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- More than 200 people in 6 states died due to the storm – 103 confirmed dead in North Carolina.
- Over half of the counties in the Diocese of Charlotte are designated FEMA disaster areas, and 44 of the diocese's 92 churches are located inside this territory.
- Online donations for long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts have surpassed $9.1 million, including $1.25 million from Catholic Charities USA. People from all 50 states plus six other countries have contributed. Join in giving.
- Catholic Charities is hiring additional caseworkers and visiting 13 mountain parishes to identify and evaluate the needs of people most affected by the storm, helping them apply for FEMA and other aid.
- The diocese has launched a “sister parish” program for churches unaffected by the storm to partner with those facing the challenges of long-term recovery.
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Helene relief efforts
- Diocese announces ‘sister parish’ program
- College ministry students shift mountain retreat to Helene relief
- Pennybyrn rallies to support senior living neighbors in western N.C.
- Caseworkers connecting people with resources after Helene
- After the storm, students return to schools in western North Carolina
- Friends search for Arden parishioner who lived ‘humbly and charitably’
- Focus shifts from recovery to rebuilding lives after Helene
- Despite trauma, Catholic Charities workers rise and shine
- Grieving Swannanoa residents greet bishop, share stories of devastation from Helene
- Bishop Martin visits Waynesville in wake of Helene
- Two WNC Catholic schools temporarily merge to reopen
- Prison Ministry works to locate evacuees
- St. Barnabas parish and food pantry a lifeline for community
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