Community Housing Coalition (CHC) of Madison County is a community-based nonprofit agency that facilitates urgent home repairs to low-income Madison County residents in need of assistance.

For more than 20 years, CHC has held to its mission – to promote and facilitate healthy, safe, and affordable housing through advocacy, education, and resource development. We are a powerful driver of community engagement in Madison County by providing opportunities to volunteer and give back.

As we feel the effects of the still unfolding disaster in Madison County and all of Western North Carolina, Community Housing Coalition (CHC) is moved beyond any words by the devastation and loss of life it has brought to so many. We share the grief of all who have lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods, as we take care of our own families and friends, and mourn our individual losses.

Our mission to help our neighbors in Madison County stay healthy and safe in their homes may never carry as much weight as it does at this time, and we remain committed to it in any ways that we can be. We are strong and our home for housing has become busier than we ever could have imagined.

Since last week all hands have been on deck to uphold our values and mission, focusing on:

• Taking care of our staff, family and friends, many who have lost homes and loved ones throughout the area.
• Directing volunteers, supplies and information as we receive them to Madison County distribution stations, in particular, Nanostead, at 806 Walnut Creek Road next door to the CHC/ReClaim building.
• Making outreach/wellness calls to every active CHC client to check on their wellbeing and needs so that our team can fully assess where and how to provide the most support when we are able to send teams out.
• Facilitating the most dire emergency home repairs for those affected by Hurricane Helene and in need of financial assistance.
• Continuing work on several whole home rehabilitations that are underway.
• Seeking funding from all sources: local and state government, grant partners who are making emergency funding available for organizations in direct support to residents affected by the hurricane, as well asking for direct public support.
• Helping with childcare for volunteers.
• Defining and planning for what may be the best, most helpful ways to leverage ReClaim Madison Salvage & Thrift Store in service to the community. It is currently closed for business.
• wART Radio has begun broadcasting temporarily from ReClaim Madison!

Our hearts are also heavy for the losses suffered by so many of our local business partners: Madison Natural Foods, Vaste Riviere, Spring Creek Tavern, Zuma Coffee and Provisions, Main St Cafe, Zadie’s at the Old Marshall Jail, The Madison County Arts Council, Sweet Monkey, Mad Co. Brewery, Big Pillow, Smokey Mountain Diner, Bluff Mountain Outfitters, Gentry Hardware, and others we may not have connected with. We thank all of your for your past support!

If You Need Assistance:
Please fill out an application – available outside our office door and online.

Ways to Support Out Efforts:
At this time, we are accepting and earmarking financial support that we receive for the near term on flood and storm related repairs. Specific funding requests are being written and submitted to those who have reached out to us.

To Volunteer:
To volunteer with CHC please fill out our volunteer application and/or reach out to our Volunteer coordinator, Brayden Ball. Scan or click on the QR code to be redirected to the application. Thank you for your interest in helping CHC give our neighbors safe and healthy homes.

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