The 2022 grants are:

• $7,500 to Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry to fund outreach materials and travel expenses to serve the homeless population in Haywood County. 

• $3,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina to support 14 current mentoring pairs and to recruit, screen, train and place 16 new mentoring volunteers. 

• $4,500 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas to ensure that Haywood County children battling cancer can access timely and complete treatment.

• $2,600 to Clothes To Kids of Haywood County to defray operating costs for its children’s clothing shop.

• $7,500 to Haywood Christian Ministry to prevent utility disconnections for people living in poverty, on fixed incomes, or in crisis.

• $7,500 to Haywood Pathways Center to support a full-time, onsite Food Services Director.

• $7,418 to KARE (Kids Advocacy Resource Effort) for forensic interviewing at the children’s advocacy center and direct service personnel to prevent of vicarious and secondary trauma. 

• $7,500 to Kiwanis Club of Waynesville Charitable Corporation to purchase playground equipment specifically designed for children with special needs.

• $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte to cover costs for Haywood County families.

• $17,450 to Town of Waynesville from the Mib and Phil Medford Endowment Fund to restore the historic Sulphur Springs Hotel springhouse and provide landscaping and picnic amenities in Sulphur Springs Park.  

In 1994, local residents established The Fund for Haywood County as a permanent charitable endowment to meet local needs. Gifts added to the Fund’s principal are preserved and invested, while grants from the Fund support nonprofits in Haywood County. To make a tax-deductible contribution, donate online at www.FundforHaywoodCounty.org or by mail c/o CFWNC, 4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Suite 300, Asheville NC 28803. Make checks payable to CFWNC, noting “Fund for Haywood County” in the memo line. Contributions of any size are welcome.