Alex Campbell
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Fact Sheet: Economic supports for small businesses and unemployed disaster survivors
Note: Fact Sheet was updated on June 16, 2025 *** There is a desperate need to stabilize small businesses in Western NC (WNC) so that they can re-open, employ Western North Carolinian workers, and deliver services that residents need and that contribute to the state’s economic progress and development. The initial shock of lost…
State lawmakers have prioritized property over people in NC’s Helene recovery
Seven months into the recovery effort following Hurricane Helene’s path of devastation in North Carolina last fall, we’re now transitioning from the short-term recovery phase to the phase of long-term rebuilding. This moment provides a time to reflect on the progress that has been made and the ways in which the response by state and…
Senate Bill 395: Disaster Relief Eviction Moratorium Act
Download a PDF of this Brief Allows governor to protect renters after natural disaster SB 395 Summary: Gives the governor power to put a temporary eviction moratorium in place though Executive Order during a declared state of emergency, and to use available state and federal funds to provide rental assistance. Evictions compound the harm caused…
North Carolina’s CDBG-DR action and what you can do
North Carolina has published their CDBG-DR Action Plan and is accepting public comments from now until March 20, 2025. Learn about the role of CDBG-DR in disaster recovery and the State’s Action Plan from the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the NC Budget & Tax Center. You should be able to leave here with…
Helene Telephone Town Hall confirms stark disconnect between needs of Western NC and state action by legislators
Listen to the full town hall event and read the transcript On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Western North Carolinians joined together in solidarity to voice their stories and express their needs and priorities for Helene recovery. We heard from speakers from across the affected areas, including from Buncombe, Haywood, Mecklenburg, McDowell, Surry, and Transylvania counties. One…
Following through in NC on the American Rescue Plan’s promise of equity
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was part of an ambitious anti-austerity response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the US economy lost over 22 million jobs in just two months — more than double the number of jobs lost in the 2008 financial crisis — ARPA and other stimulus packages paved the way to recover…
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