Reading the article FEMA posted about relief efforts shows that though a lot of support and money has been provided, it still is not enough to tackle these persistent issues in western NC. The damage done by Helene will last for years to come, and in some impoverished areas, there will be little to no recovery. As of February 11th, 372.3 million dollars has been distributed to 154,577 North Carolina families and counting.

FEMA has also provided public assistance grants to help state and local governments to re-establish utilites and public resourcces in the area. This includes clearing debris and rebuild infrastructure that was affected by this catastophic event. Since February 11th, 379 million dollars in public assistance funding was approved to support community recovery and 4 million cubic yards of debris has been removed from public roads and transportation ways in 19 counties in Western North Carolina.

FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance crews have visited around 140,000 homes and 66,000 people have visited the Disaster Recovery Center to get help following the storm. To help families whose homes were damage but still liveable, the National Flood Insurance Program has paid $123 million in claims and FEMA has prepaid three years of flood insurance to cover 1,800 household in the region.

Though much effort has been put into the recovery of Western North Carolina, the work is no where close to being done. FEMA still ask those who can volunteer and donate to do so, so Western North Carolina can get closer and closer to normalcy again.