News from PATH
Cougar Fit Club Hits the Trail
On November 29th, Mountain Heritage students participating in Cougar Fit Club had the opportunity to meet at the Black Mountain Crest trailhead off of Bolen’s Creek and go on a guided hike led by Tal Galton, owner of Snakeroot Ecotours based here in Yancey County. The...
Red Ribbon Week Speaker Visits Local Schools
Red Ribbon Week is an annual celebration and substance use prevention campaign which takes place nationwide in late October. This year, PATH, in partnership with Yancey and Mitchell County Schools, organized Red Ribbon Week events which included hosting a motivational...
Appalachian Youth To Youth Makes an Impact
Appalachian Youth to Youth, a teen empowerment and leadership program rooted in substance use prevention, has launched four middle school groups in Mitchell and Yancey counties this fall. The program seeks to develop the passions and strengths of young people while...
Collaborative Summer Food Program partnership shares food with Yancey County Families
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden, Partners Aligned Toward Health, Reconciliation House, and TRACTOR Food and Farms coordinated efforts with over a dozen agencies to share healthy, nutritious produce and shelf-stable food to children and families in Yancey County...
Cougar Fit Club Makes Fitness Fun
In the Spring of 2022, PATH restarted Cougar Fit Club, an after-school program for Mountain Heritage High School students. The program meets twice a week after school and promotes physical activity and peer-to-peer discussion. It creates an atmosphere of belonging...
Staff Updates: Fond Farewells and a Warm Welcome
There have been a few big changes at Partners Aligned Toward Health. Donna Sink Healthy Lifestyles Program Coordinator Donna Sink joins us as the new Healthy Lifestyles Program Coordinator after spending the past 16 years teaching Spanish and ESL in the Yancey County...
The Toe River Racqueteers Take to the Courts!
Fifty local kids came out to hone their tennis skills during the 13th Annual Toe River Racqueteers Tennis Camp held at the Mountain Heritage High School tennis courts this month. Under the guidance of local resident and renowned coach Michael Baldwin, USTPA Master...
The Sizzlin’ Summer Series Wraps Up
This summer was one for the books! The Sizzlin’ Summer Series had an outstanding turnout of over 1,900 participants; our highest number ever! The Sizzlin’ Summer series, co-sponsored by Healthy Yancey, the Town of Burnsville, and Yancey County Government, was a chance...
CARE presents at National Rural Health Association Conference
In May, the Community Ambassador Real Equality (CARE) Team was accepted to present at the National Rural Health Association's Annual Rural Health Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Members of the CARE planning team, Schell McCall and Hannah Robinson of PATH,...
MYSATF attends the RX and Illicit Drug Summit
Earlier this year, several of the Mitchell Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force members were able to attend the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit. The Task Force is very grateful to the funding made available by the Strategic Planning Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF-Rx)...