CHILDRENS WELFARE LEAGUE
PO BOX 15425, ASHEVILLE, NC 28813 www.cwl-asheville.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN OF THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY.

THE CHILDREN'S WELFARE LEAGUE WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FROM COUNTY AND CITY HIGH SCHOOLS. COUNSELORS RECOMMEND STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH A DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. EACH STUDENT RECEIVES A MONTHLY STIPEND OF 40 WITH AN ADDITIONAL 50 FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND UPON GRADUATION. THESE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM RECOMMENDATIONS BY SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. THEY ARE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF FINANCIAL NEED AND THEIR DESIRE TO ACHIEVE SCHOLASTICALLY. TYPICALLY, STUDENTS USE THE MONEY TO SUPPLEMENT BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE RENT, GROCERIES AND PERSONAL SUPPLIES. THEY ALSO USE IT FOR SCHOOL FEES, FIELD TRIPS AND, SOMETIMES, TO JUST BE ABLE TO JOIN THEIR FRIENDS IN TYPICAL TEEN ACTIVITIES LIKE A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES. IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020 APPROXIMATELY 265 STUDENTS TAKE PART IN THIS PROGRAM. THERE ARE WAITING LISTS AT EVERY SCHOOL. IN ADDITION TO STIPENDS, THERE ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY DETERMINED TO SUCCEED WHO FACE GREAT CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES: HOMELESSNESS, ABANDONMENT, AND EXTREME POVERTY. THE LEAGUE IS IN A UNIQUE POSITIONS TO HELP THEM. THROUGH OUR SOS (SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS) FUND, THE ORGANIZATION INTERVENES IN TIMES OF CRISIS. AMOUNTS PROVIDED UNDER THE SOS PROGRAM ARE INCLUDES IN AMOUNTS REPORTED PAID TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE CHILDREN'S WELFARE LEAGUE HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 90 YEARS. SINCE ITS FORMATION TO THE PRESENT, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE COMMON PURPOSE: TO IMPROVE AND ENRICH THE LIVES AND EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY.

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