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Rooted in the belief that local people are best at solving local problems, WNC Communities wasted no time in the days following Hurricane Helene to connect farm businesses and community centers with immediate resources.

Rooted in the belief that local people are best at solving local problems, WNC Communities wasted no time in the days following Hurricane Helene to connect farm businesses and community centers with immediate resources.

Impact Health was uniquely positioned to rapidly engage organizations across the region in Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, thanks to the network of Health Serving Organizations that are part of the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) network that Impact Health manages in WNC.

MHO serves more than 2,000 households annually in Western North Carolina with apartment rentals, essential home repair, down payment assistance, and new home construction.

Tenge was thrilled her entrepreneurial dream came true, but two years after taking the helm at the cafe, Hurricane Helene devastated her mountain town and her storefront.

The day before Hurricane Helene engulfed Western North Carolina, artist Karen Maugans was working at her gallery in the River Arts District…