About Us
Haywood Street Community Development is a sister nonprofit to Haywood Street Congregation.
The congregation began in 2009 as a ministry of radical inclusion in the homeless corridor of downtown, a wide embrace for folks excluded elsewhere, particularly residents with no place to call home. After more than a decade of sharing life with and among this community, a vision began to develop for affordable housing grounded in the Haywood Street ethos — where giving and receiving are encouraged; where the boundaries of “us and them” are trespassed; where strangers become neighbors; and where each person is reminded of their sacred worth.
Haywood Street took a significant step in 2020 to form a distinct nonprofit with the vision of creating communities through dignified housing in the city of Asheville. This is Haywood Street Community Development.
Staff
April N.
Lead Storyteller
Rebecca W.
Office and Financial Administrator
Bryan D.
Director of Human Resources and Staff Wellness
Sheneika S.
Coordinator of Resident Life, Lady Gloria Ridge Community