CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Governor Josh Stein, the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROWN NC) and North Carolina Emergency Management announced that a total of $500,000 in home winterization grants will be awarded to two nonprofit organizations engaged in housing rebuild and repair efforts.
These funds are granted specifically for completing emergency repairs and temporary measures to prepare homes damaged by Hurricane Helene for winter. The organizations, Rebuild Haywood and the Western North Carolina Conference of United Methodist Churches, help with projects such as installing insulation, wrapping windows, and repairing roofs on homes damaged by the storm.
Additionally, GROW NC will be granting a total of nearly $50,000 to The Beacon Network and Rebuild Haywood, two western North Carolina-based nonprofits working to winterize campers, trailers, and other temporary housing for families displaced by Helene.
“The State Emergency Response Team is committed to using the resources available to help as many disaster survivors as possible,” said NC Emergency Management Director Will Ray.
“Through the funding of the GROW NC grant, Rebuild Haywood will be able to provide critical winterization of homes and temporary shelters to Hurricane Helene-impacted families and households across western North Carolina who are facing impending severe weather conditions,” said Linnea Van Manen, Case Manager and Grant Specialist at Rebuild Haywood.
