Are you running a collection site or know of a collection site that isn’t in this list? Please fill out this form to tell NC 211 and we can add it below.
People in need of donated items must pick up from an NC VOAD approved distribution site, not from a drop off site, in order to not inundate western NC with products they may not need, taking the place of items they do need. Donations at drop off sites must be authorized and recorded by NC VOAD before being relocated to approved distribution sites (see below for a list).
September 30, 2024. At this time, individuals are highly encouraged not to travel to western NC to attempt their own volunteer services or to drop off donations. Most roads and highways to western NC are closed and the infrastructure is very dangerous. It is best to collect donation items at an approved donation drop off site in one’s town or county. For a list of those drop off sites and donation item needs, please review the following sources containing these details:
The best way to help our neighbors in need is to donate funds. This is the fastest way to get supplies, resources, and man power to the folks who are stranded and without supplies in western NC. Please consider donating to the UW Helps NC Recovery Fund and the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.
If the following options are not close to you, contact your local emergency management office to learn about distribution points in your community. Or donations can be made by contacting an NC VOAD partner agency.
DONATED SUPPLIES COLLECTION SITES – Availability Subject to Change. This list does not contain the totality of drop off sites, only of what NC 211 is aware of.
A location where people can drop off donations they would like to be sent to those in need. DO NOT TAKE THEM TO WESTERN NC YOURSELF, LET THE NC VOAD/BEOC APPROVED AGENCY TAKE THEM.
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Donations will be accepted at the front lobby of the Lexington Police Department station on Main Street for the foreseeable future.
- Visit Lexington Police Department’s Facebook page to see the accepted items list.
Davidson County deputies said they are teaming up with Richard Childress Racing to accept donations for residents of Western North Carolina.
- Donations can be dropped off daily from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:
- Sheriff’s office — 2511 E. U.S. Highway 64, Lexington, NC 27292
- RCR Museum — 425 Industrial Drive, Welcome, NC 27374
- Prepackaged food, Bottled Water, Pet food (cat and dog), Baby Food, Baby Formula
DURHAM, ORANGE, WAKE COUNTIES
BAD DADDY’S BURGER BAR Bad Daddy’s is hosting a supply drive at all its North Carolina locations. Customers are encouraged to drop off any of the following necessities at their nearest location now through Friday, Oct. 11: Non-perishable Food Hygiene Products Baby Formula/Diapers Food/Pet Supplies Blankets/Bedding Powdered Hydration Packets All donations will be transported and delivered across western North Carolina. You can find a list of Bad Daddy’s North Carolina locations at baddaddysburgerbar.com/find-us.
BULL CITY BURGER AND BREWERY AND BULL CITY SOLERA AND TAPROOM Location: 107 E Parrish St, Durham, NC 27701 Location: 4120 University Dr, Durham, NC 27707 Bull City Burger and Brewery and its sister restaurant, Bull City Solera and Taproom, have set up donation bins to utilize beer trucks to deliver products for storm victims in Western North Carolina. You can drop off bottled water, personal wipes, canned foods, baby formula, feminine products, first aid items, diapers and more at both locations.
DINGO DOG BREWING COMPANY Location: 410 N Greensboro St # 150, Carrboro, NC 27510 Dingo Dog Brewing Company is collecting donations to give to animal rescue groups in the mountain areas recovering from the storm. The nonprofit craft brewery and cidery is accepting pet food, litter, clean water, blankets, towels, cleaning supplies, soap and unopened veterinary supplies.
SOUTHERN SUGAR BAKERY Location: 4517 Lead Mine Rd Suite B, Raleigh, NC 27612 Southern Sugar Bakery is offering special “Our Hearts Are With Western NC” cookies with all proceeds going towards relief efforts with Samaritan’s Purse. The sweet treats are available for purchase online with shipment or pick-up from the Raleigh bakery.
TRIANGLE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL CIVITAN Location: Multiple Triangle Young Professional Civitan has set up donation bins at various businesses around the Triangle area to be transported to Operation AirDrop. Essential items can be dropped off at the following locations:
- Beer Tooth Taproom: 105 NC-54 Suite 263, Durham, NC 27713
- Bond Brothers Beer Company: 202 E Cedar St, Cary, NC 27511Burial Beer Co.: 500 E Davie St #170, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Cocoa Cinnamon: 2627 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC 27705; 2013 Chapel Hill Rd Suite A, Durham, NC 27707; 420 W Geer St, Durham, NC 2770
- East Bower Cider Company: 2020 Progress Ct Suite 160, Raleigh, NC 27608
- Fullstream at Boxyard RTP: 900 Park Offices Dr Suite 125, Durham, NC 27703
- The Glass Jug Beer Lab-RTP: 5410 NC-55 V, Durham, NC 27713 The Glass Jug Beer Lab- Downtown: 545 Foster St Suite 10, Durham, NC 27701
- Raleigh Brewing Company: 3709 Neil St, Raleigh, NC 27607 Raleigh Brewing at The Arboretum: 2036 Renaissance Park Pl, Cary, NC 27513
UNION SPECIAL Location: 2409 Crabtree Blvd #102, Raleigh, NC 27604 This week, Union Special is donating a portion of all sales to World Central Kitchen’s efforts in Western NC to help those impacted by Helene. In addition to contributing a percentage of sales, the bakery is also giving all funds from its pay-it-forward loaves to World Central Kitchen.
WEGMANS Wegmans grocery stores in North Carolina will hold a “checkout scan campaign” to aid a Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief food bank fund. Wegmans has four stores in the state: in Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest and Chapel Hill. Customers can donate $1, $3, $5 or any other amount at checkout with 100% of the money dedicated to Feeding the Carolinas, which has launched a shared fund dedicated to disaster relief efforts in 25 affected counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. A statement from the NY-based grocer said, “Wegmans will continue to work with its food bank partners to evaluate how to best support those impacted by Hurricane Helene.”
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article293321449.html#storylink=cpy
JOHNSTON COUNTY
The Red Cross is accepting donations, organizing blood drives and looking for volunteers. Click here to join them or find ways to help those impacted. You can also call 1-800-733-2767.
LINCOLN COUNTY
United Way of Lincoln County hosting Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport, 714 Jack Dellinger Drive, Iron Station, NC 28080
- Amazon Wishlist Items Needed: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/N751CV19R97M?ref_=wl_share
Operation AirDrop: 5825 Thunder Rd NW, Concord, NC 28027 from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN NC
NC Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: This organization helps delegate volunteers from other organizations to aid relief efforts. They also accept large supply donations by emailing sert@ncvoad.org
North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund: A government organization accepting donations for disaster relief.
NC Community Foundation: A local nonprofit accepting long-term recovery donations by emailing abraun@nccommunityfoundation.org and funds for its Disaster Relief Fund.
Beloved Asheville: A local nonprofit taking food, supplies, and funding donations. They regularly share distribution/supply drop locations on social media.
Babies Need Bottoms: A local nonprofit organization that collects and distributes diapers in Western North Carolina through community partnerships.
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County: This charitable organization is accepting financial donations to support all affected communities in North Carolina.
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: A nonprofit organization whose Emergency and Disaster Response Fund supports relief and response efforts in 18 counties of Western North Carolina, including the Qualla Boundary.
Nantahala Outdoor Center: A guiding company that is currently a drop point for disaster relief donations.
The Salvation Army of the Carolinas: This nonprofit is collecting funding to help aid affected areas while also offering emergency housing.
Baptists on a Mission: This nonprofit is offering feeding units at First Baptist Boone and Biltmore Baptist in Arden and recovery sites in Boone, Spruce Pine, Hendersonville, and Marion. They are also accepting financial donations and volunteers.
DONATED SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION SITES – Availability Subject to Change
NC VOAD and Business Emergency Operations Center approved sites for people in need to pick up authorized donations that are being distributed to them.
- Food, Water and Commodity Points of Distribution
- Efforts are underway to provide food, water and basic necessities to residents in affected communities, utilizing both ground resources and air drops from the NC National Guard. FEMA has delivered 1.89 million meals and 2.5 million liters of water. More than 21,000 people have been registered for assistance.
- Buncombe County – Biltmore Baptist Church, 35 Clayton Road, Arden, NC 28704
- McDowell County – Grace Community Church, 5182 Highway 70 West, Marion, NC 28752
- Watauga County – First Baptist Church, 375 West King Street, Boone, NC 28607
- Points of distribution for commodities have been established in each impacted county. These locations are also providing free public Wi-Fi for area residents. Seek information from local governments for counties not listed below.
- Ashe County – Westwood Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School
- Buncombe County – UNC-Asheville, Asheville Buncombe Tech Ferguson, WNC Ag. Center, Asheville-Buncombe Tech Conference Center, Biltmore Baptist Church, The Greens at Weaverville, Fletcher Nursing and Rehabilitation.
- Henderson County – First Baptist Church Hendersonville, Greens at Hendersonville
- Madison County – Madison County Cooperative Extension Service
- McDowell County – Nebo Crossing Church, Grace Community Church
- Mitchell County – First Baptist Spruce Pine
- Polk County – Polk County High School
- Rowan County – Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA
- Watauga – Cove Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Zionville VFD, Foscoe Christian Church, Watauga EOC, Holmes Convocation Center, Meat Camp Road, Town of Boone PD, First Baptist Boone.
- Efforts are underway to provide food, water and basic necessities to residents in affected communities, utilizing both ground resources and air drops from the NC National Guard. FEMA has delivered 1.89 million meals and 2.5 million liters of water. More than 21,000 people have been registered for assistance.
FEMA
North Carolina homeowners and renters in 25 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians who had uninsured damage or losses caused by Tropical Storm Helene may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance. FEMA may be able to help with serious needs, displacement, temporary lodging, basic home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused needs.
There are several ways to apply: Online use the FEMA App. You can also call their toll-free line: 800-621-3362 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET daily. The telephone line is open every day and help is available in most languages.
NC Disaster Relief Fund
The money will support both immediate and long-term recovery efforts in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. The fund is managed by United Way of North Carolina. The Duke Energy Foundation has already made a generous donation of $100,000.
Donations to the Governor’s NC Disaster Relief Fund can be made here.
“We are deeply committed to helping all impacted North Carolina communities through this crisis,” said Kendal Bowman, Duke Energy North Carolina state president. “Our hope is that these matching funds will inspire others to join us in supporting our neighbors during this devastating time.”
United Way of North Carolina
United Way of North Carolina has launched a UW Helps NC Fund. The fund will support immediate and long-term recovery efforts in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. Contributions to the UW Helps NC Fund can be made easily online. Donors can designate their contributions to a specific United Way or allow UWNC to allocate funds to the areas of greatest need.
Free Cleanup Assistance
You can also help those affected by letting homeowners and property owners know about free storm cleanup.
Crisis Cleanup has issued a number for folks to call for assistance with debris cleanup from Hurricane Helene: (844) 965-1386. All services are free, but they are not guaranteed. The hotline will remain open through Friday, October 11.
Other resources for those affected by Helene:
- NC Department of Public Safety offers information about cleanup, power outages and emergency declarations.
- American Red Cross has a list of open shelters and other information.
- USA.Gov offers information about financial assistance and housing after a disaster.
- DisasterAssistance.gov offers information for finding loved ones. You can also report a loved one through United Way.
- DriveNC: check for road closures due to the storm.
- Duke Energy: Report a power outage, using the app or 57801
Sources: Operation Airdrop and ABC News 11
