5 Months After Hurricane Helene in Barnardsville, NC

This week we're sharing recent chat with Jazz and Badger, two residents of Barnardsville, a small village just outside of Asheville, NC. We spoke about the community, the impact of Hurricane Helene, some lessons learned from coordinating among the neighbors and how people are faring now, nearly 5 months out from the storm. You can find their website at MutualAidBarnardsville.com Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) To hear similar stories from after the storm you can find links to past interviews in our show notes alongside links to groups working in the area, a few articles concerning government response and interviews recorded by Blue Ridge Public Radio: Voices of Helene. Articles on recovery referenced: https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2025-01-13/are-fema-rules-to-blame-for-slow-wnc-housing-recovery-heres-what-we-learned https://www.newsweek.com/fema-kicking-hurricane-survivors-housing-administrator-responds-2013660 https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2025-02-03/gov-stein-calls-for-1-07-billion-in-state-funding-for-helene-recovery Recent Storm Support for EKY, ETN, SWVA + WV Recent floods in middle Appalachia in the middle of an intense winter cold snap have left many without potable water or other basic needs. ATV donation / loan / operation request to help check on people in hollers, help clear roads, drive supplies: reach out to theferalraccoon (a t) proton (d ot) me OR MutualAidDisasterRelief ( at) gmail (do t) com. EKY One place you can look for where to send resources is Eastern KY Mutual Aid, found on Instagram or Facebook under the name Hillbillies Helping Hillbillies. And you can find out more by visiting the website or checking social media for Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Some of the useful links are here for those unable to use the platforms: EKY Mutual Aid Patreon Volunteer form if in the region EKY Mutual Aid Cashapp: $SoupBeansFriedTaters EKY Mutual Aid Paypal: @EKYMutualAid In Pikeville, KY, there's a request for food grade 5 gallon for water filtration where municipal water isn't running or wells are contaminated there's a request for restaurants to save buckets for water filtration. People interested can contact Cara at 859_533_0349 DROP OFF LOCATION: Pike Central HS 100 Winners Circle Drive Pikeville, KY 41501 Other EKY sites: Appalachian Crisis Aid Fund The Y'all Squad https://TheYallSquad.org/donate SWVA SAMS Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid Paypal: @SAMSVA The Care Collective of SW VA Venmo: @carecollectiveofswva Cumberland Mountain Mutual Aid Paypal: cumberlandmountainmutualaid (a t) gmail (d o t) com Venmo: @CMMAID CashApp: $CMMUTUALAID WV WVUMC Disaster Response Ministries https://WVUMC.org/donate Bluejay Rising https://BluejayRising.org/donate Spark of Love Foundation CashApp: $sparkoflove4thekids PayPal: The Spark of Love Foundation ETN Disaster Relief at Work https://www.drawbuckets.org/donate