Ways to Donate and Help After Hurricane Helene
The full picture of devastation has been emerging from Hurricane Helene, and the effects are disastrous.
In these times, it can be hard to know what to do from afar. Below is a short list of groups and organizations providing relief if you are looking for ways to help. Please check their websites for evolving needs.
If there are local fundraising efforts taking place, we would love to share those as well. Please tag us on social media @barringtonscoop or email us at hello@thebarringtonscoop.com.
Hope Mill Inc.
Because many of the areas of western North Carolina impacted by the storm are inaccessible mountain communities, a group of independent pilots with helicopters have been dropping off food, water, and supplies. Funds raised by Hope Mill, Inc. will be used for the most needed items, which include water, non-perishable food items, diapers, medical supplies, and life-saving medicine like insulin and blood pressure medications.
In a post made yesterday, 10/4/24, the group is still encouraging monetary donations as, “they are not done and they are not going anywhere. Countless families need to believe that support is here for the long haul.”
Learn more and donate here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-hope-mill-incs-hurricane-relief
North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund
The North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund is now accepting contributions for hurricane damage to help with the unmet needs of hurricane victims in North Carolina. Donations will specifically go to local nonprofits working to provide food and water, cleaning supplies and other emergency supplies.
United Way of North Carolina, a community based organization, is the fiscal agent for this Fund.
Learn more and donate here:
Samaritan’s Purse
Samaritan’s Purse is responding in five locations across four states after Hurricane Helene.
Watauga County, North Carolina is Samaritan Purse’s headquarters and the town was particularly hard hit. The group is providing assistance with air relief and supplies, emergency field hospitals, clean-up efforts, volunteer mobilization and more.
Learn more and donate here.
Mercy Chefs
Mercy Chefs is a non-profit humanitarian relief organization based in Virginia that is running operations in Newberry, Florida – delivering hot, chef-prepared meals to the hardest-hit areas of the state. As of today, October 4, 2024, the team has begun meal delivery operations in Asheville, North Carolina serving prepared meals to volunteers, first responders and community members stranded by the disaster. The group is also focusing efforts on delivering clean water to Western North Carolina.
Learn more and donate here: