Volunteer organizations aid in Hurricane Helene recovery

After Hurricane Helene, various non-governmental organizations joined the disaster response efforts. Among those was the United Methodist Committee on Relief, and it’s still helping victims a year later. Nearly a year after Helene tore through 61 counties in Georgia, there are still homes and businesses to repair. Volunteer organizations like UMCOR are still trying to help on the ground, while they prepare for the next natural disaster. Kelly Crane is the Disaster Response Coordinator for South Georgia’s United Methodist conference. She says slow responses to disasters like Helene can push people out of their towns and cities for good. “When major disasters devastate a community, we don’t want people to move away and find somewhere else to live,” she said. “We wanna help them rebuild quickly and cost-effectively so that we can keep kids in schools and businesses open.” But they’re still dependent on volunteer labor, skilled or unskilled, to do everything from repairing homes to coordinating meals. The post Volunteer organizations aid in Hurricane Helene recovery appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.