Hurricane Helene Relief,
Resources, and Information
Five Verified Resources for Hurricane Relief:
1. Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC)
Assisting long-term recovery efforts across the Appalachian region.
Website: https://www.cfwnc.org
Phone: (828) 254-4960 Email: info@cfwnc.org
2. Salvation Army Asheville Corps
Providing emergency shelter and food assistance to affected communities.
Website: https://www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/asheville/
Phone: (828) 253-4723
3. Habitat for Humanity of Washington County, VA Supporting rebuilding efforts for homes impacted by the hurricane.
Website: https://www.habitatwcva.org
Phone: (276) 525-1535 Email: habitatwcva@gmail.com
4. Team Rubicon
Providing disaster response volunteers to help communities with relief and recovery operations. Website: https://www.teamrubiconusa.org
Phone: (310) 640-8787 Email: info@teamrubiconusa.org
5. Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) Assisting with shelter operations and distribution of essential supplies.
Website: https://www.abccm.org
Phone: (828) 259-5300 Email: info@abccm.org
Cancelled or Postponed Events:
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Cancelled.
Appalachian State University announced - that we must cancel the International Mountain Studies Conference 2024 that was to be held Oct 10 and 11 in Boone, North Carolina, and virtually via Zoom.
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Postponed.
Virginia Tech's Center for Rural Education for its third annual Rural Education Summit on October 10-11, 2024
Volunteer Opportunities:
East Tennessee State University has a growing list of opportunities to volunteer, training sessions and more available here.
ASA's Special Collections support for archives impacted by Hurricane Helene
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Has your institutional or community-based archive been impacted by Hurricane Helene?
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ASA's Special Collections Committee would like to offer any support that we can, whether directly or through connecting you with recovery resources. We have archivists at institutional and community-based archives and special collections across Appalachia, including some in close proximity to or within the impacted areas of the region.
Please contact the committee chair Jed DeBruin (jdebruin@jsu.edu) in order to begin the process