Chamber Challenge 5k, Presented By Givens Communities, Now Just Days Away
Givens Communities joins with Eaton to present the 2025 Chamber Challenge 5k, “Celebrating Workplace Wellness,” on May 2. The theme is designed to promote community wellness through friendly competition between businesses in the Asheville area. The course begins and ends at the Asheville Chamber and winds through the historic Montford neighborhood. Last year, the first […]
Affiliation of Senior Living Nonprofits Seen as Positive
The Charlotte Ledger writes that experts say an affiliation of Givens Communities and Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community is a positive move. Read the Ledger article HERE. The digital news publication also reports the affiliation has been approved by state regulators of continuing care retirement communities, which is expected to be finalized this fall.
Givens Communities, Aldersgate Announce Affiliation to Strengthen Mission and Expand Impact
Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community in Charlotte, a nonprofit organization, has signed a letter of intent to affiliate with Asheville-based Givens Communities, a nonprofit organization, through a membership substitution, ensuring long-term stability and mission-driven growth for both organizations. A membership substitution occurs when one nonprofit organization assumes governance responsibilities for another nonprofit organization. Under this […]
Initiative For Safe, Supportive Workplaces Gains Givens Highland Farms As A Partner
Givens Communities, an Asheville-based senior living nonprofit organization, announces a partnership with the innovative Purple Spaces program as a commitment to disrupt the cycle of domestic abuse. Recognizing that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience domestic abuse in their lifetimes and addressing the fact that 75% of domestic abuse victims […]
Friendships, Happiness More Likely by Living at a Senior Living Community
According to U.S. News & World Report, moving into a senior living community can lessen an older adult’s sense of isolation and loneliness. The media outlet surveyed senior living residents and their families about experiences with loneliness and health effects of social isolation. More than 69% of older adults surveyed said they felt lonely much […]
Newsletter Captures Dedication and Vision Within Its Pages
Every three months, Givens Communities publishes a newsletter to inform residents, future residents, team and board members, as well as community partners, about some of the happenings, recognition, events and updates that our dynamic, engaged nonprofit organization is experiencing. Retirement and senior living are at the heart of who we are and what we do. […]
Another Look at Community in the Truest Sense
Our Brookside and Vista Ridge neighborhoods are ideal for a vibrant, active senior lifestyle, where neighbors can connect, share and thrive. Here’s a video glimpse.
Leading Age North Carolina Honors Givens Training and Development Team
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 […]
Maintain Your Independence With Givens Home First
Givens Home First is available for residents at Givens Highland Farms, as well as throughout Western North Carolina.
February Draws Attention to Matters of the Heart
Besides celebrating Valentine’s Day, February is Heart Health Month, a time to raise awareness about heart disease, the leading cause of death in the country. Some 630,000 Americans die from heart diseases each year, but many of those deaths are preventable. Givens Highland Farms, a Life Plan Community in Black Mountain, supports active lifestyles for […]
