SC Agency Seeking Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Action Plan Input Thursday in Greenwood

A town hall public meeting will be held in Greenwood Thursday, June 12, where the South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) will request public input on a Hurricane Helene disaster recovery action plan which includes more than $150 million in federal funding. Disaster case managers will also be available to meet with residents.The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Arts Center, 120 Main St., Greenwood.

SCOR’s Disaster Case Management (DCM) team will meet with survivors who have disaster-caused unmet needs. Individuals can come to this meeting no matter which county they live in.

Disaster case management is a process involving a partnership between a disaster case manager and a citizen impacted by a disaster to help in the long-term with their disaster-caused needs—whether these are financial, physical, or emotional.

Case managers work with individuals to develop and carry out an Individualized Recovery Plan, with a focus on problem solving and connection to resources and services. Citizens wishing to speak with a Disaster Case Manager may attend this meeting or call the statewide hotline: 803-898-2511.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that the State of South Carolina will receive $150,354,000 in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to support long-term recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene.

According to HUD, “These flexible grants help cities, counties, Indian tribes, and States recover from Presidentially declared disasters, especially in low-income areas, subject to availability of supplemental appropriations. Since CDBG-DR assistance may fund a broad range of recovery activities, HUD can help communities and neighborhoods that otherwise might not recover due to limited resources.”

SCOR is seeking public input in Greenwood Thursday on the HUD-required Action Plan, which outlines how the funds will be used to address disaster-caused unmet needs. Eligible activities under the draft plan include single-family home rehabilitation, replacement and reconstruction, affordable rental housing rehabilitation, voluntary buyouts, and mitigation projects to lessen the impact of future disasters.

SCOR team members will deliver a presentation of the draft Action Plan and will welcome comments and questions from attendees.

In advance of the meeting, a link to the Draft Action Plan will be available at scor.sc.gov/helene and will remain online through mid-June 2025. Members of the public may review the draft action plan and submit comments in advance at scor.sc.gov/helene or by mail to 632 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC 29201. A summary of all verbal and written public comments will be included in an updated version of the Action Plan submitted to HUD.