SALUDA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A nonprofit that was awarded $300,000 in funds to rebuild homes in western North Carolina was highlighted by Gov. Josh Stein more than 15 months after Hurricane Helene.
On Friday, Stein visited a home in Saluda repaired by the Housing Assistance Corporation, which was tasked with repairing at least 20 homes across Polk, Henderson and Transylvania counties.
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“After Hurricane Helene, too many families across western North Carolina were left without a safe place to call home,” Stein said in a statement. “This grant program funded by the General Assembly is empowering nonprofits like the Housing Assistance Corporation to work alongside their neighbors to restore their homes. We are not letting up on the work of rebuilding.”
In 2025, Stein deployed more than $16 million in grants to nonprofit volunteer organizations like the HAC that are active in housing repair and replacement activities in western NC (VORGs). These grants support local organizations, including repairing roofs, septic systems, and electrical wiring, to make homes safe and livable again following the devastating storm in September 2024…