The Inter-Faith Council is now receiving donations on behalf of residents living near Foxcroft Drive in apartments that flooded after an OWASA water line broke February 3.
The flooding damaged six apartments. Two were damaged so badly that their residents moved to a hotel until other apartments became available.
Two graduate students occupied one of the apartments, and a UNC staff member lived in the other, according to the non-profit. OWASA cannot assist the residents due to North Carolina law, causing the IFC to strongly encourage donations from members of the community.
The IFC also indicated that it will help other residents affected by the OWASA water crisis that left approximately 80,000 residents in southern Orange County without water for more than 24 hours, if it raises sufficient funds to help the residents displaced from their apartments.
Donations can be made by mail, online, or by providing credit card information over the phone.
Those wishing to donate by mail should include “Water Emergency Relief Fund” on the memo line of a check or as a separate note with cash. Send donations to:
Inter-Faith Council for Social Service
110 W. Main Street
Carrboro, NC 27510
To donate by phone, call Finance and Operations Director Jeff Causey at 919-929-6380, ext. 12, and indicate that your donation is to the Water Emergency Relief Fund.
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