ASHEVILLE, NC – The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than 122,000 homes in western North Carolina have been eligible for disaster assistance funds.

Following Hurricane Helene, the government reported that $203 million was distributed directly to state homeowners and renters.

FEMA is now providing motels to around 3,900 families in western North Carolina.

North Carolina now has 21 Disaster Recovery Centers open. All are open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.:

Blue Ridge Business Development Center (BDC), 115 Atwood St., Sparta, N.C. 28675

Family Central Parks & Recreation Center, 626 Ashe Central School Rd., Jefferson, N.C. 28640

Mayland Community College-Avery Campus, 785 Cranberry St., Newland, N.C. 28657

Cane Creek Pool (parking lot), 590 Lower Brush Creek Rd., Fairview, N.C. 28730

Foothills Higher Education Center, 2128 S. Sterling St., Morganton, N.C. 28655

Caldwell County Health & Human Services Center, 2345 Morganton Blvd SW, Lenoir, N.C. 28645

Conover Fire Department Station 3, 1776 Village Square NW, Conover, N.C. 28613

Regional High Technical Center, 112 Industrial Park Dr., Waynesville, N.C. 28786

Blue Ridge Commons, 2111 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville, N.C. 28791

Jackson County Annex Building, 198 WBI Dr., Sylva, N.C. 28779

Madison County Public Library, 1335 N Main St., Marshall, N.C. 28753

Former Corvian Community School Building, 9501 David Taylor Dr., Charlotte, N.C. 28262

Mitchell County Senior Center, 152 Ledger School Rd., Bakersville, N.C. 28705

McDowell County Senior Center, 100 Spaulding Rd., Marion, N.C. 28752

A.C. “Bud” Hogan Community Center, 909 East Main St., Old Fort, N.C. 28762

Polk County Recreational Complex (Parking Lot), 235 Wolverine Trl., Mill Spring, N.C. 28756

Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Rd., Lake Lure, N.C. 28746

Swain County Business and Training Center (Swain County Training Center), 45 East Ridge Dr., Bryson City, N.C. 28713

Community Services Building, 106 E. Morgan St., Brevard, N.C. 28712

Appalachian Enterprise Center, 130 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, N.C. 28607

County Annex Facility (Old Ridge Hardware), 671 W U.S. Hwy 19E Bypass, Burnsville, N.C. 28714

Two mobile Disaster Recovery Centers are also open in Buncombe County:

510 Bee Tree Rd., Swannanoa, N.C. 28778
Open: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Nov. 2–5 and Nov. 11–14

58 Apac Dr., Asheville, N.C. 28806
Open: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Nov. 6–9 and Nov. 15–18

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