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OpenDoors of Asheville

OpenDoors of Asheville

Breaking the cycle of poverty through education, one child at a time.

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Students

After working with parents to address basic family needs, and schools and community partners to ensure equitable approaches to learning and engagement;  supporting a student’s educational development becomes relatively simple. 

For Students, we focus on three primary areas:

  • Individualized Educational Assessment, Interventions, and Supports
  • Interest Aligned Enrichment Opportunities 
  • College Access and Completion Assistance 

Our work is student constant and what we provide from one student to the next can vary. 

K-12 Students

  • Advocating for students with IEPs, 504 plans, or suspected learning differences to ensure interventions are appropriate and effective.
  • Coordinating private tutoring and psycho-educational assessment to better understand a students’ learning profile.
  • Supporting school transfer to ensure students attend the school that best fits their academic and personal needs.
  • Leveraging scholarships for students to attend enrichment activities that pique their interests.
  • Providing uniforms and equipment for after-school activities.
  • Networking relationships to ensure students have the opportunity to develop their personal and professional skills through activities that may be out of their comfort zone; like glass blowing or sleep-away camp.
  • Ensuring students have access to supportive adults (parents, coaches, mentors) and peers.
  • For motivated students at highest risk of failure in school, or those living in dangerous circumstances, OpenDoors provides cell phones on a case-by-case basis so that students can communicate with staff and other supportive adults.
  • Enrolling students in one of our own programs: Saturday Math Club, One Neighborhood Arts, or the @ODA Afterschool Homework Lab.
  • As students reach driving age, we coordinate access to drivers ed, direct driving instruction, and personally owned cars so they can hold a wider array of jobs and travel back and forth to college.

For High School Juniors, Seniors, and College Students moving To & Through college, we have provided:

  • Coordination, accommodations, and payment for SAT/ACT testing.
  • Collaboration with college advisors and other programs on FAFSA, school applications and essays, college tours, budget planning, and other preparatory activities.
  • Scholarship funding to be applied to any needs: Tuition, Fees, Books, Supplies, Housing, Transportation, Food, etc.
  • Ongoing financial coaching, credit monitoring, and advocacy for students with learning differences.

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OpenDoors of Asheville

290 Haywood Rd. Suite 204
Asheville, NC  28806

828-239-8811

Office Hours:
Due to COVID pandemic, all office visits are by appointment only until further notice.

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Introducing another OpenDoors superstar 💫 board Introducing another OpenDoors superstar 💫 board member.

“My name is LaPorshia Finley, I’ve lived in Asheville all my life. I’m a single mother of two amazing kids, ZaQuantae, and ZaRaina. Having the opportunity to be introduced to Opendoors was a life changer. I felt the need to give back anyway that I possibly could, as this organization poured out many blessings to my family. I decided to help out with math tutoring at Asheville school as a parent volunteer. Given the opportunity to serve on the board is a great pleasure. I’m excited to give back to my community, the same way OpenDoors has done for me.”

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Program lead, Tia, chose this theme for our spring Program lead, Tia, chose this theme for our spring outdoor leadership program;

 “Each One, Teach One” is an African proverb that originated in the United States during slavery when Africans were denied education. When someone learned how to read or write, it became their responsibility to teach someone else. The idea is to spread knowledge for the betterment of your community.” 

-https://new.coe.arizona.edu/each-one-teach-one

OpenDoors provides student access to the deep outdoors, providing peace of mind, improved health, and points of reference for learning in an increasingly complicated world. Thanks to our partners @pivotpointwnc for another smooth program launch. ⛰

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

-Martin Luther King Jr.

We have deep love, respect, and gratitude for our ODA families. We are privileged to continue this work, and have mixed emotions in moments like these, where our middle school student is accessing these mountains from the Blue Ridge Parkway for the very first time. Please spend your day in service and consider MLK JR’s 6 principles of nonviolent change making (Link in bio)

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