We’ve gathered information about how you can help contribute to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. We will be adding to this list as we get more details, so please bookmark and check back.
Samaritan’s Purse is looking for volunteers to help with storm damage relief in the Asheville, NC area, but warn that many routes to the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove are closed.
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security lists on its website points of distribution for essential items and has established a hotline (844-965-1386) for people needing assistance with disaster cleanup. It is also collecting in-kind donations and calling for volunteers to assist.
Appalachian Voices website contains a comprehensive list of ways to donate in specific communities that have been affected by Helene in Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia, and suggested donation items. It also lists available shelters in the area and locations where needed donations can be picked up.
American Red Cross is collecting funds to provide safe shelter, food, emotional support and health services to impacted families.
Kingswood United Methodist Church in Dunwoody is seeking to help the residents of McDuffie County through a partnership with New Thomson United Methodist Church. The church is collecting critical supplies to deliver on Friday, including water, peanut butter, bread, canned fruits (pop tops only), crackers, granola bars, trail mix, applesauce, and Ensure. Items can be dropped off in parking lot of Kingswood Church, 4896 North Peachtree Road, at the following times: Thursday, 8–10 a.m. 12-3 p.m., and 5-7 p.m.
Churches of Christ Disaster Response will be working with the Forrest Park Church of Christ in Valdosta and Newsome Street Church in Hahira, GA. The site will be accepting volunteers on Wednesday, October 2 for onsite assistance and funds to help in the recovery effort.
CARE, which works worldwide to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. is collecting funds for cash assistance to help families affected by Helene, some who are displaced by the storm to meet their essential needs such as food, medicine and hygiene supplies and livelihood support to help rebuild and ensure long-term recovery for families and individuals.
SERV International is partnering with select churches and organizations directly affected by hurricane Helene in South Georgia, which has widespread outages, and many locations are not expected to have power for 10 days or more. Monetary gifts will go towards purchasing food and supplies for distribution. SERV will also collect shelf stable food items from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week at 3145 Marietta Highway in Canton.
Mission Georgia said all funds given through its website will go to Mission Georgia, Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief.
Catholic Charities is collecting funds to provide immediate disaster relief with necessities such as water, food and shelter.
Salvation Army is accepting donations that will fund immediate emergency assistance, food and water supplies, emotional and spiritual support, and long-term recovery services for survivors.
Wine to Water in Boone, NC is collecting funds to provide clean water to areas affected by Helene.
AmeriCares, a health-focused nonprofit, has set up a webpage to receive donations for essential medical treatment.
The Sandy Springs Rotary Club is part of a Rotary District 6900 effort to form a disaster relief clean-up team to put boots on the ground as opportunities arise.
Contributions are being accepted by Rotary’s Zone 33/34 disaster relief fund, which the organization said will be distributed by a panel of disaster relief experts from across the zones, which stretch from Pennsylvania south through Florida and into Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Rotary International has disaster relief grants available up to $25,000 to help areas impacted by the storm.
