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Guidance for Seeking Initial Relief Funding

Oct 13, 2024 04:22PM ● By WNC Business

Organizations including the Community Foundation for Western North Carolina, Impact Health, AMY Wellness Foundation, Gateway Wellness Foundation, and WNC Communities are helping us redistribute and regrant Dogwood’s initial relief funding. This is intentional because every local funding organization – Dogwood included – has been affected by the storm and has limited staff capacity.
 
DHT is asking WNC nonprofits to approach certain organizations first for funding in this initial disaster relief phase. Our intention is to make funding distribution more efficient and responsive in the short term.
 
Please use the guidance below on who to approach first:
  1. If you are part of Impact Health's Health Service Organization network, you will receive an application directly from Impact Health about support.
     
  2. If you are in Avery, Mitchell, or Yancey counties doing on-the-ground relief efforts, please reach out to AMY Wellness Foundation.
     
  3. If you are in Burke, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford counties, please inquire with the Gateway Wellness Foundation about relief grantmaking.
     
  4. If you are a member organization of WNC Communities, please reach out to them first via their website. Currently, their phones are not operational so using their website is best.
     
  5. If your organization is not connected to any of the organizations above, you are encouraged to apply with the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina for initial $25K emergency and disaster relief grants for frontline human service needs and the extraordinary costs of providing emergency relief services to individuals or eligible organizations affected by the storm.
Dogwood will make announcements about relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts in the future. Additional resources are available on their website. Email [email protected] with questions.

Source: Dogwood Health Trust