Colorado-based EmergencyRV has been providing assistance to families that have been left homeless by Mother Nature in the wake of recent calamities.
Woody Faircloth started the foundation, which provides RVs to families in need of emergency housing—a need that has increased since Hurricane Helene’s effects.
“RVs provide a beacon of stability,” Faircloth stated during an interview on Thanksgiving Day. “It’s just crazy what’s happening here.”
On September 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall along Florida’s Big Ben, but the Southeast was devastated by the storm system’s devastating floods.
In the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, over 230 people were reported dead, the majority of them lived in the western Tar Heel State.
According to Faircloth, 44 RVs have been provided thus far, and at least 11 more are on the way, to assist first responders, veterans’ families, and those in dire need.
“People are donating RVs that are in good working order, and we can give the donors the full appraised value as a tax deduction,” Faircloth stated. “And we gift that RV to these families who need them…We give them the keys and the title, and it’s theirs.”
The initiative started in 2019 when Faircloth and his daughter sent an RV to a family affected by the Camp Fire in California. Eventually, the program’s efforts were extended to other disasters around the nation.
After the FEMA hotel vouchers for displaced families expire, Faircloth said he anticipates a spike in demand for more shelters.
“We’re all blessed. You know, our worst days are not a problem. The things that bother you during your day that you think are a problem are really not until you meet somebody going through real adversity and these families are, and we just want to help every one of them,” Faircloth stated.
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- Florida Survivors of Hurricanes Helene and Milton Have More Time to Apply for FEMA Aid
- South Carolina DSS Launches Phase Two of DSNAP for Helene-Affected Counties
Visit EmergencyRV’s website at EmergencyRV.org to donate an RV or find out more about the organization.
