Hurricane Helene recovery in Asheville
Hurricane Helene recovery in Asheville
Hurricane Helene recovery in Asheville

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Our Hurricane Helene Response

Backed by your support, BeLoved Asheville is dedicating every resource to those most affected by this disaster. Our immediate focus has been on critical necessities like food, water, and healthcare for survival and stability. As winter looms, we are securing warm and safe housing for the displaced. Looking further ahead, recovery from the vast destruction will be a large-scale investment over several years. We believe that we can unite to rebuild a community that embodies home, health, equity, and opportunity for all. 

Rebuilding
Hope
After Helene

With your support, BeLoved Asheville is providing essential aid and shelter, while we plot a course for ongoing cleanup long-term housing solutions, and inclusive growth within the community.

Beloved Asheville, North Carolina

Welcome to BeLoved Asheville.
The heart of BeLoved is community.

Connecting Communities through
Action and Mutual Support​

We believe in the power of community. We are dedicated to creating a more equitable and inclusive society through innovative solutions and ground-up leadership.

We are bringing people together from all walks of life to create home, healthy, equity, and opportunity for all in our mountain home.

We strengthen the fabric of our community by celebrating and struggling alongside our friends and neighbors, moving towards solutions that build upon the assets we see all around us.

We invite you to take a deeper look and join us!

Creating Home, Health, Equity and Opportunity for All

We are committed to improving the well-being and quality of life for individuals, families, and communities through our focus areas of Home, Health, Equity, and Opportunity.

Our Focus Areas are:

Home

We are dedicated to providing people with the security and comfort of a home. Amidst the housing crisis, we are constructing homes meant to endure for generations, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose within communities.

Health

We believe in supporting the health and wellbeing of people and the full community in a holistic way. BeLoved’s projects are designed to create healthy people and healthy places. We work to improve healthcare access and affordability, create healthy food access, and address root causes of health inequities. 

Equity

Equity is at the heart of BeLoved. We work to dismantle systemic racism and other forms of oppression, promote racial, educational and economic equity and support impacted communities in tapping into their power to create their own solutions and be the change. 

Opportunity

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to pursue their hopes and dreams and to have what they need to thrive. We are working to close the opportunity gaps created by systemic racism and poverty in a myriad of ways.  

Impacts

Since 2017

Home

2,792

volunteers and 102 partners helped to build our national model solution to the housing crisis

Health

31 Million

pounds of food shared, supporting tens of thousands of people in our community

Equity

44,209

community members responded to our calls to action to advance racial equity on multiple fronts

Opportunity

7 Million

resources shared to support community members in thriving

Our Mission

To bring together Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color (BIPOC) and people of low wealth to create a more just and equitable society. Whether you are an advocate, activist, artist, or ally, we invite you to join us on this important journey. Together, we can create a brighter future for all in our mountain home through the power of compassion, community, creativity, and equity.

BeLoved Asheville is a trusted, grassroots, and equity-focused organization. With over fifteen years of experience in movement building and advocacy for human rights, the organization’s success is credited to the ability to build relationships, create visible change, and generate community-led momentum for collective action.

Our Vision

To cultivate a caring community where every individual, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, experiences the essence of belonging, wellness, fairness, and potential.

Our Value

Our value lies in championing  compassion, collective action and inclusivity to establish tangible change and resilience within our community.

Our Purpose

To foster a sense of identity rooted in our shared humanity, nurturing a deep understanding of interconnectedness and a commitment to uplifting those facing adversity. To be advancing the pillars of Home, Health, Equity, and Opportunity through various initiatives including street outreach, thrift store, pantries, kitchens, food sharing, crisis response, and inclusivity.

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Rebuilding Hope in Asheville

Rebuilding Hope After Hurricane Helene

With your support, BeLoved Asheville is providing essential aid and shelter while we plot a course for ongoing cleanup, long-term housing solutions, and inclusive growth within the community.
Donation Hub Renovations

Donation Hub Renovation

What is now an empty warehouse of an old transmission shop will soon become a community hub – powered by solar.

Village Applications for Beloved Asheville Residents

Beloved Village

The first of what we hope to be many BeLoved Villages is set to be completed by end of September 2024. Learn More

Upcoming Events

Back-to-School Square

Back To School Drive

July 2, 2024
- July 6, 2024
11:00 am
- 1:00 pm
32 Old Charlotte Hwy

Host a drive at your faith community, neighborhood, place of business/workplace, or civic group or by purchasing school supplies and dropping them off at our donation center. You can make a lasting difference.

2024 food distribution square

Food Distribution

10:30 am
32 Old Charlotte Hwy

Join us on Mondays as we share thousands of pounds of food with the community! We believe that everyone deserves fresh, healthy food without limitations! All are welcome and no ID is required. Volunteers welcome!

Diaper Collection

July 2, 2024
- July 6, 2024
11:00 am
- 1:00 pm
32 Old Charlotte Hwy

We need diapers sizes Newborn – Pullups and baby wipes. You can donate diapers Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 1pm @ 32 Old Charlotte Hwy. Other ways to support: Start a diaper drive online with your workplace, neighborhood group, faith community, school group, club, etc.

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Diaper Collections

Current Needs List

  • FUNDS (to support re-homing Hurricane survivors and repairing homes)
  • Homes and Land for donation or purchase to move Hurricane victims who lost their homes
  • Starlink Satellite systems
  • Generators
  • Power tools
  • Lowe’s gift cards
  • Inferred heaters
  • 4×4 UTVs (ideally with dump)
  • Skid steer, excavator, and transport trailer
  • Commercial refrigerators and freezers
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