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Where Community Roots Anchor Resilient Recovery
Together we care for our neighbors and lead our mountain hollers to recover and rebuild. We are and we build WNC Strong.
CURRENT APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE
Debris Clean Up or Rebuilding Assistance
Beat the Heat Assistance Applications
Beat the Heat Assistance Applications
Volunteers to the area, and funding, have dropped off in recent months. We utilize responses to this form to help us connect requests for debris clean-up and rebuilding assistance with volunteer and funding opportunities as they come available.
All responses are confidential. Not all requests will be able to be fulfilled but we will do our best to advocate for all cases submitted.
Beat the Heat Assistance Applications
Beat the Heat Assistance Applications
Beat the Heat Assistance Applications
Thanks to some very generous community partners and donors, we do anticipate some AC units and fans this summer. If you or a family member are in need - due to displacement from the storm or infrastructure damage, please complete this application.
Not all requests will be able to be fulfilled but we will do our best to advocate for all cases submitted.
Delivering Fresh Meals and Critical Aid
Rising Light Relief partners with trusted organizations to bring immediate relief and hands-on support to the most vulnerable members of the Western North Carolina community in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Our services support the elderly, disabled, those who lost their vehicles and homes to the floods and landslides and downed trees.
Rising Light Relief has been blessed to make innumerable connections with strong resources from all over the country.
This Spring, we are accepting applications for rebuilding assistance. The application is confidential and helps us to connect opportunities with community member needs most effichttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN-rV5C9xjcgTDcqbHgdQeHOyhyD2cwx3NlY0s6TAKdVwqjw/viewform?usp=headeriently.
Donations
Every donation goes directly to this Rising Light Relief Mission - supporting our ability to provide essential supplies and hot meals to community members in need as part of our Hurricane Helene relief efforts.