How to Help Western North Carolina Recover
Support charitable organizations working in WNC.
We encourage everyone to give to reputable organizations and donate to community supply drives sponsored by your local county governments or local charitable organizations.
In times of disaster, there are many scams that try to use an individual’s strong desire to help to get them to donate to fraudulent charities. Be sure that the organization you choose to give to is one that is trusted.
Here is a list of suggested charitable organizations that are working in Western NC:
- BeLoved Asheville, www.belovedasheville.com
- MANNA FoodBank, mannafoodbank.org
- Poder Emma Community Ownership, www.poderemma.org
- Asheville Habitat for Humanity, ashevillehabitat.org
- Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Asheville, www.rsaasheville.org
- Homeward Bound, homewardboundwnc.org
- Babies need Bottoms Asheville, babiesneedbottoms.org
- Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, abccm.org/donations/ministry-fund
- United Way, Asheville and Buncombe County, www.unitedwayabc.org
To support long-term recovery, donate to the North Carolina Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund.
These groups are also providing support to western North Carolina:
• Diaper Bank of NC, www.ncdiaperbank.org
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern North Carolina, www.secondharvestnwnc.org
