Community Foundation crisis fund reaches $2.3 million for CSRA Helene relief
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Helene did a number on the CSRA, but people in and around the community have continued to step up even a month after the hurricane.
A month after Helene, here’s an update on FEMA assistance
A month after Hurricane Helene swept through the region, here's a look at how much assistance the Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided.
The Community Foundation is one of those groups. They announced on Monday the second round of relief money in the amount of $743,000 to the nonprofit organizations:
- American Red Cross – CSRA
- Apparo Academy
- Augusta Dream Center
- CSRA EOA
- Edgefield County Churches Helping Others
- Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center
- Manna
- St. Vincent de Paul Society Georgia
- The Jessye Norman School of the Arts
- Women in Unity
“This is the beauty of the Community Foundation,” says Shell Berry, President and CEO of the Community Foundation. “We are uniquely positioned to come alongside the local nonprofit agencies answering the call, helping them gain access to funding and so that they can continue to help our community. The hard work of rebuilding our community has only just begun. This is a process that will continue for months and years to come. The Community Foundation is committed to walking alongside our community as we recover from this historic storm.”
On the day the storm hit, the Community Foundation established the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund.
Salvation Army works to get community ‘moving back to normal’
Between holding a family fun festival and an clothing giveaway, the Salvation Army of Augusta is filling emotional and physical needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
On Oct. 8, they announced the first round of relief money totals just shy of $1.6 million.
With this distribution of grants, more than $2.3 million has been distributed to nonprofit organizations working in 18 counties in and around the CSRA.
“These nonprofits are working daily on the front lines of this disaster, tarping roofs, cutting down trees, feeding and housing people, supplying generators and fuel, providing childcare so parents can get back to work, and so much more,” says Shell Berry, president and CEO of the Community Foundation.
The money has gone to groups like Golden Harvest Food Bank, the Family Y and the Salvation Army of Augusta and Aiken.
To donate to the Hurricane Helene Crisis Fund, visit www.cfcsra.org.
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