HEPHZIBAH, Ga () – Six months after hurricane Helene hit our area, one organization is helping distribute supplies to those impacted by the storm.

Caring For Others is a non-profit with a mission to eliminate poverty.

With close to $5 million worth of products, organizations including Good 360, NOBLE, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Motor Trucking Association and more are assisting those who lost everything to the hurricane.

The President, Founder and CEO of Caring for Others, Eslene Richmond-Shockley, said she hopes to bring a smile to families faces when they see just how much they will be receiving.

“When you lose everything that you have, you lose your dignity, you lose everything that God has given you, but if you keep hoping, something is going to happen. This is joy for me to make sure that they are well taken care of. Not only the furniture, but they have the clothing, mind, spirit and soul,” Richmond-Shockley said.

The event was held at Diamond Lakes Regional Park with one area giving out necessities such as clothes, shoes, and laundry detergent, and the other area giving out mattresses, suitcases filled to the brim with items and other household goods.

Peyton Kliewer, Director of Disaster Recovery at Good 360 said, “People don’t realize how big the need still is and even if your home wasn’t directly impacted maybe your job was, I think it’s amazing to see the turnout and I’m just glad we are here to support the community.” 

Dozens of volunteers spent their morning at the park helping unload boxes to get prepared for the hundreds of cars waiting to be stocked.

“It’s so great to have an entity like Caring for Others come and bring all types of goodies for our community, and I can’t tell you how appreciative we are as a county to have them come and do this for our citizens,” Alvin Mason, District 4 Commissioner of Augusta-Richmond County said.

Garnett Johnson, Mayor of Augusta said, “To be the recipients of all of this love, all of these gifts to help us in our most desperate time of need, is just incredible.”