by Jim March | Jan 17, 2019 | Civic Tech, community nights, criminal justice, events, hackathon, leadership, National Day of Civic Hacking, Newsletter, open data, People, police data, policy, reentry, State of Black Asheville
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...
by Alyx Perry | Nov 19, 2018 | community nights, leadership, Newsletter
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...
by Eric Jackson | Aug 1, 2018 | events, Newsletter, open data, police data
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...
by Eric Jackson | Jul 17, 2018 | homelessness, Newsletter
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...
by Eric Jackson | Jul 17, 2018 | Newsletter, The Real 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...
by Eric Jackson | Jul 7, 2018 | criminal justice, Newsletter, reentry
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...
