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Income-eligible homeowners and renters across the state can get help with energy upgrades through HOMES (Homeowners Managing Efficiency Savings) and HEAR (Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates). Applying is easy: online, by email, phone, or mail.
If you are seeking debris removal information and are a resident of Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, or Transylvania counties, as well as the towns of Weaverville and Woodfin, information is available from North Carolina Emergency Mangagement. Learn more about the North Carolina SMART program.
Relief is available for child care centers, family child care homes, before- and after- school programs (0-5 or 0-12), Head Starts, and NC Pre-K programs recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. The center or program can apply now for grant funding to help reopen the center or to help keep it open. Grant funding of $10 million was appropriated to help child care centers in impacted areas across western North Carolina. Learn more about the funds available and how to apply.
Find a list of resources offering help for people recovering from Hurricane Helene. These mental and behavioral resources for children, adolescents and adults are provided through the NC Division of Mental Health and the US Department of Health and Human Services.
The North Carolina Private Road and Bridge Program (NC-PRB) was established to assist property owners across western North Carolina with damages from Helene. The interest form for state-managed repair and reconstruction of private roads and bridges is closed.
People in western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene can access free civil legal assistance through Pisgah Legal Services. Access help with FEMA applications and appeals, housing and eviction issues, mortgage issues and foreclosure prevention, debt, homeowners insurance disputes, protection from scams and fraud, and disaster-related tax matters.
Access free legal help for disaster-related issues, including applying for FEMA or other assistance, appealing benefit denials, protecting against scams or contractor fraud, addressing housing problems like evictions, foreclosures, or unsafe conditions, replacing lost documents, and guiding survivors through insurance, employment, and other legal challenges after a storm.
This story workbook offers as a resource for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their care partners. Care partners can use this book to help explain hurricanes to the person with I/DD. It is written in plain language with visuals to support understanding.
Attend weekly trainings offered for first responders, health care workers, volunteers, and others who are looking for tools to support their friends, neighbors, and loved ones during this difficult time. This resource is offered by Resources for Resilience in partnership with Vaya Health.
Rapid Reset tools help us calm down quickly during times of stress. They can be used alone or with someone else when life gets tough. As you use them, pay special attention to any comfortable physical feelings you notice. You may begin to sense changes in your breathing, heart rate, and muscle tension as you destress.