In response to Hurricane Helene, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (UWABC) is directing funding across three key areas to support our community’s recovery: 30% toward urgent relief work for immediate needs, 60% toward long-term recovery in areas like housing and youth support, and 10% for UWABC-led volunteer mobilization, supplies distribution, and coordination with emergency partners.
On Saturday, November 9, Angela Williams, President and CEO of United Way Worldwide, arrived in Asheville to meet with Dan Leroy, President and CEO United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County as well as Rebecca Hall, Executive Director of High Country United Way in Boone, NC. This followed visits to other areas in the disaster zone.
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Our organization has a long history of raising funds for important work in our community. Our team has already raised over $5M for relief and recovery efforts in Buncombe County, but we aren't done yet.
Our Board's Executive Committee met last week and approved a Hurricane Helene funding strategy that falls into the following priority areas:
The aftermath of Hurricane Helene continues to impact Western North Carolina communities, from displaced families to infrastructure damage.
Lance Edwards, Vice President of Community Impact, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, joins FOX Weather to share how the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is supporting the ongoing recovery efforts in North Carolina following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Read the full story and scroll mid-way down to see Lance's interview.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, it is so evident that our community is responding in amazing and supportive ways across Buncombe County.
When Hurricane Helene brought devastation to Western North Carolina, Zholi was one of the thousands of volunteers across the nation that responded. Though living in Atlanta at the time, the pull of the mountain city she'd fallen in love with in her early twenties was strong.