“We were all stuck, just stuck.” Shortly before Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina September 2018, Alicia Lowe had packed her family and whatever essential belongings they could decide in a matter of hours, to travel to stay with her parents in Tennessee. Alicia and her husband have two children with
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Project Update: Hurricane Florence Impact
About a month after Hurricane Florence hit and hovered over North and South Carolina, many in the state remain displaced and struggling with access to basic needs. “We’re still dealing with feeding people that are placed in hotels,” said Jose Ortega, who had been in the area to help people
Hurricane Florence: How You Can Help
As Hurricane Florence descends on the Carolinas, we keep in mind those struggling with poverty that has little options during the storm. Take Robeson County, for example, which sits about 70 miles off the Atlantic coast and on the border of North and South Carolina. Here, 44% of families live