WESTERN
NORTH
CAROLINA
Total Impact
294,565
Gallons of Water
3,088
Filters Distributed
979
Volunteers
67,500
Plastic Water Bottles Recycled
Hurricane Helene
On September 27, category 4 Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, leaving destruction in its wake. Over a thousand bridges and rivers were destroyed, homes flooded or were swept away, and the full impact in the region is still unknown. As a Boone, NC based organization, we jumped into action, working with our community to see how we could help. Our neighbors had the same idea, and within 72 hours WTW teams in Boone and Asheville had water, emergency supplies, and hundreds of volunteers to lend a hand.
Our Response
WTW has been working tirelessly to help to thousands of people get water, hygiene and baby items, hot meals, generators, and other essential supplies. Our incredible crews went by raft and ATVs to reach remote, hard-hit areas while volunteers in Asheville filled 5 gallon containers with water by the tanker load in public housing and urban neighborhoods for weeks on end. We worked with the River Keepers to assist in vital shoreline cleanup and got boots dirty removing debris from local homes. As we continue to recover and rebuild with Western North Carolina, we will continue to show up helping our neighbors impacted by Helene to get back on their feet.
Fill our our form here if you or someone you know is in need of assistance and we will do what we can to connect you to resources. Sending love to our incredible WTW Community!
