Regions supporting communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

Regions Bank announced they will offer disaster-recovery financial services for residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene. The Birmingham-based financial institution also said its non-profit, the Regions Foundation, has committed $150,000 in initial grant funding for organizations to help with disaster relief.

“Relief organizations are on the ground meeting urgent needs, and we are honored to support their important work,” said Marta Mendes-Miguel Self, executive director of the Regions Foundation.

“These organizations have experience serving their communities. The greatest way we can help as an organization is to provide resources that further enable them to do what they do best. And we encourage people and businesses who are in a position to donate to consider joining us in supporting these agencies.”

Regions’ East Tennessee Consumer Banking Manager, Aaron Madron, emphasized the commitment that the financial corporation has to the areas it serves.

“We were honored to feed 90 first responders Sunday night in Elizabethton, and we are doing it again today,” Madron said. “Wherever you see a Regions Bank branch, that means our people are not just working in the community, we’re a part of the community. Our hearts are here. Our families are here. And our commitment is here.”

“We’ll keep finding ways to serve because we’re all invested in the long-term recovery of these communities.”

According to John Jordan, head of Retail for Regions Bank, the company has years of experience in providing financial aid for those affected by natural disasters.

“The impacts of Hurricane Helene are simply astounding, and we are heartbroken for so many communities where flooding, high winds, and other impacts have taken their toll,” said Jordan. “This is a time for us to lean on that experience and offer financial tools that can help make the recovery a little bit easier.”

The $150,000 total from the Regions Foundation will be divided among several agencies. The agencies and the funds awarded are listed below.

$100,000 in support of the American Red Cross to help meet needs across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina
$15,000 for Second Harvest of the Big Bend, a Tallahassee-based organization providing urgent food relief in Florida communities near where Helene made landfall
$15,000 to United Way of the CSRA (Central Savannah River Area), which is helping people in and around Augusta, Ga., following widespread effects from the storm
$10,000 for the Region A.H.E.A.D. Small Business Flood Recovery Relief, which is helping local businesses throughout several counties in Northeast Tennessee
$10,000 for United Way of East Tennessee Highlands’ Disaster-Relief Fund, which is helping people around Elizabethton, Jonesborough and other Northeast Tennessee areas ravaged by record-breaking floods

Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten