Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Resource Directory

Creating standardization in supply chains is critical to efficiently allocate resources. Yet, the people on the ground affected, are the ones that know what they need the most. Safely communicating those needs to those that can help is done through organized coordination and collaboration.

Yet, Hurricane Helene has exposed that there has yet to be a standard operating procedure for stakeholder collaboration between government, nonprofit, and individual helpers to support those in need.

We believe that if you empower people to help people, then it's far less likely that people will get left behind. Government and even large national nonprofits do what they can, yet it's the boots on the ground NONPROFITS and HELPERS, "NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS", that creates the real change and accelerates aid and support not just in the beginning, but for the long haul until we all rebuild our lives and towns together.

Our goal is to solve supply and demand by gathering the needs of RECIPIENTS’ micro-community (neighborhoods) and then allocate resources (supply) through NONPROFITS and HELPERS. As RECIPIENTS organize locally, be sure to each micro-community covers all homes within a given area. Talk to neighboring communities as well to review your plans. Also, please keep track on your own within that community of all persons seeking assistance so no one is left without assistance while keeping individual names private.

We are actively building transparent software solutions that protects user privacy and support efficient communication and collaboration in times of disaster. If you’d like to contribute to our efforts, please fill out the form in the Contact Us section at the bottom of this page.

Notice: GiveTrust believes in individual user privacy so much that we do not wish to even hold the names of individuals in our databases to ensure that people's privacy is protected. The only names of people in the database are the chosen contacts and representatives of the nonprofits, helpers, and recipients. As neighborhoods, we encourage you to use wisdom in the personal information that you input into the system. All nonprofits need to know is how to contact you and a means of identifying that you are the correct contact to ensure resources get in the hands of the right people in each NEIGHBORHOOD. If anyone attempts to ask you for the list of names in your Neighborhood or HELPER group, we encourage you not to reveal those names. There are sadly people who wish to exploit vulnerable people in times desperation.

Notice: GiveTrust’s vetting process included social media posts of people validating the work, confirming nonprofit 501c3 status through an internet search, reviewing website and social media accounts, as well as checking www.charitynavigator.org. However, GiveTrust does not take responsibility for how nonprofits use donations as there is no way to make guarantees. Now is the time to be generous and trust one another. However, please report any known misuse in the contact form below.