GATLINBURG — Mountain Ways has announced its assistance initiatives to support Hurricane Helene survivors. The foundation received a $2 million combined contribution from Dolly Parton, The Dollywood Foundation and several of Parton’s businesses on Oct. 4.
Individuals or families with a 100% total loss of their primary residence because of the 2024 flooding from Hurricane Helene may apply for assistance. Applicants may be homeowners or renters.
The foundation is focusing disaster relief initiatives in disaster-declared counties including Cocke, Carter, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington in Tennessee and Ashe, Avery, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians in North Carolina…