IMAGINE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

We’re a non-profit organization, guided by faith, supporting equitable Helene relief and recovery in WNC.

OVER $59 BILLION IN DAMAGE

On September 27, 2024, Tropical Storm Helene brought flash floods, landslides, downed electricity lines, and damaged cell towers, leaving many residents to fight for their survival. Areas were without water, power, or communications for weeks. Latest estimates account for 104 lives lost, and many more injured or still missing.

FROM DEVASTATION, OPPORTUNITY

AID WNC is building a resilient network of partners and cooperatives across the Blue Ridge. We’re putting disaster relief funding to work making lasting improvements that will impact the lives Appalachian children for generations to come.

BUILDING A PATH FORWARD

Our region has all the toughness, compassion, wisdom, and skill we need get through this—September 2024 only proved it. It’s time to put our shared values to work and move forward together.