On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, causing widespread flooding and damage across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Entire communities have been plunged into darkness, with homes and businesses severely impacted and cut off from main roadways.
In moments like this, Jewish Federations are there. We’re working with our partners on the ground to support affected families and communities and to help rebuild damaged infrastructure - and we need your help.
The Knoxville Jewish Alliance enourages our commuity to direct donations to our partners at East Tennessee Foundation and/or Jewish Federations of North America.
Our hearts and prayers are with all those affected by this horrific and unbelievable disaster.
Hurricane Helene Emergency Relief Fund
Jewish Federations of North America
With communities in crisis, JFNA is mobilizing to offer vitial support. Thousands of residents have been displaced, and Jewish communities are facing urgent needs for recovery, aid, and rebuilding.
Jewish Federations are uniquely positioned to offer vital support in times of crisis like this.
You can help by contributing to the Hurricane Helene Emergency Relief Fund, ensuring that Jewish communities and those affected receive the assistance they need.
This Fund is exclusively being used in East Tennessee to empower local nonprofits and agencies to rescue and recover communities facing devastating impacts from Hurricane Helene. Northeast Tennessee was hardest hit, with evacuations occurring for communities in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Sevier, Unicoi, and Washington counties. You can make a gift online, recommend a grant from your donor advised fund, or send a contribution made payable to the Neighbor to Neighbor Disaster Relief Fund of East Tennessee Foundation. Your gift can help directly provide shelter, medical care, food, and many other basic needs to survivors in our region.
