NORTH ALABAMA ( WHNT ) — Another major hurricane is forecasted to hit Florida this week, while hundreds of thousands are still cleaning up damage they suffered during Helene.
Several North Alabama organizations have been on the ground over the past few days and are preparing to continue aid efforts.
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“These big events are a marathon, not a sprint, and people are going to need help for a very long time,” Saint Zita Disaster Relief Coordinator Linda Pohuski said.
Saint Zita Disaster Relief , based in Madison County, collected donations last week, including food, hygiene products and cleanup materials. The organization took those supplies to Pearson, Georgia, and handed them out to families who, a week after the storm, still did not have power.
“The minute we would open a box, it would be gone,” Pohuski said. “We probably served about fifty people. They were very desperate for anything we had.”
In Morgan County, a ministry group that is not afraid to get their hands dirty, sent volunteers to the Florida panhandle and Georgia where they met many people who needed help.