HIGHTS
PO Box 2543 Cullowhee, NC 28723 www.hights.org (828)-507-7231 Agency’s Mission Statement HIGHTS combats deterioration and juvenile delinquency in Western North Carolina by connecting youth to their community through experimental activities, local educational resources, and community service projects. Agency’s Goals and Programs offered to Clients/People Served HIGHTS works in partnership with the public school system and other local agencies that serve the community to identify and assist youth in need of outside support to be successful in achieving a healthy and positive lifestyle. Once identified, HIGHTS provides supplemental income resources to provide services to help youth achieve set goals. HIGHTS provides programs designed to help youth’s physical and mental health, increase their social skills, and instill a general sense of purpose and direction. HIGHTS currently serves youth in Jackson, Haywood, Swain, and Macon counties with year round programs, including a ten week summer program. Agency’s Impact on the Community HIGHTS currently serves 579 youth and their families. In 2009, HIGHTS has provided $12,900 in free programming to public schools and $5,400 in free services to youth in the community. HIGHTS partners … Continue reading
Jackson County Public Library
755 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 www.fontanglib.org (828)-586-2016 Agency’s Mission Statement: The Fontang Regional Library system provides the public of Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties with excellent service and convenient access to resources for their education, informational, and recreational needs. Agency’s Goals and programs offered to clients/people served: To provide residents with the latest best sellers, internet access, movies, music and information through: Adult and children focused programs Movie Nights Book Clubs Impact agency has made on the community: Jackson County Public Library has provided residents with a free or low cost way to access resources such as books, magazines, computers, movies, music and other information. Volunteer Duties: Assisting the librarian and staff perform daily library functions. Shelf reading Shelving Processing books.
WestCare Health System
68 Hospital Road Sylva, NC 28779 www.westcare.org (828) 586-7000 Mission Statement: To provide high quality, cost-effective healthcare targeted to the needs of the people we serve. Agency’s Goals and Programs: WestCare provides medical services with high standards and affordable costs to the local area of Sylva. Examples of services include a full pharmacy, a well-known surgery department, and a high quality physical therapy department. Agency Impact on Community: WestCare has saved the people of Sylva a lot of money and offers many jobs and volunteer positions. Customer service is a key feature of the hospital, so the workers also give personal impacts to the patients’ lives. Volunteer Duties: Working with pharmacists to provide the proper drugs to the required staff Working with the local retirement home Filling any volunteer gap in the schedule and doing those specified duties