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Smart Start was 'an unexpected blessing' for daycare centers after Helene

Children returned to the Play and Learning Center in Hendersonville, which was able to reopen after Hurricane Helene with help from Smart Start Partnership for Children. [CONTRIBUTED}

By VALERIE A. HOFFMAN, Published: August 15, 2025

Nine months after Hurricane Helene battered Western North Carolina, many of the storm’s visible scars, including washed-out roads, landslides and downed trees, have been cleared or repaired.

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