
under
50
000
coveted
tests
in
our
community.
That's
more
than
half
of
the
population
of
the
city
of
asheville,
and
we've
provided
just
under
50
percent
of
all
coveted
testing
services
in
the
asheville
area.
AL
But
providing
this
service
along
with
telemedicine
services,
has
resulted
in
over
110
dollars
of
unbudgeted
expense
on
technology
for
telemedicine
services
and
a
supply
expense
of
over
1.2
million
dollars
at
an
increase
of
374
percent.
Our
lab
fees
alone
cost
us
over
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
last
year
at
an
increase
of
a
hundred
and
seventeen
percent.
AL
In
spite
of
that
sobering
reality,
we've
shown
up
on
the
front
lines
every
day
to
serve
our
community
at
the
very
time
in
our
history
when
it
mattered
most
for
us
to
be
here.
If
ever
there
is
a
time
for
our
city
and
community
to
demonstrate
your
full
support
of
the
healthcare
heroes
at
mercy,
urgent
care
and
the
sacrifices
made
in
a
time
of
unprecedented
crisis.
That
time
is
now
and
that
opportunity
is
this
one.
Thank
you.
K
K
AM
AM
We
almost
immediately
were
affected
by
that
perfect
storm
of
a
pandemic,
schools
closing
and
families
in
distress
and
our
enrollment
dropped
to
10
children.
Fortunately,
we
were
designated
as
an
essential
service
to
serve
families
who
were
involved
in
providing
services
related
to
the
pandemic
and
to
families
who
could
not
be
at
home
during
the
school
closings.
AM
However,
we
have
only
been
able
to
enroll
63
children
and
have
a
waiting
list.
This
is
partially
due
to
the
lack
of
ability
to
pay
a
living
wage
to
any
and
benefits
to
our
staff.
The
extra
demands
we
place
on
our
teachers
with
all
the
covert
prevention
and
requirements,
lack
of
janitorial
support
and
the
competition
for
higher
wages
from
other
employers
in
the
community.
AM
We
continue
to
pay.
Our
fixed
costs
have
cut
any
administrative
support,
having
only
one
administrator
and
a
cook.
We
specifically
need
the
funds
requested
to
provide
a
living
wage
and
benefits
to
our
current
teachers
and
to
recruit
more
provide
administrative
support
to
deal
with
curriculum
development
and
supervision.
AM
K
AN
AN
This
concern
was
because
of
mental
disabilities
and
not
having
educational
services,
medical
housing
and
other
areas
that
affect
lives.
The
same
concerns
that
existed
then
exist
now,
however,
as
we
have
moved
forward
in
some
areas
we
are
behind.
In
others,
as
the
world
has
changed,
we
have
problems
in
the
areas
of
homelessness
of
families,
mothers
not
having
shelter
for
their
children
apartment
living
that
does
not
support
disabled
persons,
cost
of
living,
lack
of
transportation,
educational
issues
and
lack
of
services
that
do
not
accommodate
children
that
have
aged
out
of
children's
services.
AN
We
are
in
dire
need
of
having
a
staff
person
to
help
support
this
program.
Continue
these
services
in
buncombe
county
as
being
the
only
agency
that
supports
people
with
intellectual
developmental
disabilities
and
their
families.
Please
consider
the
most
vulnerable
people
and
help
us
continue
to
survive
and
thrive
and
help
the
families
thrive
and
survive.
K
AO
Hi,
thank
you.
My
name
is
nicholas
allison,
I'm
representing
the
arlo
organization,
this
house.
This
prod
is
designed
to
provide
sober
housing
and
change
the
way
that
halfway
houses
and
sober
living
facilities
operate
and
provide
services
covet
19
is
disproportionately
affected
and
further
marginalized.
The
population
struggling
with
addiction
as
you've
all
heard.
The
proposal
contained
here
is
a
new
concept
that
will
allow
and
incentivize
individuals
suffering
from
addiction
to
better
their
lives
after
the
traditional
detox
and
treatment
is
complete.
AO
AO
During
their
time
at
the
residence
they
will
pay
rent
as
per
norm.
However,
that
rent
payment
will
be
escrowed
in
an
account
and
once
they
graduate
from
the
program,
those
rent
payments
will
be
deposited
into.
The
bank
accounts
that
they
establish,
while
living
at
the
house,
so
that
they
have
a
fresh
start
and
a
little
bit
of
money
to
get
ahead
and
become
productive
members
of
society.
K
AP
Thank
you.
This
is
heather
bauer
representing
council
on
aging
of
buncombe
county.
We
are
prepared
to
meet
increased
demands
of
services,
as
covid
continues
to
disproportionately
impact
older
adults
today,
with
repercussions
that
cut
into
their
ability
to
age
successfully
into
the
future.
Our
work
plan
focuses
on
elder
justice
and
social
health
needs
through
care
management,
community
education
and
broad
and
service
navigation
heightened
due
to
covet
19.
AP
target
groups
include
adults
at
high
risk
for
abuse,
low-income
seniors
people
suffering
from
social
isolation,
living
with
cognitive
impairment
and
the
food
insecure
with
more
than
71
000
people
in
bunkum
over
the
age
of
60.
Today,
now
is
the
time
for
us
to
rise
up
to
build
upon
our
programs,
expand
traditional
eligibility
criteria
and
increase
capacity
to
put
food
on
the
table,
create
financial
security
and
deliver
resources
to
more
adults
and
their
families
than
ever
before.
Our
application
aligns
the
county
strategic
plan,
age
friendly
action
plan,
and
these
funds
can
be
put
to
work
immediately.
AP
At
the
local
level.
We
will
accomplish
mission
value
goals
for
service
education
and
advocacy
through
expansion
of
our
core
workforce
and
programming,
including
access
to
fresh
foods,
job
creation,
volunteer
services
and
emergency
planning.
In
addition
to
nonprofit
partners
and
civic
collaborators,
we've
identified
committed
agent
dimension,
friendly
vendors.
A
portion
of
their
requested
funds
would
pay
for
services
such
as
cleaning
downsizing,
emergency
items
and
technology,
like
phones,
laptops
and
data
packages.
We've
always
been
known
to
do
a
little
with
a
lot.
AP
I'm
sorry
a
lot
with
a
little
in
our
no
cost
high
yield
consumer
programming,
but
these
programs
have
high
demand
and
costs
that
continue
to
grow
more
rapidly
with
the
impact
of
covid
on
the
individual
community
and
care
economy.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
serve
in
this
capacity
as
we
all
age
together
here,
enhancing
lives
today,
creating
lasting
impact
on
the
community.
K
AQ
Good
afternoon
I
manage
the
domestic
violence
program
at
fiscal
legal
services.
This
is
a
collaborative
application
between
four
long-term
partners,
fiscally
called
the
mediation
center
help
made
in
our
voice.
We've
worked
together
for
many
years
to
provide
services
to
survivors
of
domestic
and
sexual
violence
and
child
abuse.
We
know
this
partnership
works
and
none
of
this
work
duplicates
any
other
application
before
the
count.
AQ
Together,
we
support
survivors
like
a
mother,
we'll
call
jenny.
Jenny
makes
minimum
wage,
but
just
when
she
had
saved
some
money
to
leave
her
violently
abusive
husband,
the
pandemic
kid
her
children
were
suddenly
home
from
school.
Housing
options
were
more
scarce
than
ever
through
the
pandemic.
The
abuse
only
got
worse
and
she
noticed
that
her
children
stuck
at
home,
had
started
imitating
her
husband's
behavior,
so
she's
trying
again
to
leave
now
that
the
children
are
back
in
school,
but
she
needs
a
plan
and
she
needs
support
she's,
also
terrified
of
going
to
custody
court.
AQ
AQ
As
of
october
1st,
we
all
face
a
four-year
gap
in
funding
before
it's
replaced
again
it's
finite,
but
we
need
alternative
funding
temporarily
to
maintain
services
through
the
next
few
years
we
first
asked
the
state
to
disperse
its
arc
of
funding
and
we're
told
to
go
to
local
governments
instead.
So
now
we
are
turning
to
the
county
to
fund
these
critical
public
safety
services
that
we
haven't
had
to
ask
you
for
until
now.
Even
a
portion
of
our
three-year
ask
would
allow
us
some
time
to
try
to
find
alternatives.
Thank
you.
AO
AO
With
this
funding,
we
believe
we
can
exponentially
increase
our
offering
to
support
even
more
families
and
individuals
with
substance
use
disorders.
The
effects
of
the
pandemic,
along
with
unintended
consequences
of
the
required
safety
measures
and
mandates,
have
exacerbated
the
ongoing
addiction
crisis,
and
our
aim
is
to
change
the
way
resources
are
provided
to
people
in
need
and
promote
addiction,
education
and
prevention
in
the
community.
AO
Our
request
is
to
fund
24
months
of
operations
of
the
sarah
foundation's
outreach
and
scholarship
program.
Our
approach
is
more
holistic
than
traditional
care
for
addiction.
You
know,
buncombe
county
has
almost
become
a
destination
for
recovery,
and
population
is,
is
the
population
seeking
help
is
increasing?
There
are
myriad
resources
for
recovery,
however,
navigating
these
resources
is
cumbersome
and
quite
daunting
for
those
new
to
sobriety,
while
our
outreach
and
scholarship
initiatives
will
continue
to
assist
people
with
navigating
detox
and
treatment
programs,
it's
the
aftercare
that
we
believe
is
the
most
important
part
of
an
individual's
recovery.
AO
This
pandemic
has
forced
all
of
us
into
isolation
from
one
another,
and
isolation
and
marginalization
are
normal
and
habitual
symptoms
of
addiction,
as
society
re-emerges
from
our
homes
back
into
interpersonal
relationships
and
social
situations,
we've
experienced
a
sense
of
freedom
that
sense
of
freedom
is
what
recovery
brings
and
sarah
foundation
is
dedicated
to
helping
those
in
need
and
help
them
to
find
that.
Thank
you.
K
AS
AS
When
we
understand
these
root
causes,
we
can
develop
strategies
to
address
them.
In
june
of
this
year,
the
white
house
released
a
statement
on
their
comprehensive
strategy
to
prevent
and
respond
to
gun
crime
and
ensure
public
safety.
Our
collaborative
program
is
currently
implementing
three
of
the
five
strategies,
which
are
first
providing
credible
messengers
who
directly
intervene
as
well
as
connect
people
to
social
health,
wellness
and
economic
services
to
expand
programming,
employment
opportunities
and
other
services
for
teens
and
young
adults,
and
three
help
formerly
incarcerated
individuals
successfully
re-enter
their
communities.
AS
This
one-time
funding
opportunity
would
allow
the
team
to
enhance
each
of
these
strategies
over
the
next
two
years.
Specifically,
funds
would
bring
money
directly
to
these
communities
and
addresses
those
root
causes
of
violence
by
engaging
those
who
are
trusted
messengers
in
their
community
and
paying
them
stipends
to
enhance
the
community
building
and
so
social
cohesion.
AS
The
team
is
building
and
by
providing
scholarships
to
youth
and
young
adults
for
educational
purposes,
trade,
schools
after
school
activities
or
small
business
startup
time
is
short
for
this
presentation
and
for
our
neighbors
living
in
communities
experiencing
high
rates
of
gun
violence.
Thank
you
for
prioritizing
gun,
violence,
prevention,
programming.
K
E
My
name
is
michael
hayes
with
the
emoji
health
wellness
and
justice
collective.
Our
motto
is
creating
community
through
connection
and
culture.
I
am
here
because
we
know
during
the
pandemic
substance
use
amongst
communities
of
color,
particularly
black
and
brown
communities
have
been
on
the
rise.
We
are.
We
want
to
take
a
holistic
approach,
a
culturally
aligned
trauma,
responsive
resiliency,
focused
approach
to
to
recovery
by
developing
a
a
provider
to
by
developing
provider.
Services
are
for
those
in
these
communities.
E
We
know
that
most
provider
services
have
not
really
done
the
job
of
like
servicing
their
communities
of
color.
So
we
have
been
working
on
this
process
for
about
a
year
now
by
developing
peer
support
specialists
and
developing
partnerships
with
those
who
are
counselors
with
those
who
are
therapists.
Like
a
therapist.
Like
me,
counselors
like
from
the
ashes
who
can
help
with
other
services,
we
are
prepared
to
to
actually
start
with
a
mobile
crisis
unit
to
have
24-hour
mobile
crisis
hotline,
as
well
as
peer
support
specialists
that
we
will
put
in
the
community.
E
This
is
not
to
take
away
from
any
provider
that
is
in
the
work
that
they've
been
doing,
but
we
know
because
it
is
evidence-based
that
peer
support
specialists
have
a
greater
impact
on
those
who
are
going
through
substance
use
and
mental
health
disorders.
When
it
is
somebody
that
looks
like
them,
that
might
have
come
from
a
place
that
they
have
come
from.
E
That
might
have
a
similar
background,
so
we
developed
the
peer
support
specialist
in
order
for
us
to
move
into
becoming
a
provider
and
providing
services
for
those
in
the
communities
that
we
come
from.
We,
hopefully
that
we
can
put
our
ass
together
and
come
up
with
the
money
that
we
need
to
make
this
happen.
But
our
approach
is
always
going
to
be
culturally
aligned
trauma,
informed
resiliency
focus
it's
a
holistic
approach,
but
it's
the
real
approach
that
works.
K
AT
Hi
everyone
I'm
janet
cohn,
representing
the
university
of
north
carolina
asheville,
and
I
want
to
talk
to
you
briefly
about
the
carl
strauss
track
on
our
campus.
Our
track
has
always
been
open
to
the
residents
of
buncombe
county
as
a
facility
for
walking
jogging
running
training
for
people
of
all
ages.
AT
K
P
Hello,
my
name
is
lance
silvers,
I'm
vice
president
of
community
impact
for
united
way.
We
all
agree
that
economic
stability,
health
or
educational
outcomes
should
not
be
predictable
by
race,
home
language
or
income,
yet
they
often
are.
Similarly,
the
disproportionate
impact
of
the
pandemic,
specifically
on
communities
of
color
and
low
wealth
communities,
was
quickly
evident
in
the
lives
of
students
and
their
families.
Community
schools
are
built
on
the
principle
that
equity
and
educational
excellence
are
inseparable.
P
There
is
an
illustration
we
often
share
to
describe
community
schools
in
which
a
student
walks
through
the
school
hallway
carrying
several
backpacks
each
bag
is
labeled
one
with
hunger,
another
one
with
lack
of
summer
programming,
another
one
with
structural
racism,
another
with
a
lack
of
healthcare
access,
and
there
could
be
many
more
labels
and
bags.
The
caption
underneath
reads:
can
someone
help
me
with
these
bags?
I'm
late
for
math
class?
P
We
have
seven
community
schools,
each
with
a
full-time
coordinator,
spread
throughout
the
county
right
now,
working
alongside
parents,
students,
service
providers
and
businesses
to
lighten
the
load
of
these
backpacks.
We
have
to
add
two
more
community
schools
next
year.
These
schools
are
actively
wrapping
a
network
of
community
partners
around
their
school
while
transforming
the
school
into
a
hub
of
support
for
the
surrounding
community.
K
AU
AU
In
response
to
this
reality
for
this
project,
we
have
selected
six
community
partners
who
work
with
a
high
percentage
of
black
and
latino
clients.
Each
organization
will
be
able
to
refer
17
clients
to
working
wheels
for
a
deeply
discounted
vehicle
repair
over
a
two-year
time
frame.
We're
talking
about
asheville
housing
authority,
buncombe,
county
reentry,
council,
pisgah,
legal,
the
yw,
wca,
ymi,
open
doors.
AU
Furthermore,
the
vehicle
once
repaired
will
continue
to
enable
the
owner
to
generate
an
income
access,
medical
appointments,
take
children
to
school
events,
and
so
many
other
activities
that
lead
to
a
high
quality
of
life
as
our
local
economy
recovers.
There
are
a
great
deal
of
jobs
available,
however,
people
need
dependable
transportation
to
obtain
and
keep
those
jobs.
AU
Expanding
the
vehicle
repair
program
at
working
wheels
will
shift
some
of
the
power
back
to
the
workers.
A
dependable
car
gives
job
seekers
the
chance
to
find
a
better
opportunity
across
town
rather
than
accepting
an
available,
but
less
desirable.
Job
close
by
access
to
affordable
vehicle
repairs
can
remove
a
barrier
and
empower
a
family
to
do
what
is
best
for
them
and
their
path
forward.
Thank
you
for
considering
this
request.
AW
AW
So
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
to
achieve
an
equitable
world
and
it's
going
to
require
people
working
across
against
oppressive
forces
that
fuel
inequity
in
the
united
states
single
mothers
make
up
23
of
the
73.7
million
children
under
the
age
of
18
in
this
country.
According
to
the
2016
u.s
census
bureau
report,
asheville
has
15.1
percentage
of
poverty
and
single
mothers
make
up
a
high
percentage
of
this
warrior.
Mom's
mission
is
to
eradicate
emotional
paralysis
among
single
mothers
who
live
in
poverty.
AW
AW
We
would
tailor
our
services
for
holistic
solutions
to
the
challenge
and
opportunities
identified
to
address
the
emotional
healing
of
single
moms,
her
children
and
her
support
system.
We
offer
emotional
well-being,
tools
and
practices,
entrepreneurial
success,
training,
materials
and
resources
and
empowerment.
Our
outcome,
visual
solutions
and
tools
to
assist
with
our
current
climate
guidance
and
tools
to
assist
with
eradicating
emotional
paralysis
such
as
fear,
anxiety,
depression
and
toxic
stress
and
guidance
to
shift
from
problem
mode
to
solution
mode.
AW
We
are
seeking
funding
to
support
for
an
extension
of
our
current
free
curriculum,
how
to
eradicate
fear,
a
guide
for
entrepreneurial
digital
course
offering
to
single
moms
and
to
include
grandmothers
who
are
raising
their
grandchildren
and
also
include
a
one-year
emotional
business
and
counsel
which,
which
also
includes
the
stipend
award.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
K
AR
AR
First,
we
are
making
all
plates
equal
in
response
to
the
outbreak
of
cobot
19
and
the
ongoing
threat
posed
by
inadequate
access
to
nutritious
food
by
vulnerable
populations.
We
give
a
share
and
south
side
kitchen
is
helping
to
reduce
the
gap
by
providing
low-cost
and
healthy
food
to
our
county's,
most
at-risk
citizens.
AR
AR
AR
AR
K
AX
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
mariela
solano
and
I'm
the
director
of
health
access
equity
programs
at
the
western
carolina
medical
society.
Thank
you
for
listening
to
us
this
afternoon
and
I'm
most
thankful
for
all
of
the
partners
that
we
have
on
this
call
and
all
the
wonderful
work
that
they're
doing
within
our
communities.
AX
Despite
making
up
nine
percent
of
the
population
of
north
carolina,
hispanic
and
mutton
people
have
accounted
for
18
of
covet
cases
statewide,
and
I
personally
know
of
a
case
that
was
in
the
hospital
because
of
covet
both
both
the
couple.
The
married
couple
were
in
the
hospital
because
of
cobit
and
they
were
not
allotted
language
services
while
they
were
there.
Therefore,
when
one
of
them
passed
away,
the
other
spouse
was
in
shock
because
they
never
received
adequate
information
or
language
services
to
inform
them
of
what
was
going
on.
AX
8.1
percent
of
the
population
in
buncombe
county
speaks
a
language
other
than
english
and
another
3.7
report
that
they
speak
english
less
than
well.
The
most
recent
buncombe
county
health
community
assessment,
a
community
health
assessment
from
2018
states
that
there
are
huge
health
disparities
among
communities
of
color
equity,
is
access
to
how
equity
and
access
to
health
care
was
one
of
the
top
elements
of
a
healthy
community
identified
in
that
report.
Language
disparities
lead
to
health
disparities
and
having
high
quality
language
services
available
to
the
limited
english
proficient
speaking.
AX
Patients
and
also
the
deaf
and
the
hard
of
hearing
is
a
step
towards
health
equity,
and
we
thank
you
for
your
consideration
for
this
grant.
It
will
allow
us
to
continue
to
provide
the
much
needed
language
services
that
that
our
community
members
and
people
in
my
own
family
need
in
this
area.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
K
AY
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
commissioners
and
everybody
that's
listening.
My
name
is
bradley
collins
with
the
woodfin
fire
department
in
woodson
north
carolina,
and
our
goal
with
this
project
is
to
prevent
and
mitigate
covet
19
by
getting
a
personal
protective
equipment
dryer
early
on
in
the
pandemic.
We
realized
that
ppe
was
going
to
have
a
shortage,
so
we
took
the
time
and
investment
to
get
reusable
ppe.
AY
We
got
fire
decks
level,
three
isolation
suits
and
with
the
ppe
shortage
that
was
going
around
the
country
and
even
in
our
area,
initially,
we
were
able
to
have
these
suits
on
hand.
In
case
we
were
needed
on
an
emergency
call.
Woodfin
fire
department
serves
about
7
000
people
in
the
northern
bunking
county
area.
We
have
two
assisted
living
facilities.
There
we
have
elementary
school
at
woodfin.
We
also
have
some
private
schools
and
several
businesses,
so
we
are
all
the
time
responding
to
different
emergency
incidents.
AY
AY
Something
else
that
we
did
early
on
was
many
of
us
started,
keeping
all
of
our
uniforms
at
work.
As
we
know,
coveted
19
can
travel
on
surfaces
and
can
embed
into
clothing,
so
we
started
keeping
all
of
our
uniforms
and
everything
at
the
fire
department
changing
out
when
we
come
into
work
and
also
washing
and
keeping
everything
at
work
to
prevent
it
from
spreading
to
our
families.
AY
We
have
been
fortunate
with
all
of
our
policies
and
procedures
to
not
have
any
major
outbreaks
of
our
fire
department,
and
we
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
all
today
about
this
project,
and
we
hope
that
you
would
consider
funding
our
project
for
6,
900
and
38
dollars
for
this
new
commercial,
ppe
dryer.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
K
AZ
AZ
Ray
jeffrey,
I'm,
the
managing
director
of
the
worthen
center
for
performing
arts,
and
I
appreciate
your
time
and
attention
today.
The
wortham
center
has
requested
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
lead
the
recovery
for
buncombe
county
arts
sector
after
the
devastating
effects
of
the
pandemic
performing
arts
venues
were
particularly
hit
hard
by
the
pandemic,
as
we
make
our
money
from
mass
gatherings
performing
arts
venues
were
the
first
to
close,
and
we
were
some
of
the
last
to
open
wortham
center
for
the
performing
arts
is
a
three
venue
facility.
AZ
AZ
AZ
This
funding
will
help
the
wortham
center
recover
to
rebuild
and
to
continue
to
be
a
leader
in
our
community
to
serve
more
than
65
000
community
members,
5
000
artists
and
more
than
40
different
local
companies,
arts
and
culture
are
an
integral
part
of
the
fabric
of
our
community
and
the
foundation
on
which
it
was
built.
The
arts
are
vital
to
community
building
civic
engagement,
education
and
economic
development.
The
arts
are
essential.
AZ
K
BA
BB
BB
We
are
the
largest
school-age
provider
of
child
care
and
the
largest
provider
of
licensed
school-age
child
care
in
the
state
of
north
carolina.
Serving
in
that
capacity,
we
know
how
critical
our
role
is
in
our
communities.
Economic
recovery.
We
know
understand
how
critical
our
role
is
in
life
of
parents
and
in
that
of
the
children
that
we
serve
every
day.
Currently,
we
are
receiving
calls
from
caseworkers
guidance,
counselors
and
social
workers
on
a
daily
basis,
as
we
are
forced
to
place
children
in
bunken
county
on
a
wait
list.
BB
Right
now
we
have
about
189
children
on
a
waitlist
every
time
that
we
have
to
place
families
on
a
waitlist.
We
know
that
we
are
forcing
parents
to
make
an
often
impossible
decision.
They
either
have
to
send
their
kids
home
alone,
often
in
unsafe
conditions
or
delay
returning
to
the
workforce,
and
obviously
that
has
negative
consequences
for
the
economic
recovery
of
our
community.
BB
The
ymca
is
also
one
of
the
few
child
care
providers
that
provides
scholarships
to
families
that
are
just
above
the
poverty
line
and
therefore
unable
to
qualify
for
state
subsidy
vouchers.
So
having
access
to
to
care
in
a
ymca
after
school
program
is
something
that's
critical
for
our
community.
Our
workforce
is
evolving
and
we
need
your
support
to
adapt
with
it.
In
the
1920
academic
year
we
employed
24
college
students.
BB
Today
we
are
only
employing
12.,
our
workforce
is
evolving
and
again
we
need
your
support
and
evolving
with
it
by
creating
the
youth
recovery
and
workforce
capacity
program
and
getting
that
off
the
ground.
So
we
can
continue
to
to
answer
the
needs
and
meet
the
meet
the
needs
of
our
children
in
this
community.
So
once
again,
thank
you
for
all
your
support.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today
and
we
wish
you
well.
K
BA
Name
is
norma
baines
and
I'm
an
assistant
liaison
for
the
shallow
community
association
building
on
the
legacy
and
embracing
the
future.
The
shallow
community
resident
resource
center
and
the
shallow
academy
involves
the
building
and
development
and
importation
of
education,
economic
and
health
programs
in
the
shallow
community.
The
resource
center,
which
is
part
of
the
shallows
community
2025
plan,
and
we
will
realize,
based
on
over
15
years
of
research
conducted
by
the
shallow
community
association,
community
members,
partners
and
local
universities.
BA
The
shallow
resource
center
will
include
the
shiloh
academy
where
you
will
foster
in
civic
engagement
through
non-balanced
communication,
training
and
professional
development.
Youth
will
learn
skills
traits,
including
carpentry
electricity
masonry,
plumbing,
along
with
firefighting
and
police
curriculum.
BA
The
stewards
of
shallow
in
the
in
the
shallow
community
association's
mission
has
been
to
dedicate
preserve
the
roots
of
our
community,
including
fostering
youth
to
become
capable
leaders.
The
sca
engages
with
multiple
partnerships
to
support
and
span
programs
and
physical,
physical
sustainability
and
historical
preservation.
We
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
K
AV
For
128
years,
the
yuan
has
fulfilled
this
mission
of
promoting
cultural
preservation
and
elevating
black
excellence
through
community
engagement,
advocacy
leadership,
development,
economic
justice,
as
our
reason
tackles
issue
tackles
equity
and
cultural
empowerment,
especially
during
covert
weimar's
role
and
responsibility
grows.
The
walmart
is
a
historical
landmark
on
the
corner
of
vega
on
south
market
street.
This
irreplaceable
asset
requires
4.8
million
dollars
in
restoration
due
to
the
historic
underfunding.
AV
AV
Over
the
past
18
months,
we
have
listened
to
the
community
and
developed
programs
that
meet
the
immediate
need
brought
on
by
this
pandemic.
African
americans
have
been
disproportionately
impacted
by
covert
19
pandemic,
increasing
the
wide
gap
in
expected
health
outcomes.
Waimea
has
focused
on
key
solutions,
including
testing
screenings
and
providing
venues
for
community
outreach
and
engagement.
Unemployment
rates
for
the
african-american
community
grows
dramatically
during
kovic
for
the
ymi.
Our
role
involves
promoting
successful
career
paths
for
our
community
members
through
individual
support,
as
well
as
opportunities
for
business
development.
AV
The
large
achievement
gap
in
our
schools
has
only
increased
over
the
past
18
months.
We
are
working
with
the
public
and
private
schools
and
leading
education
non-profits
to
extend
the
day
and
adjust
issues
and
emotional
issues,
educational
and
emotional
issues.
Finally,
the
lack
of
community
for
the
lack
of
opportunity
for
intergenerational
welfare
sustainability
is
needed
for
permanent
improvement.
Our
comprehensive
services
help
individuals
for
sustainable
path
to
housing
and
home
ownership.
K
BC
AG
BC
To
online,
in
order
to
make
sure
that
we
could
serve
our
participants,
we
also
transitioned
to
at-home
learning
to
make
sure
that
we
were
able
to
provide
services
for
kids,
who
were
who
did
not?
Who
had
parents
who
had
to
work
and
were
not
able
to
take
off
and
to
be
able
to
support
their
kids
at
home.
We
serviced
over
40
kids
every
day
of
at
home
learning,
and
we
continue
to
service
those
kids
over
the
summer.
BC
So
we've
requested
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
over
the
next
three
years
in
order
to
build
and
strengthen
our
past
work
and
continue
to
work
to
reduce
the
achievement
gap
by
offering
increased
summer
camps
offering
more
programming
for
up
to
75
participants
in
our
after
school
programming,
we
seek
to
increase
the
achievement
gains
of
participants
whose
gaps
in
learning
increased
during
the
covet
19
crises.
We
worked
diligently
this
summer
with
youth
literacy
and
noted
that
100
of
the
participants
in
that
program
gained
over
the
summer.
BC
Our
goal
is
to
continue
this
forward
movement
and
also
to
create
opportunities
for
parents
to
be
a
part
of
that
covet
recovery
with
after
school
programming
and
with
narratives
and
storytelling
in
the
arts.
Thank
you.
We
really
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
us.
Our
kids
are
resilient.
Our
parents
are
resilient
at
some
point.
We
want
to
be
able
to
relax
and
not
have
everyone
have
to
be
so
resilient.
BC
K
BD
BD
Why
is
it
important
that
we
are
women
of
color
because
we
believe
solutions
should
be
led
by
those
most
impacted
by
the
outcome?
Commissioners,
you
joined
us
a
little
more
than
a
year
ago
in
declaring
racism,
a
public
health
crisis
and
long
before
that
declaration.
We
know
that
in
buncombe,
county
birth
outcomes
for
black
mothers
and
their
babies
were
dismal
preventable
diseases
like
diabetes
and
hypertension
were
claiming
the
health
of
so
many
in
our
community
and
culturally
responsive
and
affordable
mental
health
care
was
simply
inaccessible.
BD
These
things
are
all
true,
and
we
know
that
disparities
have
only
worsened
during
the
pandemic.
Our
proposal
addresses
the
concerns
we've
just
highlighted
by
offering
solutions
that
are
rooted
in
our
own
experience
as
community-centered
professionals
as
women
of
color
and
as
active
involved
function
county
residents.
This
plan
prioritizes
black,
maternal
and
baby
health,
mental
health
for
communities
of
color,
with
professionals
that
look
like
us
and
understand
us
community-based
support
for
families
and
children
and
holistic
care,
including
nutrition
and
exercise.
BD
BD
K
BE
BE
It's
a
means
of
maintenance
for
many
people
who
are
in
the
recovery
community
and
it's
a
service
that
individuals
would
not
otherwise
be
able
to
obtain
nor
afford
in
the
2018
buncombe
county
needs
assessment.
The
top
three
items
of
need
in
our
area
were
substance,
use,
disorder,
general
mental
health
disorders
and
anxiety
and
depression.
BE
This
is
only
increased,
as
we
know,
due
to
the
pandemic,
so
having
a
means
for
people
to
safely
express
themselves
in
a
small
environment
which
is
what
we
are
is
a
a
means
for
people
to
access
a
way
to
express
their
feelings,
and
this
is
due
to
the
fact
that
trauma
holds
itself
in
one's
body,
and
the
arts
are
a
beautiful
way
to
express
that
aurora
studio
now
has
its
first.
Ever
own
space
in
the
refinery
in
the
south
slope,
where
we
can
also
sell
items,
so
individuals
can
have
money
in
their
pockets.
BE
We
are
asking
for
two
part-time
positions
to
help
us
expand
because
we've
been
a
volunteer
service.
I
would
like
to
close
with
a
quote
from
one
of
our
recipients
for
eight
weeks,
aurora
studios
offered
me
an
environment
where
I
could
concentrate
on
myself
find
joy.
Pleasure
focus
purpose
play
remember
what
is
good
in
the
world
and
in
myself,
move
toward
this
future
strive
for
a
better
life
feel
safe,
tell
the
truth,
be
with
people
out
of
isolation.
K
BF
BF
BF
Poder
emma's
project
will
serve
approximately
130
residents,
the
majority
of
whom
are
latinx.
Immigrants
have
low
income.
Emma
is
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
lack
of
affordable
housing
with
73
of
the
population
earning
less
than
50
000
a
year.
In
addition,
37
of
the
homes
in
emma
are
mobile
homes,
which
is
the
focus
of
this
work.
BF
K
J
A
To
that
take
a
couple
minutes
for
each
one
may
have
had
some
issue
or
something
sure.
Okay,
thank
you
to
the
staff
for
helping
to
coordinate
that.
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
technical
logistics
that
go
into
that
and
great
job,
and
thank
you
to
all
of
the
organizations
that
presented.
Everyone
did
a
great
job,
trying
to
explain
a
lot
of
great
work
in
a
short
period
of
time.
So
thank
you
so
much
commissioners,
let's
take
a
five-minute
break
and
then
we'll
return
for
our
regular
meeting.