So Grateful! Angel Tree - 2025

As we prepare to begin gift distribution for Angel Tree 2025, our application for new participants has closed, but we wanted to provide an update. Thanks to over 80 Angel Tree supporters, the YW was able to help provide a brighter holiday for over 45 families, including more than 100 children.

Our participants expressed so much appreciation for the outpouring of support, and we were even able to connect potential supporters to a partner non-profit, ensuring that as many families as possible could be matched with donors.

Programs Served by the Angel Tree:

• MotherLove
  YWCA’s MotherLove program supports pregnant and parenting young adults throughout Buncombe County. Our goals are to help young parents to stay in school and graduate, access higher education and vocational training, and develop the skills and knowledge needed to become strong parents. 

• Getting Ahead In a Just Getting By World
  YWCA’s Getting Ahead program aims to provide financial empowerment for low-income women of all ages and backgrounds to make choices that positively impact themselves, their families, and their community.

• Early Learning Program
  YWCA’s Early Learning Program provides 5-star childcare for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Our experienced and compassionate teachers not only provide exceptional care for little ones, but also prepare young children to succeed cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally. We prioritize families using childcare vouchers or caring for children in the foster care system.

• Empowerment Childcare
  The YWCA provides up to 12 hours of free childcare per week for parents who are in transition, continuing their education, accessing social services, or looking for employment. ECC works closely with the Family Justice Center, Buncombe County Health and Human Services, A-B Tech, Green Opportunities, and Mary Benson House.