Hurricane Helene Recovery
Help families rebuild stronger after Hurricane Helene
It’s been two years since Hurricane Helene devastated communities across the Southeast, and CORE is still on the ground. Right away, so many of you answered our call to support vulnerable families who had lost everything. Thanks to your generosity, we raised $500,000, and together, we rebuilt an entire community of homes in Swannanoa, North Carolina by March 2025. It’s a powerful example of what’s possible when we come together—but the work didn’t end there.
What began in North Carolina has grown into a powerful, regional recovery effort. Over the past two years, we’ve expanded into Georgia and more communities across the Carolinas and Tennessee, where the need for safe, stable housing was urgent.
Elevating a single mobile home costs an average of $10,000—a transformative investment that protects families from future floods and restores their sense of safety, dignity, and peace of mind. In communities still reeling from Hurricane Helene, your gift does more than fund construction; it keeps families rooted and resilient in the face of future disasters.
Our Impact
Click through the timeline to learn about key milestones in our journey, from emergency response to recovery, after Hurricane Helene made landfall in September 2024.
60,000
people reached
across Georgia and North Carolina
230,000
resources distributed
including water, hygiene kits, tarps, baby supplies, and ready-to-eat meals
80
homes rebuilt
across Buncombe County, NC
and Lowndes County, GA
Join our movement
Our mission is simple, but powerful: to help families emerge from disaster stronger, safer, and more prepared for what’s next. Across the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee, families continue to face repeated storms like Hurricane Helene, leaving them with limited time and resources to fully recover.
We can’t do this work alone. In the immediate and long-term aftermath of Hurricane Helene, our local, state, and national partners have been instrumental in helping families recover and rebuild. Thank you for standing with families before, during, and long after the storm has passed.
Hear from the resilient residents of Alan Campos about their rebuilding journeys.
“And thank you to CORE who has been there from the start. I’m so thankful for them, because they find ways to help us get back home soon.” – Maria, Alan Campos resident
In the News.
Spectrum News
In North Carolina, CORE is rebuilding a mobile home community after Hurricane Helene
The Margin
Six months after the hurricane that changed Appalachia
Asheville Citizen Times
Helene hit thousands of WNC mobile homes, hurting some of the most vulnerable populations
