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How you can help people in western North Carolina impacted by Helene

Governor Roy Cooper traveled to western North Carolina to assess storm damage and ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Helene on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.
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Governor Roy Cooper traveled to western North Carolina to assess storm damage and ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Helene on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

The impacts from Helene have devastated parts of western North Carolina.

Dams broke, towns flooded, homes and businesses washed away as more than 40 trillion gallons of rain were unleashed on the Southeast U.S.

Helene and its impacts killed more than 120 North Carolinians. For weeks, hundreds of thousands were without power.

There are significant postal service delays, which could have a big impact on early voting in the upcoming election.

Below is a brief list of how you can help folks in need:

Donate Directly

Additionally, Heather Oberg and Nicole Schoychid have launched a website that serves as a dashboard to prioritize what donation centers actually need in western North Carolina.

Donation Drop-Offs in the Triangle

  • Burial Beer Co. – 500 E Davie Street #170, Raleigh
  • Bond Brothers Beer Company – 202 East Cedar Street, Cary
  • Fullsteam & Boxyard RTP – 900 Park Offices Drive, Durham
  • Duke Athletics Ticket Office in Scott Family Athletics Performance Center – 110 Whitford Drive in Durham – during regular business hours (8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday).
  • Bull City Burger and Brewery is accepting donations of bottled water, personal wipes, canned foods, baby formula, feminine products, first aid items, diapers and more at 107 E Parrish Street in Durham.
  • The Durham Bulls accepting donations to help those who have been devastated by Hurricane Helene on Friday and Saturday evenings. Cases of water, toiletries, baby formula, diapers, wipes, socks, flashlights, batteries, pet food, trash bags and more are needed.

Blue Ridge Public Radio has a list of ways to donate and help victims too.

Mitchell Northam is a Digital Producer for WUNC. His past work has been featured at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, SB Nation, the Orlando Sentinel and the Associated Press. He is a graduate of Salisbury University and is also a voter in the AP Top 25 poll for women's college basketball.