As western North Carolina continues the long road to recovery from Helene, here’s an initial list of organizations where individuals can make donations. North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund Donations made to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund will go to nonprofits working to meet the immediate needs of storm victims such as food and water,

Initial impacts from Helene — which hit the Carolinas as a tropical storm — are over. But hundreds of thousands are still without power, dozens of roads are closed, and risks of flooding remain.