Crowd Sourced Asheville Flood Relief Resources For Helene

Asheville City Schools are looking at a soft target date of 10/28 for reopening of schools. The main challenge right now is access to water. ACS submitted an order for hand washing trailers and portable toilets for all schools on 10/9. Additionally, wells are being drilled at various school sites to try and provide potable water to school facilities. Bus routes may also see revision. ACS is planning on being back and operational before the water systems are repaired. ACS will provide a 72-hour notice before schools start back. For more details visit https://www.bpr.org/2024-10-09/asheville-school-system-to-start-digging-its-own-wells

BIRTH PLANNING SUPPORT - Deciding to Adjust?

Here is a resource for folks who are currently pregnant and deciding if and how their birth plans should adjust here in WNC. Link here.

BREASTFEEDING SAFETY, CARE & RESOURCES

Appalachian Breastfeeding Network Hotline–Call: 888-588- 3423 OR Text: BFHOTLINE to 839863

BUNCOMBE COUNTY

Asheville

East Asheville: Breastmilk available HERE.
Emergency Infant Feeding Crisis Resources in WNC:

Milk Depot located at Lilac Health Birth and Wellness Center (390 S French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, Near Mission ER) in same building as Lantern Health
10 AM - 4 PM Daily
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAvoFOuPmN-/?img_index=1

Resources include: House calls for lactation/feeding, Deliveries of supplies, donated breast milk, pumps and supplies, diapers, disposable cups for safely feeding babies, cleaning supplies, power, internet, freezer storage for donated breast milk, etc, expertise in breastfeeding, pumping and infant feeding provided by IBCLC

Black Mountain

Milk Depot located at Temple Chiropractic
10 E Market St Suite B, Black Mountain, NC 28711

Resources include: donated breast milk, pumps and supplies, diapers, disposable cups for safely feeding babies, power, internet, freezer storage for donated breast milk, etc, expertise in breastfeeding, pumping and infant feeding provided by IBCLC

HENDERSON COUNTY

Hendersonville

Freezer space for breastmilk storage, electricity for pumping purposes located at Hands On Museum in Hendersonville

JACKSON COUNTY

Sylva

10/3, AM: Milk Depot located at Birthstone Breastfeeding and Wellness Center

494 W Main St, Sylva, NC 28779-Contact Brandi Harrison

Resources include: donated breastmilk, pumps and supplies, diapers, disposable cups for safely feeding babies, power, internet, freezer storage for donated breastmilk, etc, expertise in breastfeeding, pumping and infant feeding provided by IBCLC

CHILD & INFANT SAFETY/DISPLACED CHILDREN

Child Safety Efforts/Foster Families: Foster Family Alliance of NC & NCDHHS are collaborating to ensure the safety of all children in custody following Hurricane Helene. Form to fill out (WNC Helene How to Help Google Doc here: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1JGhyBN3NO970ZxZFEQroMKBvXphLN6JlKUlYoJ2kSaQ/mobilebasic?%23heading=h.aczyuw2yex2w
Disaster Relief for Caregivers of displaced children available HERE. Kids displaced by natural disaster are considered homeless. Enrollment is immediate, even if you have no records, and your kid should be able to transition back to their original school with no issues. (And it's federal, so it works the same way everywhere, even if kids cross state lines)

PREGNANCY & POSTPARTUM CARE & RESOURCES (Doulas, Lactation Counseling, Transportation, Housing Assistance)

10/3, AM: Birth Belongs To Women has opened forums for people to volunteer or request help in specific areas with needs specific to birth & postpartum. They’re looking for volunteers willing to offer cooked meals, delivery of supplies, midwifery care, birth + full spectrum doula care, postpartum care, lactation counseling, donations of breast milk and formula, transportation and gasoline deliveries, relocation and housing assistance. Request or offer help here
Emergency Support Pregnancy/Postpartum: (Doula, Midwives, Transportation, Gasoline, Wellness Checks, Cooked Meals, Groceries, Water, Donated Breast Milk, Housing): Fill out a needs request form and we will match you with an incredible support person standing by in your area” Link here.

SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN CARE, Child Care & RESOURCES

Contact – National Emergency Child Care Network Families can submit a form online to request emergency child care https://emergencychildcare.org/contact

From the CEO: We are 100% FREE. 😊 We do not charge families anything for our service. We are a 501c3 nonprofit and are 100% volunteer based. Volunteers deploy for 4 to 8 hour shifts to give relief and respite to parents.
We are ready and happy to deploy volunteers to:
1. Homes of families impacted by the disaster and need emergency child care.
2. Hotels where displaced families are staying.
3. Disaster shelters.
4. Schools, child care centers, home based child cares and pop up child care camps.
5. And we even have a few families willing to foster kids for a few days or a week.

Source: Website and Silke Knebel, Founder & CEO. (added 10/12)

SUPPLY HUBS - (Activities for kids, Baby Supplies, Diapers, Food, Powdered Milk, etc.)

Asheville

Daily, ongoing. BeLoved Asheville. 32 Old Charlotte Hwy. (Source: 10/7, BeLoved Asheville)

Black Mountain

Daily, ongoing. 11am to 5pm. The RailYard. 141 Richardson Blvd. (Source: 10/7, The RailYard)
10/4, 2pm to 5pm. Asheville High School. 419 McDowell St. Free baby supplies. Also distributing water, dry food, cleaning supplies. (Source: 10/4, Facebook page.)
10/4 thru 10/6. 12pm to 5pm. Citizen Vinyl. 14 O’Henry Ave. Free diapers, wipes, powdered milk. Also: free meals; kids activities; music; water distribution. Source: Instagram
ASHEVILLE–ASNC (Autism Society of North Carolina), they have limited water, hygiene supplies, and baby formula. 306 Summit St. Thursday 10/3/24 from 11-12
Barnes & Noble at the Asheville Mall (3 S Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805) has formula and other baby essential (retrieved 9/30, approx 10am, from Threads)
Diaper Bank of America is providing baby diapers, pullups, formula, period products, and adult incontinence items(first come first serve) at the following locations, trucks arrived Monday 9/30:

Black Mountain Fire Department

106 Montreat Road

Black mountain, NC 28711

Contact: Steve Parker 919-946-5208

Mitchell County, First Baptist church

125 West Tappan Street

Spruce Pine, NC 28777

Contact: Linda Pitman 919-527-7257

Yancey County

Mountain Heritage High School

333 Mountain Heritage High School Rd

Burnsville, NC 28714

contact: David Laviner 910-280-3628

HENDERSON COUNTY

Hendersonville

10/2 and ongoing 8:00am-4:30pm daily. Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center (204 S King St, Hendersonville, NC 28792). Water, PBJ's, hot dogs/hamburgers, clorox wipes, trash bags, diapers, baby wipes, propane tanks, etc. (Source: 10/7, FTBC)

VOLUNTEER NEEDS

10/3, AM: Birth Belongs To Women has opened forums for people to volunteer or request help in specific areas with needs specific to birth & postpartum. They’re looking for volunteers willing to offer cooked meals, delivery of supplies, midwifery care, birth + full spectrum doula care, postpartum care, lactation counseling, donations of breast milk and formula, transportation and gasoline deliveries, relocation and housing assistance. Request or offer help here or donate via venmo @Taylor-Broussard-2 (verified venmo)

National Emergency Child Care Network

They are 100% FREE. Do not charge families anything for our service. 501c3 nonprofit and are 100% volunteer based. Volunteers deploy for 4 to 8 hour shifts to give relief and respite to parents.

They are ready to deploy volunteers to:

1. Homes of families impacted by the disaster and need emergency child care.

2. Hotels where displaced families are staying.

3. Disaster shelters.

4. Schools, child care centers, home based child cares and pop up child care camps.

5. And we even have a few families willing to foster kids for a few days or a week.
Source: Website and Silke Knebel, Founder & CEO. (added 10/12)

ARCHIVE–Staff Use Only

10/4 thru 10/6. 12pm to 5pm. Citizen Vinyl. 14 O’Henry Ave. Free diapers, wipes, powdered milk. Also: free meals; kids activities; music; water distribution. Source: Instagram

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