https://www.poderemma.org/resources daily 0.75 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/b2c14fda-7172-4859-872a-aa06451636c4/PODER+Emma+Annual+Plan+2023+copy.jpeg Participatory Action Research - PODER Emma’s 2023 Community Plan Download PDF in English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1597858910938-13T6JFLBQ3ET1W33X2OK/report-EN.jpg Participatory Action Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1597859120467-GQJ53F889XJKARJQDRMZ/onepagerEN.jpg Participatory Action Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/2fd93a0e-cefd-4c75-b762-009340d24fc9/Screenshot+2025-06-18+at+11.16.54%E2%80%AFPM.png Participatory Action Research - Preserving Manufactured Homes as a Source of Affordable Housing in Emma, North Carolina Andre Comandon, May 2025 Emma is a place built by and for its people. Development without protection puts our homes, culture, and future at risk. This report shows what we’re up against, and what we’ve built together to protect it. Read the Poder Emma Report here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/b2c14fda-7172-4859-872a-aa06451636c4/PODER+Emma+Annual+Plan+2023+copy.jpeg Participatory Action Research - PODER Emma’s 2023 Community Plan Download PDF in English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1597858910938-13T6JFLBQ3ET1W33X2OK/report-EN.jpg Participatory Action Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1597859120467-GQJ53F889XJKARJQDRMZ/onepagerEN.jpg Participatory Action Research https://www.poderemma.org/press daily 0.75 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/4a7f9bc4-ed48-4d0f-ae82-dd44a8a22b39/firestorm-disaster-response-coordinating-blurred.png Press - Grassroots Disaster Relief in Asheville Firestorm and Poder Emma’s collaboration for community organizing during disaster relief. PODER Emma and Firestorm communicated regularly in the storm’s aftermath, sharing supplies and resources they knew about or could put people in touch with. “If they had things that we needed or we had things that they needed, we tried to make sure that we were getting things to each other.” Read here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/a702eabc-cc79-47f7-924c-b126b5905151/Feature_2-PODER-Emma-co-founder-Andrea-Golden-and-Joel-Johnson-Asheville-Area-Habitat-for-Humanity-Home-Repair-Director-1100x825.jpg Press - Helene: Pooling Resources PODER Emma co-founder Andrea Golden, left, and Joel Johnson, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity's home repair director, help low-income homeowners with their post-Helene repairs. Mountain Xpress. Posted on November 28, 2024 by Pat Moran Read here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/33f4d94e-a023-42f2-b5c0-c7179bae46e3/Screenshot+2025-01-28+at+4.57.26+PM.png Press - How West Asheville’s Colaborativa La Milpa became a lifeline after Helene floods Read about how Helene shifted La Milpa's focus to emergency relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/f3443761-9b9a-45c6-8f8d-3a3262a2f660/KMart+Patton+Avenue.jpg Press - The power of community advocacy The Emma Community Council, which represents a large Hispanic population in the area, turned out to the meeting in force with about a dozen residents, some representing the PODER Emma team, as well. After the vote, muted cheers could be heard from outside the Harrah's Cherokee Center boardroom in downtown Asheville. Read here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623417013359-QKGVTKT0U08CEOY9SBQM/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+9.09.51+AM.png Press - Rethinking Smart Growth. Reclaiming Community Design’s Radical Roots. Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623416919541-CU41ZBA539TPYPDQBPAU/xpress+cover.png Press - Co-op network grows community-based businesses (cover story) Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/3b44545e-be8f-49dc-9051-4d499a0f9aca/Poder-Emma-HR_10.26.19_001-1-1500x1001.jpg Press - Habitat for Humanity & PODER Emma team up Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623416582162-Q3SALN3D66RBWOVLF22J/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+9.00.54+AM.png Press - Housing co-ops, a potential affordable housing solution Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623416669846-3V473H14EQ5XD3HG79B2/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+9.00.33+AM.png Press - Affordable housing essay: Support successful models adequately Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623416765565-PWA4IJ45AFJPQDK2A5Q5/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+8.59.50+AM.png Press - Dulce Lomita Mobile Home Co-op courtyard Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/e99a6a25-5ebf-4ae5-8ee2-fc6a68f85db8/Screenshot+2025-05-15+at+1.57.01%E2%80%AFPM.png Press - Seed Commons: 2024 Impact Report A crew from PODER Emma helps North Carolina residents recover from Hurricane Helene. “When Hurricane Helene brought unprecedented devastation to the mountains of Western North Carolina, the low-income immigrant communities that Seed Commons member PODER Emma serves and organizes were hit hard. But all the work PODER Emma had done before the storm to strengthen their community translated into resilience, and the capacity to drive the recovery effort from the bottom-up, led by those most affected.” Read more about Seed Commons in their Impact Report here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/4a7f9bc4-ed48-4d0f-ae82-dd44a8a22b39/firestorm-disaster-response-coordinating-blurred.png Press - Grassroots Disaster Relief in Asheville Firestorm and Poder Emma’s collaboration for community organizing during disaster relief. PODER Emma and Firestorm communicated regularly in the storm’s aftermath, sharing supplies and resources they knew about or could put people in touch with. “If they had things that we needed or we had things that they needed, we tried to make sure that we were getting things to each other.” Read here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/a702eabc-cc79-47f7-924c-b126b5905151/Feature_2-PODER-Emma-co-founder-Andrea-Golden-and-Joel-Johnson-Asheville-Area-Habitat-for-Humanity-Home-Repair-Director-1100x825.jpg Press - Helene: Pooling Resources PODER Emma co-founder Andrea Golden, left, and Joel Johnson, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity's home repair director, help low-income homeowners with their post-Helene repairs. Mountain Xpress. Posted on November 28, 2024 by Pat Moran Read here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/33f4d94e-a023-42f2-b5c0-c7179bae46e3/Screenshot+2025-01-28+at+4.57.26+PM.png Press - How West Asheville’s Colaborativa La Milpa became a lifeline after Helene floods Read about how Helene shifted La Milpa's focus to emergency relief. Read here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/f3443761-9b9a-45c6-8f8d-3a3262a2f660/KMart+Patton+Avenue.jpg Press - The power of community advocacy The Emma Community Council, which represents a large Hispanic population in the area, turned out to the meeting in force with about a dozen residents, some representing the PODER Emma team, as well. After the vote, muted cheers could be heard from outside the Harrah's Cherokee Center boardroom in downtown Asheville. Read here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623417013359-QKGVTKT0U08CEOY9SBQM/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+9.09.51+AM.png Press - Rethinking Smart Growth. Reclaiming Community Design’s Radical Roots. Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623416919541-CU41ZBA539TPYPDQBPAU/xpress+cover.png Press - Co-op network grows community-based businesses (cover story) Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/3b44545e-be8f-49dc-9051-4d499a0f9aca/Poder-Emma-HR_10.26.19_001-1-1500x1001.jpg Press - Habitat for Humanity & PODER Emma team up Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623416582162-Q3SALN3D66RBWOVLF22J/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+9.00.54+AM.png Press - Housing co-ops, a potential affordable housing solution Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623416669846-3V473H14EQ5XD3HG79B2/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+9.00.33+AM.png Press - Affordable housing essay: Support successful models adequately Read Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1623416765565-PWA4IJ45AFJPQDK2A5Q5/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+8.59.50+AM.png Press - Dulce Lomita Mobile Home Co-op courtyard Read Article https://www.poderemma.org/new-members daily 0.75 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/208f4e6d-440e-408f-9928-cc19561375da/Copy+of+poder-emma-logo-horiz.png Membership - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/208f4e6d-440e-408f-9928-cc19561375da/Copy+of+poder-emma-logo-horiz.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/9e9d42b7-259c-499c-96fa-b3969feefcb3/23_Q4_Poder+Emma-Hi+Res-0332.jpg https://www.poderemma.org/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/6f42e331-ab0b-4ae0-a0e8-73c5a6b608e4/Copy+of+poder-emma-logo-horiz.png Privacy Policy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/6f42e331-ab0b-4ae0-a0e8-73c5a6b608e4/Copy+of+poder-emma-logo-horiz.png Privacy Policy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.poderemma.org/home-impact daily 0.75 2025-10-24 https://www.poderemma.org/ourprograms daily 0.75 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/ec7b8a99-80d8-445c-9ec3-cb672d038d77/441544715_8399213350105062_295003396616495114_n.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/1544039352350-85HVQUCZ3L8X6S6IDAA9/Screen+Shot+2018-11-29+at+12.29.16+PM.png https://www.poderemma.org/ourhome daily 1.0 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607007355264-EQINP2XUZQO9PPNNDRZD/Aro%2BHa_0010-larger.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/be5607de-6250-45c7-a9da-7ab0f9513a46/IMG_1075.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/99d52e3e-843d-4f97-97b0-bd386e240695/IMG_8408.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/e9e840e1-ad97-4523-b8ae-ccbe5e3db311/683937ed-3491-4211-9438-d2be53ac5a7e.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/fb2593c6-5551-4390-b06f-e721e44bfa8a/IMG_8324.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/825b4beb-be7b-4d2b-a151-3f5ffaa9bdb2/Combined+Timeline+-+English+%281%29.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/b60e461c-514c-492c-a279-a75f55a00b78/Spanish_Combined_Final_Timeline_+Feb+12+2026.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/6d43ff45-e5ca-4a76-95aa-6b3bd431aee9/23_Q4_Poder+Emma-Hi+Res-0474.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/32c5a06f-aeab-43d4-bbc9-1d9789bfa624/23_Q4_Poder+Emma-Hi+Res-0267.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/9117c081-9746-4c9e-9556-f6aa1268e8a3/23_Q4_Poder+Emma-Hi+Res-0370.jpg https://www.poderemma.org/new-page daily 0.75 2026-02-11 https://www.poderemma.org/home-repair daily 0.75 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/9e9d42b7-259c-499c-96fa-b3969feefcb3/23_Q4_Poder+Emma-Hi+Res-0332.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/4d1cf7ff-03cc-441f-9456-452998741320/Screen+Shot+2021-06-11+at+8.59.50+AM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/c8bdc2f8-7d82-4e2c-8257-b2ba0d69a484/FDN25-28.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/945b27c1-3af4-4ced-997e-080d95a45d3f/imgg-demo-EpGLe4Je.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/e63a21dc-b70e-4b58-8c57-c5c239923991/imgg-demo-ewtBxNR1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/e2164ec3-c2fd-4f37-af69-006dcddb44b2/23_Q4_Poder+Emma-Hi+Res-0419.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/944a3062-c66b-46a9-addc-bd74d6286926/46031.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af1e9ecd274cb534a14c7db/ce96f8e9-d4d3-4f19-9b3a-879a632594b7/Document.png