09/18/2026
We were grateful to welcome The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and members of the Fund for Haywood County Advisory Board to WNC Alliance!
Their support helps us continue providing advocacy, mental health services, outreach, and training across the seven far western counties of North Carolina. We especially appreciated the opportunity to share more about our work with children and youth impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault and the partnerships that make this work possible.
Thank you to The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, the Fund for Haywood County, and the Human Services Grant Program for investing in survivors, families, and communities across our region. Millie and Oliver appreciate your support as well!
Board Members Scott Latell and Scott McLeod, Fund for Haywood County Advisory Board Members Joan Kennedy (with Millie) and Mike Pass, and Senior Program Officer Virginia Dollar visited the Thirtieth Judicial District Alliance in Waynesville. The Alliance collaborates with community partners across 7 WNC counties to strengthen services and support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. It provides outreach, advocacy, mental health, and training services and offers specialized, evidence-based support for children and youth affected by domestic violence and sexual assault through licensed clinicians trained in EMDR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Trust-Based Relational Intervention, expressive arts and play therapy, and animal-assisted interventions. Funding from The Fund for Haywood County and the Human Services Grant Program helped support these critical services. Also pictured are Executive Director Crystal Stover, Victim Advocate Sophia Lasker, Veteran Advocate Michael Ferguson and Therapist Jess Agostini (with Oliver).
