Posts by Chelsea Gillespie
Responding to Need in Real Time: Rapid Food Aid Reaches WNC Families Same Day
Bounty & Soul received a transformative delivery of 6,000 pounds of surplus produce through the r4 Smart Food Program partnership with Sharing Excess, expanding emergency food aid to Western North Carolina at a time when many families continue to face uncertainty around SNAP benefits and the lingering impacts of Hurricane Helene.
Read MoreBounty & Soul Thanks PBS for Highlighting Community Resilience During Hurricane Helene
We are deeply grateful to PBS for highlighting Asheville and Bounty & Soul’s work in the recent episode of Hometowns. This episode brought attention to the defining and often difficult…
Read MoreThanks to Publix Super Markets Charities for the Generosity
Bounty & Soul is honored to announce that Publix Charities has awarded us a $15,000 grant, the largest donation we have received from them to date, in support of our…
Read MoreTwo Trees Beverage Co. Supports Bounty & Soul with Award-Winning Bourbon
Asheville, NC – October 7, 2025 – Two Trees Beverage Company, a subsidiary of MDWerks, Inc., has recently launched Uplifting Spirits, a new product line focused on supporting community and…
Read MoreRoots of Resilience: How Art Helped Swannanoa Heal After Helene
Bounty & Soul celebrates the strength of our community and the power of art to heal, connect, and inspire — showing how, even after loss, we can come together and grow stronger.
Read MoreNew York Times Feature: Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing
We are honored to be featured in NY Times story about those losing Medicaid and food
services…