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Success Story: Brittney Schuitt
For Brittney Schuit, a used Honda Pilot was more than just a way to and from a job. It was also a vehicle for the once-homeless mother to obtain housing and regain custody of her twin sons. Working Wheels, a Buncombe county non-profit, sold Schuitt the car at a...
Working Wheels receives grant from the State of North Carolina, 2023-24 State Budget
Working Wheels has received a $50,000 grant from the State of North Carolina as one of the nonprofit grants approved in the 2023-24 State Budget thanks to the advocacy of Senator Warren Daniel, who represents Buncombe, Burke and McDowell Counties in the NC...
Success Story: Shuvonda Harper
By Bill Graham Shuvonda Harper is a social justice doula. A voice for the voiceless, she spends long days in support of her community. Her work with the Asheville Housing Authority, the YMI Cultural Center, and the Center for Participatory Change is all in an effort...
Healthy Opportunities Pilot
Did you know that access to a reliable car is strongly correlated with better health outcomes? Working Wheels is excited to share that we have teamed up with Impact Health to expand our Vehicle Repair Program to be able to provide repairs to qualified Medicaid...
BlainesWorld! Excellent!
Check out our Executive Director, Jamie Beasley, on the BlainesWorld podcast. Thanks to Blaine Greenfield for this great opportunity to share our work with the wider community! https://youtu.be/Ey6afiDw2nY?si=5xYAT_xj0JY5NbAu
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Working Wheels Cruises to 240
WNC Nonprofit supports local families with reliable transportation. Asheville, NC: Working Wheels has announced that they have served over 240 families in Western North Carolina with safe, reliable transportation. This milestone is a great achievement for the...
Working Wheels Welcomes Back Volunteer Groups
With rising vaccination rates and falling COVID transmission rates, Working Wheels is very excited to be able to begin to safely welcome back volunteer groups! Volunteers from Keller Williams spread mountains of gravel in our lot in May for Red Day, their annual day...
IN THE MEDIA
Working Wheels nonprofit donates 300th refurbished vehicle to low-income family, WLOS.com, March 27, 2024
Homeless Asheville woman gets transformational help from Working Wheels, Helpmate, Citizen-Times, Dec 18, 2023