Helene Recovery Numbers
Last updated April 15, 2025.
Disaster Recovery
Multi Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) | |
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# Centers | 11 |
Total # Visitors | 210 |
Disaster Unemployment Assistance | |
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Funds Dispersed | $35,716,385 |
Disaster survivors can also contact FEMA by calling 1-800-621-3362 to discuss their case.

Multi Agency Recovery Center Top Topics | |
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HMGP Inquiries/Applications | 14 |
Debris Inquiries/Applications | 93 |
PRB Inquiries/Applications | 12 |
FEMA Assistance | 90 |
FEMA Appeals | 24 |
Housing/Shelter Inquiries | 4 |
Financial Inquiries/Unmet Needs | 5 |
Disaster Case Management Referrals | 26 |
SBA | 15 |
NCEM Disaster Case Management
Program | Received |
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DCM Applications Received | 3,559 |
# Calls to Call Center | 15,385 |
North Carolina Disaster Case Management (NC-DCM) is currently accepting applications for assistance. Survivors can apply online at ncdps.gov/helene/dcm or by calling (844) 746-2326 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Top Five Self-Identified Unmet Needs | |
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Housing | 2,647 |
Financial | 2,389 |
Utilities | 1,359 |
Recovery Programs | 1,374 |
Food | 1,133 |
Housing
Transitional Sheltering Assistance (hotels/motels) | |||
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Households Checked In | 129 | Households Checked Out | 13,187 |
FEMA Housing Support - Mobile Housing Units/Travel Trailers | |||
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Currently Licensed In | 214 | Vacated (Returned to Stable Housing) | 27 |

Individuals and Household Programs | |
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# Households Receiving Rental Assistance | 5,169 |
$ Allocated for Rental Assistance | $14,457,809 |
# Individual Assistance Program Applicants | 287,666 |
$ Individual Assistance Provided to Survivors | $427,854,560 |
Roads and Bridges
FEMA Private Roads and Bridges | |
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# of Projects Funded | 8,166 |
$ Individual Assistance Allocated | $20,919,874 |

Debris Management
Debris Management | |
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Cubic Yards Removed | 6,624,840 |
Cubic Yards Removed Waterways | 2,599,447 |
