Hurricane Florence Relief Fund

It has been nine months since Hurricane Florence devastated eastern North Carolina.  After months of cleanup, families are beginning to get back into rebuilt or repaired housing.  Low-income housing was especially hit hard and finding affordable housing for many residents has been a challenge.  

The Green Chair Project has served 165 low-income households since December 2018, delivering essential furnishings to people who lost everything during the storm and/or subsequent flooding.  Whole households are shipped directly to the families once they get into sustainable housing.  The Global Giving grant helped provide furnishing assistance to 22 of these families.

Hurricane Relief Program Highlights:

• Program to date we have received 193 referrals
• As of today, we have fulfilled 165 requests and helped over 460 individuals who suffered loss due to hurricane Florence. 
• Families range from single member households, primarily elderly or disabled, to large families with children.
• Families are selected by organizations such as Catholic Charities, Lutheran Services, Legal Aid and Endeavor. These organizations perform the case management services and refer the clients to The Green Chair. 
• Families qualify based on income level and loss of belongings due to Hurricane Florence. 
• Most of the families served have been in transitional housing over the last few months such as FEMA hotels and trailers and are slowing returning their lives to normalcy. 
• Referrals are usually fulfilled within 2 weeks of receiving them if the client is ready. 

Links:

• https://www.thegreenchair.org

• Recipients_Highlights.pdf (PDF)