Join Mission Ministries Alliance and Operation Gateway as we come together as a community to remember lives lost, support those in recovery, and raise awareness about the impact of overdoses.

Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care (CoC) is hosting this event as a homelessness resource, connection and community fair! This will be time to learn more about the CoC and hear member organizations share their important work around homelessness. There will be music, poetry, art, family-friendly games, arts & crafts, and more! This event is free, family friendly, community - driven and collaborative with community partners.

Join us for the Back to School Festival hosted by Men Doing Good Together! This will be a Family Fun Day with entertainments such as a car show, skating rink, school supply handout and a focus on mental health awareness. This is one you do not want to miss!

Come out to Pack Square Park Friday August 22nd for this free event brought to us by United for Youth Asheviille-Buncombe! This will be a huge event with free food, tons of community vendors and a family friendly oriented time! Perfect way to close out the summer!

Inclusive Hiring Partners will have a Back 2 School / Work Job Fair at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville to hand out Community Resources, free school supplies, and free gift cards. This is in partnership with the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Economic Development Coalition of Asheville-Buncombe County. Come, bring a friend and be blessed!

Join us on August 16th from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Arthur B. Edington Center for a backpack giveaway! This event is hosted by John McClung Roofing! Visit 828Roof.com to learn more!

A Summer event filled with food music, vendors, and community that celebrates the brilliance of our friends who are justice impacted and justice involved!

Come out for a summer party hosted by Love and Respect

Community for Recovery and Wellness.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

FOOD, FUN AND FREEBIES SPRINKLERS/WATER PLAY NALOXONE ADMINISTRATION TRAINING HARM REDUCTION INFO SESSIONS

Join us every first friday of the month at the DHHS building for free Narcan Training, test strips and other harm reduction supplies!

Our weekly virtual support group is a safe, encouraging space for individuals navigating reentry after incarceration. Join peers, advocates, and Change Agents from across North Carolina and beyond as we share resources, offer support, and build community together.

Whether you're newly home or years into your journey, this space is for you. Come as you are—hope, healing, and connection await.

🔗 Zoom link & registration details here: TinyURL.com/ZoomReentryGroup

🧡 Free and confidential | Open to all justice-impacted individuals and allies

Community Cleanup. Meet at Sunrise Drop-In Center at 209 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC, 28805. Clean-up supplies provided! Come join us!

Join us on July 26th in community for the AVL-Department of Commerce’s Summer Bash from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm at 50 Martin Luther King Jr Dr in Asheville, NC. There will be bounce houses, water slides, food, haircuts, games, entertainment and vendors!

Our weekly virtual support group is a safe, encouraging space for individuals navigating reentry after incarceration. Join peers, advocates, and Change Agents from across North Carolina and beyond as we share resources, offer support, and build community together.

Whether you're newly home or years into your journey, this space is for you. Come as you are—hope, healing, and connection await.

🔗 Zoom link & registration details here: TinyURL.com/ZoomReentryGroup

🧡 Free and confidential | Open to all justice-impacted individuals and allies

Join us at Carrier Park on August 31st for International Overdose Awareness Day—a day of remembrance, healing, and community action. We gather to honor those we’ve lost to overdose, uplift those in recovery, and shine a light on the realities of substance use with compassion and truth.

In the six weeks leading up to this event, we invite you to participate in a weekly Connection Practice, designed to help us ground in purpose, build relationships, and prepare our hearts for this sacred day of collective reflection. Whether you're a loved one, a survivor, a provider, or someone in recovery, these gatherings offer a space for support, shared wisdom, and intentional preparation.

Together, we stand against stigma. Together, we remember.
Because every life matters.

Our weekly virtual support group is a safe, encouraging space for individuals navigating reentry after incarceration. Join peers, advocates, and Change Agents from across North Carolina and beyond as we share resources, offer support, and build community together.

Whether you're newly home or years into your journey, this space is for you. Come as you are—hope, healing, and connection await.

🔗 Zoom link & registration details here: TinyURL.com/ZoomReentryGroup

🧡 Free and confidential | Open to all justice-impacted individuals and allies

Join us for the 2025 Recovery Rally for wellness.

Our weekly virtual support group is a safe, encouraging space for individuals navigating reentry after incarceration. Join peers, advocates, and Change Agents from across North Carolina and beyond as we share resources, offer support, and build community together.

Whether you're newly home or years into your journey, this space is for you. Come as you are—hope, healing, and connection await.

🔗 Zoom link & registration details here: TinyURL.com/ZoomReentryGroup

🧡 Free and confidential | Open to all justice-impacted individuals and allies

Starting Tuesday, May 6th at 1:00 pm this support group will reoccur every Tuesday. Please meet at the Wesley Grant Center - 285 Livingston Street Asheville, NC, 28801.

A Black men's mental health support group would be a safe, affirming space where Black men gather to openly discuss their mental health challenges, life experiences, and healing journeys. The environment would prioritize trust, confidentiality, cultural understanding, and nonjudgmental support. Group sessions might include open discussions, guided reflections, education about mental health issues (like anxiety, depression, trauma), and practical strategies for coping and self-care. It would also address unique stressors like racism, identity struggles, societal expectations, and generational trauma. Facilitators — our Chaplain on the team, Mike Hall will foster brotherhood, resilience, empowerment, and emotional growth among participants.

Every 2nd Tuesday of the month AmeriHealth Caritas in partnership with Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness hosts free narcan training at the AmeriHealth Caritas building. This is an important training for individuals in the PSS field or CHW field but also open to anyone who wants to learn how to administer life saving products like Narcan to people experiencing overdose.