The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has launched a new online dashboard that allows users to track Hurricane Helene recovery in Western North Carolina.
“On Day 1 the State Auditor’s Office committed to bringing transparency and accountability to hurricane recovery, and I’m proud of the work our team has done to produce the Helene Recovery Dashboard,” said State Auditor Dave Boliek. “This is an easy-to-navigate tool that shows how many people are in hotels and how many people are displaced, and I look forward to building it out further as North Carolina continues to recover.”
The Helene Recovery Dashboard tracks data by county, showing how many households are displaced, utilizing FEMA shelter assistance, still seeking assistance, and not utilizing assistance. FEMA data is updated automatically each week.
OSA has also included data on State Temporary Housing Units, and a Q&A section with common questions asked by the general public about recovery. Data and answers for these sections are dependent on data secured by OSA from the Stein Administration. OSA is currently working with the Stein Administration on the smooth transfer of real-time data in order to keep the dashboard updated regularly.
Visit the dashboard here or by going to the web address www.auditor.nc.gov/helene.
Written by North Carolina Office of the State Auditor.