ASHEVILLE, NC – The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than 122,000 homes in western North Carolina have been eligible for disaster assistance funds.
Following Hurricane Helene, the government reported that $203 million was distributed directly to state homeowners and renters.
FEMA is now providing motels to around 3,900 families in western North Carolina.
North Carolina now has 21 Disaster Recovery Centers open. All are open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
Alleghany County
Blue Ridge Business Development Center (BDC), 115 Atwood St., Sparta, N.C. 28675
Ashe County
Family Central Parks & Recreation Center, 626 Ashe Central School Rd., Jefferson, N.C. 28640
Avery County
Mayland Community College-Avery Campus, 785 Cranberry St., Newland, N.C. 28657
Buncombe County
Cane Creek Pool (parking lot), 590 Lower Brush Creek Rd., Fairview, N.C. 28730
Burke County
Foothills Higher Education Center, 2128 S. Sterling St., Morganton, N.C. 28655
Caldwell County
Caldwell County Health & Human Services Center, 2345 Morganton Blvd SW, Lenoir, N.C. 28645
Catawba County
Conover Fire Department Station 3, 1776 Village Square NW, Conover, N.C. 28613
Haywood County
Regional High Technical Center, 112 Industrial Park Dr., Waynesville, N.C. 28786
Henderson County
Blue Ridge Commons, 2111 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville, N.C. 28791
Jackson County
Jackson County Annex Building, 198 WBI Dr., Sylva, N.C. 28779
Madison County
Madison County Public Library, 1335 N Main St., Marshall, N.C. 28753
Mecklenburg County
Former Corvian Community School Building, 9501 David Taylor Dr., Charlotte, N.C. 28262
Mitchell County
Mitchell County Senior Center, 152 Ledger School Rd., Bakersville, N.C. 28705
McDowell County
McDowell County Senior Center, 100 Spaulding Rd., Marion, N.C. 28752
McDowell County
A.C. “Bud” Hogan Community Center, 909 East Main St., Old Fort, N.C. 28762
Polk County
Polk County Recreational Complex (Parking Lot), 235 Wolverine Trl., Mill Spring, N.C. 28756
Rutherford County
Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Rd., Lake Lure, N.C. 28746
Swain County
Swain County Business and Training Center (Swain County Training Center), 45 East Ridge Dr., Bryson City, N.C. 28713
Transylvania County
Community Services Building, 106 E. Morgan St., Brevard, N.C. 28712
Watauga County
Appalachian Enterprise Center, 130 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, N.C. 28607
Yancey County
County Annex Facility (Old Ridge Hardware), 671 W U.S. Hwy 19E Bypass, Burnsville, N.C. 28714
Two mobile Disaster Recovery Centers are also open in Buncombe County:
Swannanoa Fire Rescue – Bee Tree Fire Sub Station
510 Bee Tree Rd., Swannanoa, N.C. 28778
Open: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Nov. 2–5 and Nov. 11–14
Buncombe County Sports Park (Parking Lot)
58 Apac Dr., Asheville, N.C. 28806
Open: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Nov. 6–9 and Nov. 15–18