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Community Outreach

Since March 2020, Masks of Love has donated thousands of masks
to Western North Carolina organizations serving those in need

ABCCM Medical Ministry
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (City Market)
Asheville City Schools family resource center
Asheville Poverty Initiative (12 Baskets Cafe)
Asheville Survival Program
Battery Park elder housing
Beloved Asheville
Buncombe County Migrant Education Program
Catholic Charities
Council on Aging
Foster Parent Association of Wilkes County
Habitat for Humanity
Haywood St. Congregation
Henderson County Schools Migrant Education Program

Wellness & Justice Julian F. Keith Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center
Meals on Wheels

My Daddy Taught Me That
Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Salvation Army
Sex Workers Outreach Project
Steadfast House
Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministries
The Open Door in Waynesville
Umoja Health Wellness, and Justice Collective
Vanderbilt elder housing
Western Carolina Rescue Mission
Western NC AIDS Project

Fill out the form below if you would like to inquire about being a community partner.


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Western Carolina AIDS Project

WNCAP was a recent community partner.
Organized in 1986 in response to the needs of the community in the early years of the AIDS epidemic, WNCAP is still dedicated to preventing new cases of HIV/AIDS and promoting self-sufficiency in people living with HIV. WNCAP provides HIV-related client support, prevention education, harm reduction, syringe services and advocacy activities guided by the belief that all people are entitled to equal access to health care. Contact them here

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Buncombe County Schools Migrant Education Program

Our first community partner and mask recipient was Buncombe County Schools Migrant Education Program.  This is a federally funded program that assists migratory farm worker students in achieving academic success. Learn more about this program and their mission here. Masks of Love was excited to be able to help provide masks to our neighbors in this manner!
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My Daddy Taught Me That

My Daddy Taught Me That was a community partner last summer. They are an amazing Asheville based youth development program designed to support young men through advocacy, education, and mentoring. Their focus is to teach young men how to transition from the young teen adolescent time in their lives into responsible young men; focusing on good decision making, accepting responsibility, and being accountable for their actions. Learn more here.
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Umoja Health, Wellness & Justice Collective

We were glad to support Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective with a mask donation. Umoja is Creating Community through Connection and Culture. They were founded in 2019 to address trauma, healing and resilience through creating a community of connections. The Collective is specifically but not limited for POC to become aware of the racial, inter-generational, historical traumas and to build a narrative of resilience. The collective offers: Men's and Women's Health and Wellness groups; Culturally Aligned Peer Support Services; Multi-Generational Healing through the Arts program; Community-Based Wealth Building. Donate to Umoja here.
Interested in becoming a community partner? Fill out the form below!

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Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift."

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  • art
    • garden art
    • Ceramics
    • fiber + more
  • community
    • Puppetry
    • teaching
    • More community stuff
  • Masks of Love
    • For Businesses
    • Kids
    • Adult Fitted
    • Adult Pleated
    • Filters
    • Community Outreach
  • About