The Yancey Long Term Recovery Group (YLTRG) and its partners have planned Disaster Recovery Resource Fairs in four local communities in August and early September.
Event dates and locations are as follows:
Thursday, August 7th, 4pm – 7pm at Bee Log Baptist Church, 22 Bee Log Road
Thursday, August 21, 4pm – 7pm at Bald Creek Relief, 100 Bald Creek School Road
Thursday, August 28th, 4pm – 7pm at Double Island Fire Department, 5360 Double Island Road
Thursday, September 11, 4pm – 7pm in Pensacola (location being confirmed)
Representatives of more than a dozen organizations will provide free meals, disaster-preparedness supplies, and information and services related to:
- Home repairs and rebuilding
- Roads and bridges
- Debris removal
- FEMA issues and insurance questions
- The Renew NC single-family homeowner assistance program
- Mortgage, foreclosure and property issues
- Disaster recovery case management assistance
- Landlord/tenant issues
- Financial and food assistance
- Landowner assistance along rivers
- Job opportunities in debris-removal
- Home energy efficiency resources, and more
Free meals will be provided by local food trucks. Organizations will distribute food boxes, disaster preparedness supplies (flashlights, batteries, radios, etc.), school supplies, and other free items. All are welcome at these events and interpreters will be available to assist Spanish-speakers.
Organizations that have been confirmed for these resource fairs or invited are: the Yancey Long Term Recovery Group, American Red Cross, Appalachian Disaster Coalition, A Bridge Home, Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development, Catholic Charities, FEMA, MountainTrue, NC Disaster Case Management, NC League of Conservation Voters, Operation HELO, PATH, Pisgah Legal Services, Rebuilding Hollers, Reconciliation House, Renew NC, Samaritans Purse, The Beacon Network, United Methodist Committee on Relief, and Yancey County Government.
Event updates and details will be shared at www.pisgahlegal.org/yancey-resource-fairs and on the Yancey Long Term Recovery Group’s Facebook page.
The Yancey Long Term Recovery Group (also called Yancey Mountain Recovery) was formed by Yancey leaders to continue to plan and coordinate the disaster recovery process in the county following Hurricane Helene, and to prepare for future disasters. The organization grew out of an informal group of service providers that began meeting weekly in October 2024 immediately after the storm to address community needs. The group has continued to meet and is currently awaiting approval of its nonprofit status. Find more information about the Yancey LTRG at mymountainrecovery.org. The Yancey LTRG has received a $1 million grant from the American Red Cross for staffing and direct assistance to Helene survivors in Yancey County.
To inquire about assistance from the Yancey Long Term Recovery Group, please email: yancey@mymountainrecovery.org or call: 828-660-0818.
