Hurricane Helene Distribution Sites For Water and Food on Thursday, October 10
Water, food and other supplies distributed at Warren Church on Washington Road
Hurricane Helene food, water and supplies are available over the weekend at numerous locations across the CSRA for those in need. Businesses, churches and residents are fanning out to help those in need following Hurricane Helene.
- Victory Baptist Church in North Augusta: Free food and supplies drive-thru Thursday, October 10: All supplies have been distributed.
- Patriots Park on Columbia Road and Liberty Park Gym in Grovetown: free essential items at both locations Thursday, October 10, from 10 to 5.
- Southgate Plaza on Gordon Highway: McDonald’s is delivering meals starting at 10 am Thursday, October10
- Concerned Woman, Inc: They will reopen Thursday, October 10, at 104 Johns Street. They will have food and water from 10 to 12
- Augusta Rescue Mission offers free laundry services at Fresh Start Laundry. For the time being, hours are Monday through Friday 9-11 am, and 1 to 3 pm
- First Baptist Church in North Augusta will be serving hot meals Friday, October 11 at 5:30 pm. Meals will be served from the kitchen located on Spring Grove Avenue, between West and Georgia Avenues.
- Fort Eisenhower Emergency Assistance Center is now open for those living and working on the installation who need assistance following Hurricane Helene. Hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 4 pm.
- Trinity on the Hill Church on Monte Sano Avenue will distribute supplies everyday this week, October 7-12) from 11 am to 2 pm. They will have food bags, diapers, formula, wipes and essentials. They also need donations of spaghetti/sauce, peanut butter and jelly, canned meats, canned vegetables, formula, wipes, baby food/cereal, diapers and pullups, snacks (chips, crackers and granola), cereal, cleaning supplies, bread and fruit.
- World Central Kitchen is providing hot meals to the Master’s Table Soup Kitchen at 702 Fenwick Street this week, October 7-13, from 11 am to 12 pm.
- Regular trash service began in Richmond County Monday. Call 311 if you need to report missed service.
- Augusta Transit fixed route, Richmond County Transit and Paratransit began limited service Monday.
- The Hub for Community Innovation on Chafee Avenue will be open this week with a resource pantry from 10 to 4 each day. Donations of canned goods, peanut butter, bread, cereal, canned proteins, cleaning supplies, black trash bags, toiletries, baby formula, diapers-newborn & size 6, baby wipes, nonperishable foods and baby foods are still needed.
- City of Augusta Animal Services: Call 311 if you are elderly, disabled or homebound and in need of pet food.
- Riverview Park Activities Center in North Augusta: Dominion Energy is providing access to mobile showers everyday from 10 am to 3 pm
- Greater Augusta’s Interfaith Coalition on Walton Way: Free food giveaway and other supplies each day, except Sundays, from 12 to 4.
- Richmond County Schools Food Distribution from October 7-11: McBean Elementary on Hephzibah McBean Road; Hephzibah Elementary on Highway 88; W.S Hornsby Elementary on Kentucky Avenue; and Glenn Hills Middle on Glenn Hills Drive. Hours are 10 to 3
- Disaster Survivor Assistance teams are going door-to-door in the areas affected by Helene helping residents apply for assistance and assessing emerging needs.
- Dog and cat food donation drop-off sites in Augusta: Allstate -the O’Neal Agency on Peach Orchard Road; Art of Broad; First Baptist Church on Walton Way; First Citizen Bank on Walton Way; HUB for Community Innovation; Mayor’s south Augusta headquarters on Windsor Spring Road; Sacred Heart Cultural Center; Security Federal; and Turner Keyboards. While supplies last, pet food can be picked up at First Baptist Church, HUB for Community Innovation, and the Mayor’s south Augusta headquarters. Homebound, elderly and the disabled can call 311 for supplies to be delivered.
- October 10 (Thursday): A drive-thru pizza lunch at 4336 Whiskey Road in Aiken from 11:30-12:30.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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