Hurricane Florence Relief Fund

The impact of Hurricane Florence and its catastrophic flooding is still being felt throughout the Carolinas, where thousands of individuals and families remain in temporary housing seven months after the storm made landfall. Our nonprofit partners, with the generous support of donors like you who've raised more than $775,000 for community-led disaster response, have been hard at work helping hurricane-affected residents recover and rebuild.

Here's a look at the work your donation is helping make possible in the Carolinas:

• Greene Lamp is assisting 100 low-income families from eastern North Carolina whose homes were destroyed or had damage severe enough to force them to relocate by covering relocation expenses, rent, utilities, energy efficient appliances, and food. They're also stocking libraries in schools in Duplin, Jones, and Onslow counties with laptops, tablets, and new books.
• Instead of simply distributing donated furniture, Furniture Finders is providing individuals and families with a selection of furniture to choose from to replace what was lost to the storm, with the aim of preserving dignity and helping make their houses feel like homes again.
• Lutheran Services Carolinas has focused their recovery efforts on the most vulnerable of individuals and families displaced from their homes by Florence. In particular, they assist those who are elderly, living with disabilities, and low-income, with temporary housing assistance until more permanent housing can be secured.
• Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders are organizing volunteers and supplying construction materials for families with flood-damaged homes in New Bern—one of the communities hardest hit by Florence—with a special focus on uninsured, low-income households.
• Carteret Warriors for Recovery and the Green Chair Project are helping families in eastern North Carolina replace damaged household furnishings, including mattresses, dining tables, living room furniture, dressers, linens, and kitchenware.
• The Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry is assisting six low-income households in their community rebuild and recover. Their volunteer construction teams are repairing and replacing roofs, windows, doors, siding, and making any other repairs that are needed.

Thank you again for making the smart decision to donate cash after the storm, and for choosing to support community-led disaster recovery efforts through our Hurricane Florence Relief Fund. To learn more about our unique approach to disaster recovery, visit the Disaster Recovery Network at GlobalGiving.

With gratitude,
Will + the GlobalGiving Team

When Hurricane Florence came ashore near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on the morning of September 14, the storm's heavy rains, winds, and six-foot storm surge caused widespread flooding, power outages, billions in damage to homes and buildings, and claimed more than 50 lives. Florence then stalled out over the Carolinas, dumping record-breaking rainfall—more than 30 inches in some locations—across the region.

Our community-led nonprofit partners have been on the ground in the Carolinas since Florence made landfall, and with support from more than 1,400 generous donors like you who've raised $337,959 to fund relief efforts, they've been working with community members to help them recover and rebuild.

I'd like to highlight the work of one of our partners in particular—the volunteer disaster response team from the North Carolina Military Veterans Hall of Fame.

Their teams of veterans fielded thousands of calls from stranded residents in Wilmington and New Bern, North Carolina, contending with widespread power outages and limited food supplies. They navigated dangerous conditions in rafts during rescue missions because motorized boats pose a risk to people who might be awash in strong currents.

As the rescue calls slowed, their team began clearing fallen trees and other debris from roadways and assisting in the distribution of food and clothing to evacuees. And as conditions improved, they began going door-to-door in flood-ravaged neighborhoods, helping homeowners and local businesses remove debris and clean up so that contractors could get to work on repairs.

Thank you for generously supporting community-led relief efforts assisting people impacted by Hurricane Florence. We'll be sharing further updates in the months to come about the progress our nonprofit partners are making toward a full recovery for the Carolinas.

Warmly,
Will Frechette + the GlobalGiving Team