Providing clean water, disaster relief, and community support in our home region.
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.
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.
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Thanks to the generosity of our partners we are currently providing free Water Quality Testing in East Tennessee for residents on a private water source impacted by Hurricane Helene may qualify for free assistance.
Concerned Households can apply through the buttons below if your water is from a:
Please complete the inquiry below and our team will follow up with you.
From day one of our response to Hurricane Helene, the Wine To Water team witnessed the spirit of community at work: neighbors helping neighbors, even in the midst of their own struggles and grief.
This is Ricky’s story. After losing his home to a hurricane, he faced a long road to recovery. But thanks to the strength of community and the support of our partners, Ricky’s story is now one of hope and rebuilding.
