Hurricane Helene Response - Catholic Charities USA (2024)

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Catholic Charities USA provides critical assistance to Catholic Charities agencies and the communities they serve — through deployment of disaster experts, technical assistance and direct support; execution of disaster response plans; coordination of in-kind donations; and distribution of basic necessities.

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Support Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief

CCUSA, as the official domestic disaster relief agency of the Catholic Church in the United States, has launched a dedicated Helene disaster relief campaign. All donations received for disaster aid will be allocated to the Catholic Charities agencies providing critical relief — including shelter, food and other humanitarian aid — to those most in need.

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In late September, Hurricane Helene tore through communities in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. It left a devastating toll in its wake, with more than 200 dead and hundreds still missing. The storm washed away homes and highways and decimated power and water systems. Catholic Charities agencies are springing into action to provide immediate disaster relief with necessities such as water, food and shelter. They will stand by their communities through the long-term recovery.

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Catholic Charities Response

Catholic Charities USA is providing direct support to Catholic Charities agencies in East Tennessee, Charlotte, South Carolina, Northwest Florida, St. Petersburg and Venice as they support their devastated communities.

Get the latest updates from the affected regions.
  • In East Tennessee, access has opened to each of the Catholic parishes in affected communities, along with main supply routes to these areas. Catholic Charities of East Tennessee has set up distribution sites in several parishes. Other parishes have set up collection sites to offer support.
  • Florida Catholic Conference in Florida is working closely with FEMA and Florida Emergency Management to send supplies to affected Catholic Charities agencies in Florida and small communities in need, including 25 semi-trailer trucks of relief suppliesen routeto Catholic Charities St. Petersburg and a delivery of a storage container, porta-potties, forklift equipment and semi-trailer trucks of clean-up supplies to a town on Florida’s Barrier Islands.
  • Catholic Charities St. Petersburg distribution sites are open, with the Florida Catholic Conference and Catholic Charities USA coordinating supply needs. In its first 24 hours of operation, the distribution centers have served nearly 700 people.
  • Catholic Charities of South Georgia is distributing supplies with support from the Knights of Columbus. The distribution site, a Catholic church in south-central Georgia, is the only parish in a 30-mile radius that has power and communications. CCUSAishelping to source in-kind materials for distribution.
  • TheDisaster Medical Team from Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo is on-site at the Catholic Charities St. Petersburg distribution site, providing wellness checks, supplying medication and offering CT scans and other medical tests if needed by disaster survivors.
  • CCUSA is working with partner agencies and donors to supply in-kind donations to affected communities to include pallets of tarps,water,cleaning kits and hygiene kits,baby items,sleeping bags, sleeping pads and two-person tents.
  • Disaster Case Management staff from eight Catholic Charities agenciesare on standby tosupport on-the-ground efforts.
  • Immediate disaster funding from CCUSA is being sent to agencies and communities affected by Hurricane Helene.
  • Several tractor-trailer loads of water are en route to Catholic Charities of East Tennessee and Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte. 
  • A truck load of cleaning kits, diapers, children’s activity kits, oral rehydration products and blankets is en route to Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg.
  • Hygiene kits are being sent to Catholic Charities of South Carolina. 
  • Catholic Charities locations in Acadiana (LA), Biloxi (MS), Ocala (FL), and Raleigh and Wilmington (NC) have been established as hub locations to distribute goods regionally.
  • Tarps, cleaning kits and hygiene kits are being sent to the Ocala warehouse.
  • 10 tractor-trailer loads of hygiene kits, quilts and baby kits will be distributed to regional hubs for distribution.
  • Solar lights are en route to Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida (Pensacola area) as are blankets to both Pensacola and Catholic Charities of South Carolina. 
  • The Catholic Charities Acadiana mobile response center is en route to Catholic Charities, Diocese of St. Petersburg.
  • Many Catholic Charities agencies outside the affected areas — including Houston, Raleigh and Sacramento — are assisting with technical needs, case management and other support services.
  • Catholic Charities USA Disaster Response Team members will be on the ground in Tampa and Charlotte in coming days to support disaster relief and recovery efforts by local Catholic Charities agencies.

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Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage to the Southeast, devastating entire communities, killing more than 100 people and leaving millions without power. Read the national release announcing the fundraising effort by Catholic Charities USA to support its member agencies and the communities they serve.

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