The Givens Communities Training and Development Team, made up of Justin Upright, Rob Dirscherl and Keith Robinette, has earned the 2025 Workplace Excellence Award by LeadingAge North Carolina. The award recognizes an investment in staff and workplace environment in fostering a healthy workplace culture and environment that promotes the recruitment, retention and development of staff …
Teresa Stephens, Vice President of Givens Affordable Communities, is a guest speaker for a LeadingAge discussion on affordable senior housing on Feb. 20. LeadingAge serves as a catalyst, partner and connector to solve problems and create new opportunities to better serve an aging America, with membership of over 5,400 nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-driven organizations serving …
Resilient Recovery NC was created by Jim and Rebekah Artman, of Lake James community, specifically to provide local disaster support following Hurricane Helene, the September storm that claimed 104 lives and caused widespread destruction in Western North Carolina. The all-volunteer group is making an impact in the community through aid distribution, road and bridge repair, …
Residents and team members of Givens Gerber Park met the challenges created by Hurricane Helene with resourcefulness, ingenuity and determination. This Discovery Newsletter Special Edition provides a glimpse into how Givens Communities demonstrated our core values to cope during times of adversity.
Dear Friends, I hope this message finds you well. I truly appreciate the outpouring of well wishes and the many offers to help. Hurricane Helene has caused widespread devastation, displacing families, damaging homes, and disrupting essential services. Thankfully, we at Givens Communities are holding up, though we face weeks without water, and have seen significant …
WomanUP, an initiative by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce focused on women in business, has announced nominees in its annual awards to recognize excellence across various fields, from trailblazing entrepreneurs to visionary nonprofit leaders. Givens Communities has three outstanding nominees this year: Cheryl Wallen, Director of Givens LifeMinistries, for Outstanding Woman Nonprofit Leader Julie …
Givens Communities is again a sponsor and participant for the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Walk, to be held this Thursday (June 13) from 2-4 p.m. at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road in Asheville. This multigenerational event is free to the public and will include info about elder abuse, impacts on the community, and how …
Lyle Boyd, owner of Carolina Mobile Optics and an optician since 1977, visits Givens Gerber Park every month, delivering individualized care to our residents in the convenience of staying close to home. We sat down with him recently to talk about what led to this lifelong passion and how his business around Western North Carolina …
Name: Enid Kathalynas Department: Supportive Services Position: Social Work Intern What school do you attend? I’m presently registered at Mars Hill University. How long will you be interning with Givens Gerber Park? I will be interning with Givens Gerber Park from January 2022 to May 2022. What attracted you to Givens Gerber Park? What attracted …
Name: Nick Brennan Department: Marketing Position: Marketing Coordinator Number of years employed by Givens Gerber Park: I began working at the Givens Estates in 2015 as a waiter in Oxford Dining. In 2016 I became a Recreational Therapist at the Givens Estates Health Center, later becoming a Life Enrichment Coordinator after a departmental change. I …