While some western North Carolina towns are welcoming visitors, others are still trying to help their neighbors recover from the Hurricane Helene devastation.
Eblen Charities has been assisting western North Carolinians since 1991. The nonprofit based in Asheville has stepped up to help locals by providing housing, gasoline and medical assistance in the weeks since Hurricane Helene impacted the area, and its executive director is hopeful the momentum will last for years to come. 'It has changed our area tremendously,' Beth Russo, executive director of Eblen Charities, told Fox News Digital.
While she and her colleagues are happy to be back to work helping people, she said the charity has seen 'lines out the door' due to a need for assistance. 'People are coming to get gasoline, coming to get coats, coming to get diapers for their kids or disposable underwear for their aged mother that they might be caring for,' she said.
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