Many of our readers have reached out to us, looking for ways to offer their time and energy to support the community’s critical needs and help rebuild. So we’ve rounded up a list of volunteer opportunities in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Stay up to date on organizations’ specific needs through their websites and social media pages. You can also contact them directly to find out how to volunteer.
Here are some places where you can help:
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
This volunteer opportunity resource from United Way’s Volunteer Center functions like a job board. Local organizations share shifts for people to sign up and help out.
If you want to volunteer, you can browse through pages of opportunities. Here are some available now:
- Sign up: Housing Authority of the City of Asheville - Volunteers Needed for Packaging Hot Meals and Delivering to Low-Income Neighborhoods
- Sign up: Haywood Street Congregation - Companionship for Medical Respite Daily
Organizations can fill out forms to have their volunteer opportunities included on the site.
BeLoved Asheville
Show up to the site at 32 Old Charlotte Hwy. and coordinators will direct you on how you can help — check out BeLoved’s social media for the latest updates and its current needs list.
MANNA FoodBank
To help the nonprofit sort and distribute food and supplies, create an account on its volunteer portal and choose your shifts.
ABCCM
You can help out at the warehouse at 1845 Brevard Rd. in Arden from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily — no need to sign up in advance. Sign up online to help with Crisis Ministries, Medical Ministry, Transformation Village, or Costello House.
Asheville GreenWorks
Sign up for updates from the nonprofit to receive info on how to help clean up the community when it’s safe to do so.
Asheville Dream Center
Help out at the distribution center to mobilize supplies or join other volunteers in clearing out debris — check social media for the latest on where to help.
Hearts with Hands
Complete the organization’s volunteer waiver before signing up for shifts to prepare meals, sort donations, and distribute supplies in Swannanoa.
Bridging the Gaps WNC
Assist this collaborative initiative with tasks like loading and unloading supplies, delivering goods, data entry, and more — sign up to help out or show up at the YMI Cultural Center (39 S. Market St.) anytime Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Babies Need Bottoms
Sign up for a shift to organize baby supplies and get items prepped to be shipped to partners.
828Strong
Sign up for updates from Biltmore Church’s disaster response initiative to know where help is needed.
Helene Rebuild Collaborative
Find availability on the shift calendar and offer support by sorting donations and distributing supplies.
If your organization has additional opportunities you’d like us to share, let us know. If you’re looking for more opportunities to help, explore the many nonprofits that are fundraising to support critical efforts.
