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2018 In Review
Highlights by Month JANUARY: We supported the Transportation for Seniors Hackathon.FEBRUARY: We learned about ourselves by working on our website. It was a fun and engaging meeting, our best for the year, during which everyone participated. Through our discussion, we...
National Day of Civic Hacking
On Saturday, August 18 we hosted 28 members and guests for National Day of Civic Hacking to explore using data, technology and relationships to understand and improve our community. The day featured two parallel activities: one on mapping relationships in the...
Community Ambassadors: Strengthening Our Network
At the August 9th Code for Asheville Community Meeting, I introduced the idea of “community ambassadors,” Code for Asheville members who are committed to attending meetings of other community groups and staying in contact with them. For example, I am a community...
National Day of Civic Hacking – August 18
Asheville's Day of Civic Hacking is in three weeks! Please join us on August 18 to explore ways to help local residents achieve their own civic goals more effectively. Jesse Michel and Patrick Conant will be leading a workshop on how to use the City of Asheville's...
Brigades Present Housing Projects in the Network
Amy Cantrell and Eric Jackson joined Open Austin, Code for Boulder, Code for Boston and Code for San Jose for a workshop on affordable housing and housing security projects that brigades have undertaken. Learn about Code for Asheville's collaborations with Beloved...
The Real Asheville Initiative: Social Determinants of Health for African-Americans in Asheville
Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. These conditions are known as social determinants of health. They include the stresses and emotional trauma produced by poverty and racism and so...
Reentry Resources Hub on the Radio
Christiana Glenn Tugman and Eric Jackson appeared on A Better World on WPVM FM to talk about the criminal justice system, reentry, and the Buncombe County Reentry Resources Hub. You can listen to the conversation here. The long-delayed statewide NC Reentry Resources...
Presentation by Dee Williams on “The Real Asheville”
Join us on Thursday, July 12 for a presentation by Dee Williams on "The Real Asheville" project, followed by breakout sessions to work on projects. Ms. Williams, an Asheville native, is a political economist and demographer. She was the Manager for Field Operations...
State of Black Asheville 2.0: Code for America Community Fellowship
Jesse Michel and Patrick Conant, former Co-Captains of Code for Asheville, have been named 2018 Community Fellows by Code for America for their work on the next version of the State of Black Asheville website. They will be collaborating with Dr. Dwight Mullen and...
Police Data Petition Update
On May 24th, a group of community members met with City Staff to discuss the details of the data sets requested for release in Code for Asheville's Petition for Police Accountability Through Data Transparency. We are happy to report that the meeting went exceptionally...