Healing from Hurricane Helene
Activating our Network to Help
All 10 of our member Food Banks are working around the clock to get supplies to those most in need. Five of our member Food Banks serve areas that were hit by the storm. One of our partners, MANNA Food Bank, was entirely lost.
With widespread flood damage, road closures, and diminished resources inaccessible throughout Western North Carolina, and upstate South Carolina, food banks across the Carolinas are preparing meals, organizing volunteers, and sourcing food donations to where they are most needed. In that spirit, we launched a shared fund dedicated to disaster relief efforts in 25 affected counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Learn more about the impact of Helene on MANNA FoodBank below.
Resources for Impacted Families
Find Food and other emergency resources through our website or by calling 211.
Housing & Other Resources – please contact:
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- Disaster Distress Helpline
Call or text 800-985-5990 - Crisis Clean-up Helpline
Call 844-965-1386 or enter details online
- Disaster Distress Helpline
Replace SNAP Benefits – If you lost power – and, as a consequence, food in your fridge – you could be eligible to replace your SNAP Benefits spent on those food items. Reach out to your state agency for more information.
Disaster SNAP Benefits (D-SNAP)– This benefit is currently available to individuals in South Carolina that were impacted by Hurricane Helene. For more information, and to apply check out this resource.
Stay Informed – For food and supply drops nearest to you, follow your local food bank on social media. You can find your closest food bank here.
Finally, reference the most current information on resources in each state here:
How YOU Can Help
At this point, partners on the ground in Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina are not equipped to accept consumer-donated food – and travel to the region, beyond first-responders, is strongly discouraged.
Financial donations are the fastest and most effective way to connect impacted families with food and supplies. For every dollar donated, food banks can provide multiple meals of food — far more than any individual can purchase at retail prices. We’re also able to tailor products and shipments to match local needs and capacity.
If you’re able, please consider donating to help us feed our neighbors during this crisis!
Volunteer with Our Member Food Banks
MANNA Food Bank
Serves: Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey
Accepting Volunteers at: 99 Broadpointe Dr. Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828-299-3663
Second Harvest Northwest
Serves: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin
Address: 3330 Shorefair Dr NW, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Phone: 336-784-5770
Second Harvest Metrolina
Serves in North Carolina: Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Union
Serves in South Carolina:York, Cherokee, Lancaster, Union, Spartanburg, Abbeville, Greenwood, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee
Address: 500 Spratt St B, Charlotte, NC 28206
Phone: 707-376- 1785
Lowcountry
Serves: Hampton, Horry, Georgetown, Clarendon, Beaufort, Williamsburg, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton, Jasper
Address:2864 Azalea Dr. North Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: 843-747-8146
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Serves: Nash, Chatham, Edgecombe, Wake, Johnston, Durham, Orange
Address: 1001 Blair Dr. Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 919-250-0043
Harvest Hope
Serves: Kershaw, Laurens, Lee, Calhoun, Lexington, Charleston, Marion, Marlboro, Chester, Chesterfield, Newberry, Orangeburg, Darlington, Dillon, Richland, Saluda, Fairfield, Sumter, Florence, Greenville
Address: 2220 Shop Rd. Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-254-4432
Golden Harvest
Serves: McCormick, Edgefield, Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg, Allendale
Address: 81 Capital Dr, Aiken, SC 29803
Phone: 803-642-2912
Food Bank of the Albemarle
Serves: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell, and Washington
Address: 109 Tidewater Way, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone: 252-335-4035
Central & Eastern
Serves: Brunswick, Carteret, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt, Richmond, Scotland, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne
Address: 1924 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: 919-875-0707
Second Harvest Southeast
Serves: Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson
Address: 406 Deep Creek Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312
Phone: 910-485-6923