Apotheca Dispensary is proud to partner with charitable organizations to help make the world a better place.
We contribute to both national organizations, like the Last Prisoner Project, as well as regional charities, Like Special Olympics NC, in the communities Apotheca serves.
For non profits interested in consideration for Apotheca corporate philanthropy, please email giving@apotheca.org.
Back the Blue NC | Last Prisoner Project | Mckamey Animal Center | Carolina Climbers Coalition | Our Voice | Special Olympics NC
Supporting Families of Fallen Officers
Back The Blue NC, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization, proudly operating as 100% non-profit and 100% volunteer-driven, dedicated to supporting the children and families of NC Law Enforcement Officers killed in the line of duty. From its inception, Back The Blue NC, Inc. has championed the tireless efforts of law enforcement personnel, recognizing their sacrifices and unwavering commitment to upholding justice and safeguarding the public. Through a combination of grassroots initiatives, outreach programs, and community engagement, the organization has forged strong bonds between officers and the communities they serve.
Back The Blue NC, Inc. started on July 6th, 2020 as a Facebook group to help unite our North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers, families, and supporters. After immediate tremendous growth, it became our goal to support and honor the men and women in blue through community events and fundraising. Then on September 10th, 2020 NC lost its first Officer since our formation - Deputy Ryan Hendrix of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Hendrix was shot and killed after responding to a reported attempted vehicle break-in, leaving behind a fiancée and his two young children.
Criminal justice advocacy
Apotheca is proud to support Last Prisoner Project (LPP) in their effort to release everyone still incarcerated for cannabis in the U.S. The LPP is a national, nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to reforming our criminal justice system through progressive drug policy.
Through legal intervention, constituent support, advocacy campaigns, and policy change LPP aims to release every last drug war prisoner, as well as to repair the harms of this discriminatory and counterproductive crusade.
Follow them @lastprisonerproject or visit their website to learn more.
www.lastprisonerproject.org. Text FREEDOM to 24365 to donate.
Sports and Competition for Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Our Story
Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded Special Olympics with a vision that individuals with intellectual disabilities were far more capable in sports and physical activity than many experts believed possible. In 1968 Mrs. Shriver organized the first Special Olympics International Games in Chicago, Ill. Six athletes from North Carolina were among the participants.
Special Olympics North Carolina held its first Games in 1970 with 400 participants and has since grown to be recognized globally as one of the largest Special Olympics programs in the world. Nearly 45,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities participate in Special Olympics North Carolina.
Our Mission
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Special Olympics aims to combine high quality sports with a wide audience, and be a driving force for social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
Saving Animals. Helping People.
Animals come to MAC in a variety of ways. Most typically they are either “impounded” by an animal services officer (usually because they are stray (also called “running at large”) or because of a biting incident or similar event) or surrendered by an owner unable to keep them. Other times, they come to us for temporary boarding after a house fire or other disaster, or just stay with us overnight because they are receiving TNR (trap/neuter/return) surgery. MAC will accept most any type of animal living in, or found in, the City of Chattanooga, Red Bank or Lakesite (Humane Educational Society handles animals in the greater Hamilton County area).
McKamey Animal Center is proud to be a Fear Free Shelter! All of our staff members have earned their Fear Free certification, and training is included in our onboarding plan for all new hires. MAC is committed to making our facility as stress and fear free as possible, and this certification is one important step towards ensuring every animal’s emotional and physical needs are being met.
https://mckameyanimalcenter.org/
Land conservation & management
The Carolina Climbers Coalition (CCC) is a 501c(3) formed in 1995 to protect, preserve, and expand climbing opportunities throughout the Carolinas and beyond. The CCC owns and has conserved five major public climbing destinations in this region; Maibauer Boulders in Love Valley, NC, Hidden Valley in Abingdon, VA, Laurel Knob in Cashiers, NC, Buckeye Knob in Boone, NC, and Rumbling Bald West Boulders in Lake Lure, NC.
The CCC also works with a variety of regional land managers to ensure sustainable climbing access and sustainable recreational public access. These organizations include federal and state agencies, municipalities, and private land owners. Additionally, we work to join the climbing community and conservation community to protect and create access to the wonderful cliffs and boulders of the regions we serve. The CCC is operated by a thirteen person Board of Directors with one Executive Director, an Events and Marketing Director, 2 trail staff, and has an increasing annual volunteer membership of 950+.
Education, counseling and advocacy
Our VOICE is an advocacy group located in Asheville, NC, that inspires hope and healing, while ending sexual violence and human trafficking through education, counseling, and advocacy.
Our VOICE takes an intersectional, person-centered approach to support survivors and prevent future acts of sexual violence. They advocate for the health, safety and happiness of everyone impacted by sexual violence. Programs are open to people of all genders, sexual orientations, racial identities, socioeconomic statuses and abilities. All reports are taken seriously.
Our VOICE honors the inherent dignity and worth of all people and believes that everyone has a right to healing, wholeness and a life free of sexual violence. Survivors choose their own paths to healing and Our VOICE provides information in a compassionate way without reservation or judgment.
Compassion and respect guide our relationships with each other and with community members. We foster a culture of open, direct, and caring communication.
providing lasting solutions to homelessness
1 in 4 people live in conditions that harm their health, safety, prosperity, and opportunities. We’re on a mission to change that. TVCH is a non-profit organization existing to HOUSE the homeless, EDUCATE the community, and EQUIP stakeholders to provide LASTING SOLUTIONS to homelessness.
TVCH creates strategic initiatives to make homelessness rare and works with community partners to provide housing solutions for those in need. TVCH operates a Permanent Supportive Housing program providing rental assistance until folks are able to graduate the program, a Mobile Shower Trailer Program facilitating free, accessible showers in over half of our counties, a Homeless Assistance Helpline providing referrals to both internal and partner agency programs to meet each individual's needs, and a Street Outreach Program connecting our most vulnerable neighbors experiencing homelessness with case management services, referrals, and material items.
TVCH is able to provide our programming through the support of individual, corporate, and organizational donors alongside public funding from grants. Counties served include Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier, and Union.
