News from PATH
“Communities Talk” Mitchell Town Hall Meeting on Vaping and Underage Drinking
The Mitchell Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force and Appalachian Youth to Youth are excited to announce the “Mitchell County Communities Talk Town Hall on Vaping and Underage Drinking.” This public forum discussion will be held on Tuesday, November 19 at 6pm in the...
MY Community Cares Summit
Many local agencies and non-profits joined forces with Partners Aligned Toward Health (PATH) and the Mitchell Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force (MYSATF) to bring internationally-acclaimed, trauma-informed care expert, Tonier Cain-Muldrow to our community as part of...
Congratulations Are In Order!
Schell McCall, Executive Director of Partners Aligned Toward Health, recently graduated from the two-year Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellowship. The Jim Bernstein Fellows Program prepares emerging leaders to work in and improve the health status of...
2019 Summer Food Program
The 2019 Summer Food Season started with some big challenges -- some self-imposed and some external. In the end, new partnerships and a little bit of a new approach enabled us to have a really successful year, delivering 500 food boxes and serving 100 families...
Volunteer Spotlight: Celebrating the Contributions of Miguel Cruz!
Dr. Miguel Cruz has been an integral part of Appalachian Youth to Youth since the beginning — volunteering weekly at Cane River Middle School for the past two years. When interviewed about his involvement in the program, Dr. Cruz shared the following: "I became a...
A Gloomy Weather Forecast Didn’t Dampen the Success of the 10th Annual Burnsville Fit Families 5K!
Each year, Partners Aligned Toward Health organizes the Burnsville Fit Families (BFF) 5K with the goal of uniting our community through healthy activity. The 10th Annual Burnsville Fit Families 5K, held on Saturday, May 11th, was a great success! Despite the fact that...
Own It: The Power of YOUth Teen Summit
Western North Carolina teens are faced with the reality that drugs are prevalent, easily attainable and unfortunately being used by many of their peers. For some teens, drugs are an attempt at coping with the issues they face on a day to day basis. On the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Celebrating the Contributions of Lynda Kinnane
It is hard for us to let her retire in peace, but this summer we said a very fond farewell and happy retirement to longtime PATH Board member, Lynda Kinnane. Working with local pediatricians, health and human service agencies, and community members, Lynda...
Sizzlin Summer Series – Thanks for a FUN Summer
This summer was one for the books! The Sizzlin’ Summer Series had an outstanding turnout of over 850 participants. The Sizzlin' Summer series, co-sponsored by Healthy Yancey, the Town of Burnsville, and Yancey County Government, was a chance for people of...
Summer Food Update
We had a very successful 2018 Summer Food Program, and are pleased to share an update on what we accomplished: Along with our partner agencies, we made 5 deliveries over the course of the summer, serving around 120 families (including 250 children) per...