BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – Cindy Riley and her husband realized the morning after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina how severe the storm had impacted their neighborhood.
Riley is the Program Director for Hope for Tomorrow , a program through Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry in Black Mountain that helps provide housing and training for women and their children, Riley said.
Riley’s job is to help people who have nowhere to go, and she found herself in the same situation when Hurricane Helene flooded her home, forcing her and her husband to evacuate…