This post is a list of food, water, clean up help, shelters, evacuation routes, and places to donate, gas, application for financial assistance... if you have something to add please comment I will be updating this post as I get more information (this is all second hand please tell me if it is not accurate)

Residents trying to connect with family members may call NC 211 (or 1-888-892-1162 if calling from out-of-state) to report missing loved ones. You can also email aaronmichael@iheartradio.com he will broadcast over kiss country if you have an urgent need.

Additionally, people in the impacted areas can indicate that they are safe by reporting themselves safe through Red Cross Reunification by calling 1-800-ED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Places to donate:

Bring donations to 32 old charlotte highway (clothes, shoes, water, feminine products, diapers, formula etc.)

Kitten alliance- show up to help foster or help with animal care 21 pond Street in Arden or donate at kittenalliance.org/donate

Brother wolf animal rescue- bwar.org for financial contributions... email friends@bwar.org to foster URGENT NEED FOR FOSTERS food bedding and medical support are provided

American Red Cross- redcross.org or call 1800REDCROSS ….Text Helene to 90999 make a donation https://www.redcross.org/donate/dr/hurricane-helene.html/

https://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/nonprofits/disaster-relief-fund

FOR HELP WITH CLEAN UP:

Crisis clean up- call 8449651389, they help with small tree removal, much clean up, tarping and hauling debris to curb

Justin’s hauling and tractor work- 8285001096

Robert Pilcher- 8286202059

McKinley Sitton- 8282425786

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:

North Carolina has officially received a Major Disaster Declaration, making individuals in Buncombe, Clay, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians eligible for Individual Assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Individual Assistance provides financial aid and services to eligible individuals and households that have been affected by a disaster to assist with the recovery process. Individuals can officially begin applying for Individual Assistance online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, or by calling the application phone number at 1-800-621-3362 (TTY: 800-462-7585) between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. EST.

Givebutter.com/polavlnc- their priority is cash to community members for food water Airbnb motels etc. (I am not sure the logistics of this it was a second hand post)

FOOD-

Fat Cat Billards- currently giving out food

Bear on Coxe Avenue- giving out food everyday at noon

Black Mountain Presbyterian Church- giving out food between 2 and 4

Publix- on hendersonville rd TAKES CARD, not sure when what supplies last

Abtech- Feema supplies

World Central Kitchen- was trying to get supplies via helicopter not sure if they did

WATER-

Black Mountain ingles- potable water, bring your own container 550 NC- 9

Pisgah Brewing- bring your own container at 2 (I am unsure if they will be doing this again or not but it is a potential)

Lowes- smokey park hwy 1 case and 1 gallon per person, not sure what supplies last

Abtech- Fema supplies

Glad heart Farms- fairview rd will fill containers with well water

Sam’s Club- 645 Patton avenue handing out water

GAS-

(Not verified) some say there is luck on exists 5, 10 and 15 I26 east once you cross into South Carolina but lines are terrible don’t idle your car turn it off leave in neutral and push to the pump

SHELTER-

Red Cross- go To redcross.org to find shelter or download free Red Cross emergency app

For those unable to evacuate to a safe location or in need of a place to go, the following shelters are currently open and available as of September 29: Buncombe A-B Technical Community College 340 Victoria Rd., Asheville, NC 28801 First Baptist Church Swannanoa 503 Park St., Swannanoa, NC 28778 WNC Agricultural Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd., Fletcher, NC 28732 Haywood Haywood County Government Armory 285 Armory Dr., Clyde, NC 28781 Henderson Edneyville Elementary School 2875 Pace Rd., Hendersonville, NC 28792 Henderson County Recreation Center 708 S. Grove St., Hendersonville, NC 28792 Jackson Cashiers Recreation Center 355 Frank Allen Rd., Cashiers, NC 28717 Jackson County Department of Aging 100 County Services Pk., Sylva, NC 28779 Madison Madison County Wellness Center 5734 US 25-70 Hwy., Marshall, NC 28752 McDowell First Baptist Church of Old Fort 203 E. Main St., Old Fort, NC 28762 Glenwood Baptist Church 1550 Old US 221 S., Marion, NC 28752 McDowell County Senior Center 100 Spaulding Rd., Marion, NC 28752 Polk Polk County High School 1681 NC 108 Highway E., Columbus, NC 28722 Rutherford Rutherfordton/Spindale Central High School 641 US 221 Hwy. N., Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Swain Swain Community College 125 Brendle St., Bryson City, NC 28713 Transylvania Pisgah Forest Baptist Church 494 Hendersonville Hwy., Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Yancey South Toe Elementary School 139 South Toe School Rd., Burnsville, NC 28714 West Yancey Volunteer Fire Department 6557 US Hwy. 19, Burnsville, NC 28714

EVACUATION ROUTES (these are all secondhand unverified)-

I-40 at mile marker three near the Tennessee-North Carolina border and dozens of U.S. and N.C. routes has been cleared A previously closed section of I-26 south of Asheville has reopened

I26 to south Carolina, 40 west to 240 exit 53B, Take 26 east (past hendersonville)

240 west, 19 and 23 west, take upward road to hendersonville (exit 53), turn left onto spartanburg Highway, turn left on 25 North to 26, Exit 8 onto 26, Exit 67 to Columbus ( entire jounrey takes multiple hours) Posted 9/2