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Hurricane Helene
60,000
people reached
across Georgia and North Carolina during Phase I
230,000
resources distributed
including water, hygiene kits, tarps, baby supplies, and ready-to-eat meals during Phase I
21
mobile homes being rehabilitated
19 of which were elevated to mitigate future flood damage during Phase II
You can help communities in North Carolina recover.
To support our ongoing efforts in North Carolina, please donate to CORE today. In times of crisis, your monthly donation can make a life-long impact, every single day to communities in-need.
“*Note: At the close of the response, recurring contributions for Hurricane Helene will continue to create incredible impact and be reallocated to CORE’s Emergency Response Fund. You can cancel at any time.”
UPCOMING: New Belgium Asheville Marathon & Half
The New Belgium Asheville Marathon & Half is back on Saturday, March 15th and CORE is thrilled to be a part of this incredible event. We are especially proud to support Asheville and its resilient community members, who are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Helene. If you’d like to get involved, sign up to volunteer at the event.
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Emergency Response | 2024
What damage did Hurricane Helene cause?
Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a massive Category 4 hurricane — the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Big Bend on record. Several states suffered catastrophic and life-threatening flash and urban flooding, landslides, extended power outages, damaging wind and heavy rains. Over 200 fatalities have been confirmed across six states. Given a 500-mile path of destruction from Florida through North Carolina and estimated damages well over $100 billion, CORE joined forces with local partners on the ground and the National Guard to reach as many people as possible with humanitarian support.
With CORE’s history of extensive programming and emergency responses following hurricanes Idalia and Ian, our teams quickly mobilized in Georgia and expanded efforts into North Carolina, where we’ve actively served the community since 2018 in response to Hurricane Florence.
How has CORE helped support those impacted by Hurricane Helene?
Phase I
Leveraging our local and technical expertise in rapid response, resource distribution, tarping, and wellness support, we’re addressing urgent needs across both states, keeping a close pulse on the needs of mobile home communities, the elderly, and rural and low-income areas first and foremost.
Within a week, we set up points of distribution for safe access to vital supplies in Lowndes County, GA and Hendersonville, NC. In partnership with local emergency management agencies, community-based organizations, and the National Guard, our teams reached over 60,000 people and distributed nearly 230,000 critical resources including hygiene kits, tarps, drinking water, ready to eat meal kits and other essential relief items.
Phase II
CORE has expanded operations into Swannanoa, NC, where our local team is cleaning out and gutting flooded homes, spraying mold and floodwater contamination, and helping install subfloors, insulation and drywall to support people in the Alan Campos mobile home community. We’re rehabilitating 21 mobile homes and elevating 19 of them. We are also hosting weekly community meetings to ensure marginalized community members can access local, state, and federal recovery resources.
“And thank you to CORE who has been there from the start. I’m so thankful for them, because they find ways to help us get back home soon.” – Maria, Alan Campos resident
Rehabilitating Homes in North Carolina
In the Alan Campos Community of Swannanoa, North Carolina CORE is working alongside a myriad of partners, local and national, to rehabilitate 21 homes damaged by Hurricane Helene. Watch the video to learn how we’re helping make sure families have safe homes to return to, as quickly as possible.
Revisiting communities previously impacted by Hurricane Idalia.
Communities in Southern Georgia suffered three back-to-back storms in thirteen months, exposing and compounding vulnerabilities and making recovery harder for many residents. In Georgia, CORE tarped severely damaged mobile homes and conducted wellness checks to support community members, many of whom are elderly, low income and without insurance, and managing chronic illnesses. Some had been dealing with residual mold and interior damage leftover from Hurricane Idalia last year.
CORE was featured in The Washington Post for our work providing relief in Valdosta, GA after catastrophic Hurricane Helene.
