Elk River Helping Hands is unique in that it provides expedited emergency relief directly to individuals in the High-Country who have incurred a devastating event, including but not limited to residents of Avery and Watauga Counties in North Carolina and Carter County in Tennessee.
WAMY's mission is to partner with communities and families to provide the disadvantaged the support and tools they need to become self-sufficient. They are local to the High Country have been active in Helene relief and recovery since day one.