Our Story

Clay County Community for Students, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization, which promotes and facilitates the coordinated delivery of existing resources to children and their families within a school community. CCCFS involves schools, businesses, parents, health and social service providers, churches and civic organization, bringing our community together in a spirit of cooperation and trust. Together, we are all working to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed. CCCFS became operational in 1998 and has achieved outstanding success in meeting the needs of students and families in our community. CCCFS serves the entire school district PreK-12^th grade with a total enrollment of 1376 students.

Clay County is a small, rural county (population of 10,801) located in the mountainous region of western North Carolina. We are a compassionate and close-knit community, but resources are very limited since the local economy is driven mostly by small businesses and tourism. As of 2018, Clay County has a median household income of only $38,801 and 27.09% of our children are living in poverty. Low family income has been proven time and time again to be major factor on a child’s academic and developmental growth.

Because there are no large funding streams available to rural communities, CCCFS exists to bring the community together to supply the necessary resources to meet student and family needs. In order to bring outstanding services and/or educational programs to our schools. CCCFS collaborates with dozens of different human resource agencies, numerous local organizations and churches, and a variety of Government agencies such as the North Carolina Forest Service, Tennessee Valley Authority, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service – just to name a few.

Here at CCCFS, we are always in need of mentors, tutors, volunteers, grant opportunities, and donations. If you or your child are in need of assistance, or if you feel you can help us in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us. Together we can ensure that every child in Clay County can reach his or her full potential.

Our Staff

Hannah Miller
Executive Director

Karen Dudley
Site Coordinator

Chris Batchelder
Student Tutor

Board Of Directors

JACLYN ASHE
OFFICE MANAGER AT
JACKY JONES FORD
PO BOX 1156
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PRIVATE (828) 389-6333
Orientation 01/8/14
jaclynashe@gmail.com

JOSEPH BAKER, USFS
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
123 WOODLAND DRIVE
MURPHY NC 28906
PUBLIC (828) 837-5152
Orientation 1/19/2021
joseph.baker@usda.gov

ANDREW BROWN
PASTOR AT VILLAGE CHURCH
269 ASHE POINT DRIVE
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
NON-PRIVATE (828) 361-1841
Orientation 07/26/23
abrownreadsemail@gmail.com

SILAS BROWN
AG-SCIENCE TEACHER AT
CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS
PO BOX 178
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-6532
Orientation 01/09/2022
silasbrown@hayesvillehs.org

MARK BUCHANAN
CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF
295 COURTHOUSE DRIVE
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 361-5080
Orientation 07/20/2023
sheriffbuchanan@claycountyso.com

TIFFANY CLAPSADDLE
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
135 YELLOW JACKET DRIVE
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-9924
Orientation 07/29/2024
tiffany.clapsaddle@clayschools.org

ROBBY EVANS
OWNER AT TECH GUYS
165 US-64
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PRIVATE (828) 361-7643
Orientation 07/28/2023
robby.evans1@gmail.com

MELISSA GODFREY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
154 YELLOW JACKET DRIVE
HAYESVILLE, NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-8513
Orientation 07/09/2020
melissa.godfrey@hayesvillees.org

TODD GOINS, VICE-CHAIR
DIRECTOR AT CLAY COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
PO BOX 147
HAYESVILLE, NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-6301
Orientation 07/28/2020
todd.goins@claydss.us

BECKY GRINDSTAFF, DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR AT SENIOR CENTER
PO BOX 118
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-9271
Orientation 07/28/20
bgrindstaff@claync.us

MARIE GUNTHER, DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR AT CLAY
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
PO BOX 118
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-0644
Orientation 09/22/11
gunther@brmemc.net

KIRK HATHERLY
PASTOR AT HAYESVILLE FIRST
UNITED METHODIST
PO BOX 85
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
NON-PRIVATE (828) 389-8413
Orientation 10/09/08
pastorkirk@hayesvillefirst.org

ANDY JAMES, CHAIR
VICE PRESIDENT /CITY EXECUTIVE
AT STATE EMPLOYEES’ CREDIT UNTION
PO BOX 1409
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PRIVATE (828) 389-1946
Orientation 01/16/2019
andyjames16@gmail.com

DEBBIE MAUNEY
COUNTY MANAGER
CLAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT
PO BOX 118
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-0089
Orientation 02/22/01
dmauney@claync.us

STACY OVERLIN
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
205 YELLOW JACKET DRIVE
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-6532
Orientation 04/20/21
soverlin@hayesvillehs.org

TYLER OSBORN
AG. AGENT AT CLAY CO. COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION SERVICE
25 RIVERSIDE CIR, SUITE 2
HAYESVILLE, NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-6305
Orientation 06/25/2024
tosborn@ncsu.edu

CHRIS OWEN, TREASURER
UNIVERSAL BANKER I
UNITED COMMUNITY BANK
PO BOX 1303
HAYESVILLE, NC 28904
PRIVATE (828) 389-6363
Orientation 06/25/2024
christina_owen@ucbi.com

HEATHER PLEMMONS
HAYESVILLE PRIMARY
PRINCIPAL
698 ANDERSON STREET
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-3763
Orientation 06/30/21
hplemmons@hayesvilleps.org

JIM RICH
DIRECTOR AT CLAY COUNTY CHAMBER
388 BUSINESS HWY 64
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-3704
Orientation 07/18/2023
director@claychambernc.com

CLARISSA ROGERS
DIRECTOR AT
CLAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPT
PO BOX 55
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-8052
Orientation 7/21/21
ClarissaRogers@clayhdnc.us

AMY SACCO
BRANCH MANAGER
NANTAHALA BANK
PO BOX 28
HAYESVILLE, NC 28904
PRIVATE (828) 389-0700
Orientation 05/28/2024
asacco@nantahala.com

JASON SHOOK
CHAIRMAN AT CLAY COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD
1847 HWY 64 BUSINESS
HAYESVILLE, NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-2168
Orientation 01/18 /2019
jason@jasonshookdds.com

KARISSA TEAGUE
HAYESVILLE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL
72 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DRIVE
HAYESVILLE, NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-8585
Orientation 07/20/2022
karissa.teague@clayschools.org

KAREN DUDLEY
SITE COORDINATOR
426 INDIAN TRAIL
HAYESVILLE NC 28904
PUBLIC (828) 389-8586
Orientation 09/30/14
Screening Process Completed 08/20/14
kdudley@hayesvillees.org