Eric Church is not afraid to get his hands dirty in the name of helping his neighbors.
The country singer plans to build dozens of homes in Avery County, North Carolina, for families who left homeless by Hurricane Helen last fall.
“It's a critical job for large-scale devastation, so we plan to start more work than the first site to support more families,” said the church home. John Blackburn, CEO of Chief Cares Avery, a building project, told Fox News Digital. on wednesday. “It's our hope that we have an official groundbreaking groundbreaking near Easter this summer and welcome family into our home.”
In September, the “Drink with My Hands” singer said he was “devastated by the destruction of mountains in western North Carolina.”
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Eric Church plans to build dozens of homes in Avery County, North Carolina, for families who left homeless by Hurricane Helen last fall. (Denise Truscello/WireMage)
“These are our family, our friends and our neighbors. The community we live in for part of this year is still eager to extract and desperate. The whole area needs help.” He wrote on Instagram.
He adds, “Anyone who knows anything about me knows what North Carolina, especially this area of the mountains, knows me personally and creatively what I know.” I did.
“Anyone who knows anything about me knows what North Carolina, especially this area of the mountains, knows me personally and creatively what I know.”
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The church team will begin by building 100 displaced homes in Avery County and surrounding areas, and “preserving and rebuilding these communities,” according to Avery's main website.
Noting that natural disaster victims are often forgotten when they stop being front page news, the project “meets long-term needs, including creating jobs, rebuilding schools, and supporting local businesses.” He added that he is also dedicated to doing things.
The destroyed car will remain in the river a month after the flood caused by Hurricane Helen last fall. (Yasuyoshi chiba/afp via Getty Images)
“In many cases, when disasters occur, funds flow from great people who want to help, but as the world looks to the next devastation, many people are lost and through the cracks. There is,” the website said. “We are committed to rebuilding these communities in the long term.”
Blackburn told Fox News Digital that both the church and his wife, Katherine Brazingham, have been “deeply involved” since the start of the project, using their connections to find the property and with local surveyors. I got it from an engineer and got it home.
He said the team also has weekly Zoom meetings with the church and Brasingarm.
Eric Church performs at Carolina's October concert in Charlotte. (John Shearer/Getty Images for Carolina concerts)
“The need is enormous and both churches often connect with floods and people who are helping them and those who are directly affected,” he explained. “Our energy has been used not only to build homes, but to ensure that other needs in our community are being met by our organization.”
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Blackburrn added that the first site they will build a house has been secured and they will soon begin work on the first home.
In addition to his home building project, the church also released the song “Darkest Hour (Helene Edit)” last fall, and the song's profits became a charity and performed at a Carolina Benefits Concert in October.
After a hit in late September, hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated to Hurricane Helen, killing more than 200 people.
