While the state has received federal money, the Governor has said it's not nearly what's needed as Western North Carolina continues to rebuild.
During a press conference held in western NC on Monday, Gov. Stein said he is asking for $13 billion in federal funds to help rebuild. He also said North Carolina has not received its fair share.
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He said federal funding usually covers 40% of total damage after a major storm, but says so far western NC has only gotten 9%. According to the governor, that is much less than the 70% received by communities hit by hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.
ABC11 spoke with a Western North Carolina non-profit that formed in the aftermath of the storm. Gov. Stein has been vocal in his praise for nonprofits for helping fill some of the funding shortfalls over the last year.
"It's really heartbreaking, and it's what keeps me going every day," said Bradley Honeycutt, who helped start Appalachian Disaster Coalition after Helene ravaged his hometown, Burnsville.
Honeycutt said even one year later, many former homeowners in that part of the state are struggling to meet basic needs.
"Seeing those areas that were impacted heavily and coming across people that are living in an RV, their only source of electricity is running a generator. They have no running water. They're going into town, into different hubs, into food pantries and so forth," he said.
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Honeycutt said state and federal funding have been helpful when it's been available, but that it's been a slow process receiving those funds, and they've started to run into roadblocks to providing assistance due to the lack of extra funding.
"There's hundreds of residents in the county who are still in temporary housing. So it's a real scary thing. All of our local philanthropy has been very generous and essential, but our local resources are largely tapped out," he said.
On Monday morning, the Governor is expected to speak in Henderson County to make his newest call on Congress to send more federal help to Western North Carolina. It comes as his administration works to secure more state funding for Helene relief.
Honeycutt said that money can still make an enormous difference.
"These are the things that we need to do, but then there's all these small things in between that hold up the things that we have funding to be able to do," he said.
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