Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is one such organization that has harnessed its supporter base’s commitment to serve community needs. Samantha Wright, Director of Development Operations and Analytics for the food bank, says that being located in a hurricane zone makes them “no strangers to disaster response.”

North Carolina 27

North Carolina Story Blackbaud Retention 27

Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2012

Jody was introduced to blogging while on assignment with the public affairs team assigned to the Houston Astrodome during the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. She returned home and started a “mommy blog” – purely as a hobby and virtual scrapbook.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles North Carolina Nonprofit Cuba 70

Achieve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Tensions with North Korea. Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. She has also earned a MSRA in Recreation Administration for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a BS in Secondary Education from the University of Dayton. Restricted rights of women and the LGBTQ community.

Puerto Rico 52

Puerto Rico Las Vegas North Carolina North Korea 52

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Hes had a front-row view of the need and the power of public/private partnerships to accomplish projects such as the Rio Mesa master-planned community of 15,000 on the north side of Fresno, California, as well as Tesoro Vieja, a 400-acre planned lake community in the states Central Valley. billion in aid , including $931.7

Disaster 84

Disaster Los Angeles California North Carolina 84

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 2, 2025

In early February, Holtz combed through parts of a flattened cornfield in Swannanoa, North Carolinaa rural area razed by fierce floodwaters from Hurricane Helene a few months earlier. She balances her job as a North Carolina National Guard captain and being a mom to two sonsa 10-year-old and a 24-year-old.

Hurricane 87

Hurricane North Carolina Raleigh Photo 87

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

Firefighters in North and South Carolina were battling multiple wind-driven wildfires Monday in rugged terrain that complicated containment efforts, officials said. Both South Carolina and North Carolina have issued statewide bans on outdoor burning. Helene just dropped tons of fuel on the ground, Scheller said.

South Carolina 60

South Carolina North Carolina New Jersey Hurricane 60

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

An even greater scale of destruction hit eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina in September 2024, when Hurricane Helenes rainfall and flooding decimated towns and washed out parts of major highways. Historic floods wiped out businesses and homes in eastern Kentucky in February 2021, July 2022 and now February 2025.

Kentucky 79

Kentucky Disaster Local North Carolina 79

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In September, more than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were under boil-water notices for nearly two months after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of a local water system. Climate impacts and the Trump administration Weather extremes made worse by climate change have disrupted peoples access to water.

Community 112

Community System Los Angeles Change 112

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 11, 2025

It was also western North Carolina in late September after Hurricane Helene created raging rivers that flooded some houses and swept others away. Weeks before the hurricane, the city had released a 100-plus-page affordable housing plan that it spent a year hammering out with local housing and social service agencies.

Hurricane 86

Hurricane Structure North Carolina Disaster 86