last updated Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 2pm

RECOVERY ASSISTANCE:

Transylvania County Building Permitting & Enforcement – contact 828-884-3029 or email [email protected] for inspections of flood-damaged buildings

FEMA – Apply online at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/, by telephone at (800) 621-3362, or using the FEMA weather app (for help completing this application, see these tips from the NC Department of Insurance)

Housing Assistance – https://www.housing-assistance.com/ or CLICK HERE for application link

Habitat for Humanity – call 828-884-3464 to apply for disaster relief assistance

Crisis Cleanup – call 844-968-1386 for volunteer help with muck out, trees, tarps, debris, etc.

Replacement benefits available for Food and Nutrition Services recipients

 

FOOD, WATER, & SUPPLIES:

Daily, 9am-11am and 4pm-6pm – continental breakfast and takeaway dinner meals at Cedar Mountain Community Center (10635 Greenville Hwy)

Daily until power is restored, 11am-4pm – Balsam Grove Community Center (8732 Parkway Rd)

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 1:30pm-5:30pm – bottled water, food, hygiene, baby, and pet supplies at Anchor Baptist (3232 Hendersonville Hwy)

Thursdays, 5pm-6:30pm – food ministry at In His Hands (24 Chinquapin Rd)

Bottled water, boxed food, and other supplies available at local fire departments

Disaster supplies available at Calvary Baptist Church (133 Osborne Rd)

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 12pm-5:30pm – Pisgah Forest Baptist Church (494 Hendersonville Hwy)

 

 

MEDICAL:

CLICK HERE for list of open medical practices in WNC

The emergency declaration allows for non-narcotic prescriptions to be refilled by any pharmacy with either a physical prescription or a labeled bottle. Gordon’s Pharmacy and Blue Ridge Health are willing to fill prescriptions. Pharmacies in Transylvania County are open. CLICK HERE for list of operating pharmacies in WNC

Emergency Prescription Assistance Program for uninsured North Carolina residents. Call the EPAP hotline, 855-793-7470 (TTY 1-800-876-1089).

 

WELLNESS:

CLICK HERE for mental health resources

Behavioral Health Crisis Line from VAYA Health – call 800-849-6127

Member Service Line from VAYA Health – call 800-962-9003

Disaster Distress Helpline from SAMHSA – call 800-985-5990

Starting Oct. 14 – free guided or self-paced training to become Psychological First Aid (PFA) Volunteer Helper hosted by Sparkpoint – visit LINK for more information

Now through Nov. 21, Tuesdays at 11am and Thursdays at 3pm – free 1-hour resiliency training hosted by Resources for Resilience for first responders, community leaders, volunteers, or anyone looking for tools to support their friends, neighbors, and loved ones during this difficult time – join via Zoom or call 646-876-9923

 

ANIMAL CARE:

Pet supplies at Brevard Animal Hospital (1985 Asheville Hwy)

Livestock supplies (hay, grain, etc.) and stalls for horses and livestock at WNC Regional Livestock Center (474 Stock Dr in Canton) – text 828-216-4496 for assistance with supplies or evacuating animals

 

DONATION LOCATIONS:

Anchor Baptist (3232 Hendersonville Hwy) – needs volunteers

Bread of Life (238 S Caldwell St) – food donations

Habitat for Humanity – seeking 3 campers/RVs for displaced families – contact 828-553-4533

Housing Assistance Assistance Corporation – seeking temporary housing for rent or free; seeking (paid) contractors for rebuilding – contact 828-692-4744 ext. 100 or email [email protected]

Sharing House (164 Duckworth Ave) – seeking new underwear, men’s gloves, propane cylinders, Mr. Buddy Heaters, winter clothes

UpCycle Tech (470 Asheville Hwy) – electronics and volunteers