BOOK DRIVE for WNC children impacted by Hurricane Helene

We are collaborating efforts with 2 of our community partners: Literacy Together & Read To Succeed Asheville and collecting books for children impacted by Hurricane Helene.

Donations can be made in the drop boxes placed near the doors of the Wellness & Opportunity Center or inside the location during business hours (M-F, 9AM-4PM)

Words from Literacy Together: "One of the teachers from an elementary school in Swannanoa called to let us know that she's been visiting the homes of families and kids deeply impacted by Helene, and that one of the top requests she's getting from families who have lost so much is that the kids are asking for books. It warms my heart to know the kids are asking for that - and it is so wonderful that that's something we can help with! We're doing a book drive this month for children in various schools/communities, and it has been so moving to see our community come together!"

📚 "Hurricane" by John Rocco
📚 '"Hurricane Child" by Kacen Callender
📚 "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
📚 "Alicia and the Hurricane" by Leslea Newman
📚 "Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina" by Rodman Philbrick
📚 "Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere" by Julie T. Lamana
📚 "Lupita's Hurricane Palomitas", by Alexandra Alessandri
📚 "The Water Princess" by Susan Verde
📚 "The Coquíes Still Sing" by Karina Gonzalez

📚 "A Storm Called Katrina" by Myron Uhlberg

📚 "The Night the Lights Went Out" by Angela Shelf Medearis

Words from Read To Succeed: The Healing from Helene Children’s Library is one way Tepeyac Mountain Sanctuary is responding and they are looking for partnerships to help this vision happen. Healing from Helene Children’s Library: Distributing children’s library sets of trauma-informed, bilingual, and BIPOC centered books into our communities and classrooms to support families impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Helene. (see list) [docs.google.com]

Can you help?

Host or Publisher AmeriHealth Caritas NC -Asheville Wellness Center