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Renew NC applicant pulls out of program amid lack of transparency and slow pace

Sheila Padgett has been signed up for the Renew NC Housing Program for eight months. But after learning more about the program and what it won't do when rebuilding her Gerton home after Helene, she ...
WFAE

Troubled NC hurricane housing program says it needs more money to finish job

In 2023, Sonya and James Black's Jacksonville home was waiting for Rebuild NC to make renovations after the house had been gutted and uninhabitable since it sustained water damage from the heavy rains ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

NC opens applications for Tropical Storm Helene home repair and rebuild program

North Carolina has launched an $807 million program to repair and rebuild single-family homes damaged by Tropical Storm Helene. The program prioritizes low-to-moderate income families but is open to ...
WUNC

In Asheville, more than 100 homeowners are waitlisted for a Helene home repair program. The money may never come.

Lula Mays hasn’t been home for more than a year. The 70 year-old had lived in the Burton Street neighborhood in West Asheville her entire life. It’s where she raised her three sons and her ...