Asheville Relief

Child Care & Supplies


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Child Care[a][b] & Supplies[c]

SCHOOL SYSTEM UPDATES

Asheville City Schools are looking at a soft target date of 10/28 for reopening of schools. The main challenge right now is access to water. ACS submitted an order for hand washing trailers and portable toilets for all schools on 10/9. Additionally, wells are being drilled at various school sites to try and provide potable water to school facilities. Bus routes may also see revision. ACS is planning on being back and operational before the water systems are repaired. ACS will provide a 72-hour notice before schools start back. For more details visit https://www.bpr.org/2024-10-09/asheville-school-system-to-start-digging-its-own-wells

BIRTH PLANNING SUPPORT - Deciding to Adjust?

  • Here is a resource for folks who are currently pregnant and deciding if and how their birth plans should adjust here in WNC. Link here.

BREASTFEEDING SAFETY, CARE & RESOURCES

BUNCOMBE COUNTY

Asheville
  • East Asheville: Breastmilk available HERE.
  • Emergency Infant Feeding Crisis Resources in WNC:

Resources include: House calls for lactation/feeding, Deliveries of supplies, donated breast milk, pumps and supplies, diapers, disposable cups for safely feeding babies, cleaning supplies, power, internet, freezer storage for donated breast milk, etc, expertise in breastfeeding, pumping and infant feeding provided by IBCLC

Black Mountain
  • Milk Depot located at Temple Chiropractic
    10 E Market St Suite B, Black Mountain, NC 28711
  • Resources include: donated breast milk, pumps and supplies, diapers, disposable cups for safely feeding babies, power, internet, freezer storage for donated breast milk, etc, expertise in breastfeeding, pumping and infant feeding provided by IBCLC

HENDERSON COUNTY

Hendersonville

  • Freezer space for breastmilk storage, electricity for pumping purposes located at Hands On Museum in Hendersonville

JACKSON COUNTY

Sylva
  • 10/3, AM: Milk Depot located at Birthstone Breastfeeding and Wellness Center

494 W Main St, Sylva, NC 28779-Contact Brandi Harrison

Resources include: donated breastmilk, pumps and supplies, diapers, disposable cups for safely feeding babies, power, internet, freezer storage for donated breastmilk, etc, expertise in breastfeeding, pumping and infant feeding provided by IBCLC

CHILD & INFANT SAFETY/DISPLACED CHILDREN

PREGNANCY & POSTPARTUM CARE & RESOURCES (Doulas, Lactation Counseling, Transportation, Housing Assistance)

  • 10/3, AM: Birth Belongs To Women has opened forums for people to volunteer or request help in specific areas with needs specific to birth & postpartum. They’re looking for volunteers willing to offer cooked meals, delivery of supplies, midwifery care, birth + full spectrum doula care, postpartum care, lactation counseling, donations of breast milk and formula, transportation and gasoline deliveries, relocation and housing assistance. Request or offer help here 
  • Emergency Support Pregnancy/Postpartum: (Doula, Midwives, Transportation, Gasoline, Wellness Checks, Cooked Meals, Groceries, Water, Donated Breast Milk, Housing): Fill out a needs request form and we will match you with an incredible support person standing by in your area” Link here. [d]

SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN CARE & RESOURCES

  • 10/4 thru 10/6. 12pm to 5pm. Citizen Vinyl. 14 O’Henry Ave. Free diapers, wipes, powdered milk. Also: free meals; kids activities; music; water distribution. Source: Instagram[e][f][g][h]

SUPPLY HUBS - (Activities for kids, Baby Supplies, Diapers, Food, Powdered Milk, etc.)

Asheville

  • Daily, ongoing. BeLoved Asheville. 32 Old Charlotte Hwy. (Source: 10/7, BeLoved Asheville)

Black Mountain

  • Daily, ongoing. 11am to 5pm. The RailYard. 141 Richardson Blvd. (Source: 10/7, The RailYard)
  • 10/4, 2pm to 5pm. Asheville High School. 419 McDowell St. Free baby supplies. Also distributing water, dry food, cleaning supplies. (Source: 10/4, Facebook page.)
  • 10/4 thru 10/6. 12pm to 5pm. Citizen Vinyl. 14 O’Henry Ave. Free diapers, wipes, powdered milk. Also: free meals; kids activities; music; water distribution. Source: Instagram
  • ASHEVILLE–ASNC (Autism Society of North Carolina), they have limited water, hygiene supplies, and baby formula. 306 Summit St. Thursday 10/3/24 from 11-12
  • Barnes & Noble at the Asheville Mall (3 S Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805) has formula and other baby essential (retrieved 9/30, approx 10am, from Threads)[i]
  • Diaper Bank of America is providing baby diapers, pullups,  formula, period products, and adult incontinence items(first come first serve) at the following locations, trucks arrived Monday 9/30:

Black Mountain Fire Department

106 Montreat Road

Black mountain, NC 28711

Contact: Steve Parker 919-946-5208

Mitchell County, First Baptist church

125 West Tappan Street

Spruce Pine, NC 28777

Contact: Linda Pitman 919-527-7257

Yancey County

Mountain Heritage High School

333 Mountain Heritage High School Rd

Burnsville, NC 28714

contact: David Laviner 910-280-3628[j][k][l][m]

HENDERSON COUNTY

Hendersonville
  • 10/2 and ongoing 8:00am-4:30pm daily. Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center (204 S King St, Hendersonville, NC 28792). Water, PBJ's, hot dogs/hamburgers, clorox wipes, trash bags, diapers, baby wipes, propane tanks, etc. (Source: 10/7, FTBC)

VOLUNTEER NEEDS

  • 10/3, AM: Birth Belongs To Women has opened forums for people to volunteer or request help in specific areas with needs specific to birth & postpartum. They’re looking for volunteers willing to offer cooked meals, delivery of supplies, midwifery care, birth + full spectrum doula care, postpartum care, lactation counseling, donations of breast milk and formula, transportation and gasoline deliveries, relocation and housing assistance. Request or offer help here or donate via venmo @Taylor-Broussard-2 (verified venmo)[n]

[a]Would this be something applicable to this Doc, or where should this info be spread as it mainly pertains to people who left the area.

This might be a useful page. Kids displaced by natural disaster are considered homeless. Enrollment is immediate, even if you have no records, and your kid should be able to transition back to their original school with no issues.  (And it's federal, so it works the same way everywhere, even if kids cross state lines)

https://legalaidnc.org/topic/education/education-1/enrollment/ 

From: perkyperker on WNC Recovery Discord in #helping-from-afar

[b]Added.  TY!!  If you want to dig in further, could be cool  to direct caregivers as to which link addresses disaster specific info for kids displaced, etc.?

[c]This doc needs cleanup

[d]Locations? Areas Served?

[e]All dates are out of date

[f]I have gone through and double checked for accuracy. What are we doing with strikethrough copy again?

[g]Thanks so much, Liz! Did you also confirm all of my strikethroughs should be archived?  Some of these were events for a specific date, but Diaper Bank of America?  Are they still providing a Hub for folks?  Is that ongoing?  What about the other locations that had end dates?

[h]As for the process with strikethroughs, that's actually a question I keep meaning to ask as well. @[email protected] or @[email protected] , could one of you please confirm? Once we confirm these should all be deleted, what is the process?

[i]On last update on main before migration, Emily said she asked in vetting for condition of this location. 10/4 10am

[j]All dates are out of date

[k]I have gone through and double checked for accuracy. What are we doing with strikethrough copy again?

[l]Thanks so much, Liz! Did you also confirm all of my strikethroughs should be archived?  Some of these were events for a specific date, but Diaper Bank of America?  Are they still providing a Hub for folks?  Is that ongoing?  What about the other locations that had end dates?

[m]As for the process with strikethroughs, that's actually a question I keep meaning to ask as well. @[email protected] or @[email protected] , could one of you please confirm? Once we confirm these should all be deleted, what is the process?

[n]What do we think?  Duplicate all volunteer opportunities on actual Category pages in "VOLUNTEER SECTION" of the page AND on Volunteer page of the website for easy quick referencing for folks?  OR???

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