Resourcing Appalachian Resilience After Helene: Now in the Stanford Social Innovation Review

Cover with the headline 'Resourcing Appalachian Resilience After Helene' over a debris-filled riverbank and flood-damaged houses in the background.

Invest Appalachia and AFN: Co-Authored Piece on Central Appalachia’s Helene Response is Now Live As our region approaches the two-year milestone post-Helene, rebuilding requires more than short-term relief—it demands sustained, trust-based capital that meets local communities where they are. In a new piece co-authored by Invest Appalachia CEO Andrew Crosson and Director of Communications & […]

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We are headquartered in Western NC, and involved in local recovery efforts as well as investment strategies to rebuild for long-term resilience and equity. Any financial contributions to Invest Appalachia will go directly to recovery and rebuilding efforts in impacted communities.