WNCAP Offices Re-Opening 1/19/21

WNCAP Offices will Re-open 1/19/21 Our priority is and will always be to provide safe, reliable services to our clients and participants while maintaining a safe environment for teammates. Unfortunately, last week we learned that a teammate had tested positive for COVID-19. We took immediate action and closed our offices, worked with all team members who had been in the … Read More

WNCAP offices CLOSED IMMEDIATELY

ATTENTION: WNCAP Offices Closed Immediately Until Further Notice At WNCAP, we believe that clients, participants, and staff deserve transparency. We recently received notice that a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Out of an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to close our offices in Asheville and Franklin for intensive cleaning.  This teammate has not been in contact … Read More

People Living With HIV Are More Vulnerable Than Ever: AC-T Op-Ed

Can you chip in to help our vulnerable neighbors living with HIV/AIDS? Every dollar makes an impact – donate today! The following op-ed is re-printed in its entirety from the Asheville Citizen-Times on December 1, 2020. By: Antonio Del Toro Today is World AIDS Day. Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) remembers all the lives that have been lost. We … Read More

Demand straining NC nonprofits during the pandemic. Are donations keeping up?

Can you chip in to help our vulnerable neighbors living with HIV/AIDS? Every dollar makes an impact – donate today! This article is re-printed in its entirety from the Raleigh News & Observer By: Sophie Kasakove The first months of the pandemic at Dorcas Ministries, which supplies meals and monetary help in Cary, have been robust. The nonprofit’s thrift store, … Read More

2020 Annual Report

People living with HIV are more vulnerable now than at any time since the peak of the AIDS epidemic. Will you donate today to help keep our neighbors healthy, housed, and fed? The 2020 WNCAP Annual Report describes, in numbers, the incredible impact WNCAP has had on our local community in the past fiscal year – along with the impact … Read More

Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Drive

WNC AIDS Project Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Program Drag Brunch Fundraiser at The Hideaway on 49 Broadway Street in Downtown Asheville — July 16   Each year at WNCAP, we host our annual Merry & Bright Gift Program Fundraiser for parents affected by HIV. Often, parents living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS in our region are met with multiple challenges during … Read More

Harm Reduction Volunteer is WLOS Person of the Week

People living with HIV are more vulnerable now than at any time since the peak of the AIDS epidemic. Will you donate today to help keep our neighbors healthy, housed, and fed? Miss Betty is a 93-year young retired nurse who volunteers in WNCAP’s Franklin office, assembling harm reduction kits for people who inject drugs. Her inspiring story is the … Read More

ALL DECEMBER | Merry & Bright Gift Drive

Life can be challenging for kids affected by HIV/AIDS – all the more so in 2020. COVID-19 disproportionately affected people living with HIV. Many of our clients lost their jobs, housing, or ability to leave the house because of a compromised immune system. Donate to Merry & Bright HERE! But we can still make the holidays sparkle for children affected by HIV … Read More

WNCAP Mini-Docs

WNCAP film, The People We Serve, is winning awards and raising awareness.  Congratulations and thank you to filmmaker, Francine Cavanaugh! Your work has brought the stories of the people we serve to our community and now to the world. Thank you to all the people who were so open and willing to share. You are all the true heroes! If … Read More