Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness: a peer support program.

 Last week, news team correspondent Coco Garcia spoke with Sue Polston at the Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness about their peer-support programs and how they are connecting with and providing resources for those with struggling with substance use, mental health and other life challenges during the pandemic. To find out more about Sunrise Community and its programs visit sunriseinasheville.org or visit their Facebook page at Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness. 

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Last month we spoke with Michael Hayes, the executive director and founder of the local nonprofit organization, Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective, about their recent strides to support members in our community through a trauma-responsive and resiliency-focused healing experience. While their website is being developed you can visit their Facebook @ Umoja (you-moja) Health, Wellness and Justice Collective or Email them at [email protected] to find out more about upcoming events and how you can donate and volunteer!

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Just Economics WNC has been working in the region for a little over a decade to address societal injustice, including living wage, affordable housing and better transit. They strive to advance workers’ rights and the systems that help to create a better economic community, as well as, supporting those affected by injustice. Courtney Garcia spoke with the director of Just Economics, Vicki Meath, about how their work has evolved and expanded.

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Sunrise Asheville is a national youth movement working to create a more just society and combat climate change.  Through the Green New Deal, the movement has been working to create more green jobs while transforming the economy in the process. The movement has also been involved with investing in systems that heal us and divesting from systems, including defunding the police. Maia Ross Trupin one of two hub coordinators with Sunrise Asheville talks to Courtney Garcia more about the movements integrative efforts in Asheville.

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