Outreach
Messiah of the Mountains collects contributions and give to the local Feed-A-Child of Yancey County. Please contribute if possible.
Feed-A-Child Yancey County was founded in the Fall of 2007 by Robert and Glenda Wyatt to provide healthy snacks for kids who need food over the weekends. Volunteers pack and deliver the snacks to the schools that have identified children in need. The schools send the bags home with the children on Fridays.
Messiah of the Mountains collects contributions and give to the Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center (ATRC)
The Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center (ATRC) was founded in 1986 and is located on 15 acres in the beautiful South Toe Valley. ATRC is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency and has 3 Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship Certified instructors. Additionally, physical, occupational, speech and mental health therapists are often involved, either hands on or acting as consultants. Our Mission The Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center provides therapeutic horseback riding and non-mounted individualized programs for people with physical, cognitive and/or emotional challenges in a safe, structured environment.
20 Academy Street Burnsville, NC 28714
Reconciliation House Mission
Our mission is to provide physical assistance to families in crisis situations, in many cases, long-term suffering and financial poverty. A crisis may be defined as:
- Home fire or weather related disasters such as floods or storms
- Main breadwinner out of work due to job layoff, injury, or illness
- Families caught up in generations of poverty due to minimal education and illiteracy
- Disabled and elderly people who cannot make ends meet on low, fixed incomes
- Single parents trying to raise small children alone
- Individuals who are under employed raising families on or barely above minimum wage
- Seasonal workers who cannot get work during the cold weather months
- Individuals who are transient, homeless, or stranded
