August 1st, 2024
by Meredith Martin, Vice President of Programs
It’s the middle of the night and a county social worker has just responded to an emergency situation. Five…
July 10th, 2024
by Megan Boyles, Spiritual Life & Recreation Coordinator
When I started working at Crossnore, I had zero idea how much “the kids at work” would become so…
September 15th, 2021
by Blair Johnston
Being a cottage parent may very well be the hardest and the most fun job at Crossnore. Cottage Parents…
March 15th, 2019
by Crossnore Staff
“I came [to campus] with a paper bag that had all my belongings in it,” recalls Crossnore alumna Mitzi Petrey Ensor. The year was 1973 and then seven-year-old Mitzi,…
February 21st, 2019
Colleen Green Hutchens was born in Bryson City, but has lived in Winston-Salem since she was three and a half years…
December 31st, 2018
The Echevarria family grows strong women, just ask Annette Echevarria and her sister, Giselle Echevarria Helton. A shared family…
March 1st, 2016
Nearly every child wishes for a strong family. Even if they can’t verbalize it, there is nothing that makes…
January 7th, 2016
Andrew and Melissa hold a special place in my heart. They are in the small group of couples that…
December 17th, 2015
When you were a kid, did you ever ask one parent a question and not get the answer you…
December 9th, 2015
Do you remember the anticipation you had as a child at Christmas? Everything seemed brighter and more fun. You…
