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December 20, 2024
In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene caused widespread havoc throughout the Southeastern U.S. – in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia. Two weeks later in early October, Hurricane Milton caused much damage as it plowed across central Florida.
Many charitable organizations are still there working to provide disaster relief but they need your financial help to continue to help those in need. Hillside Baptist Church encourages you to consider the following ways you can join the relief effort.
Send Relief – Southern Baptists have established nearly two dozen Hurricane Helene response sites across six states with more expected to come online as Southern Baptist Disaster Relief leadership and volunteers are able to access counties that have been cutoff due to catastrophic flooding.
Send Relief site
Samaritan's Purse – Samaritan’s Purse responded to both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, with multiple disaster relief bases in North Carolina and Florida. Now our rebuild efforts will begin in the mountains to replace or repair damaged homes. We praise God that hundreds of people have received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Hurricane Relief site
Mercy Chefs – Mercy Chefs is a faith-based, non-profit disaster and humanitarian relief organization. They provide professionally prepared, restaurant-quality meals to victims, volunteers, and first responders in natural disasters and emergencies. Their mission is "JUST GO FEED PEOPLE." In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Mercy Chefs has served more than 350,000 meals in North Carolina and Florida.
Mercy Chefs site
Operation Helo – Operation Helo is dedicated to supporting families in Western North Carolina as they recover from Hurricane Helene. This was initially a team of helicopter pilots who flew missions to bring relief to stranded communities and extract people needing medical attention. To date, they have trucked in 182 new campers to displaced families, ensuring they have a safe and temporary place to call home. They have also started the Winter Warmth Initiative to keep these families warm during winter by partnering with local businesses like Blossman Propane to provide propane refills, ensuring no family goes without heat.
Operation Helo
Team Rubicon – This is a veteran-led humanitarian organization that serves global communities before, during, and after disasters and crises. Their mission is providing relief to those affected by disaster or crises. Team Rubicon is deploying route clearance teams to help remove debris and clear roadways in affected communities.
Team Rubicon site