NC Planning Assistance Teams (NCPAT)

The Planning Assistance Team relies on chapter volunteers providing pro-bono expertise and support for planning efforts to support sound planning in communities with limited resources.

APA NC Support for WNC

Our hearts break over the devastation brought by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina and the surrounding region. In addition to what we can do personally to donate and volunteer in support of urgent recovery efforts, the APA-NC North Carolina Planning Assistance Team (NCPAT) is organizing planners to help communities in need.

Want to Volunteer?

NCPAT is looking for planners willing to volunteer their time to local governments in the affected region over the near and long term. Click here to complete this form to record your interest and skills for future volunteer activities. Consider ways you can help with activities such as research, organizing data, developing grant applications, and supporting local outreach. Over the next several years, NCPAT will organize teams of volunteers and connect these teams to local governments seeking assistance.

Need Help?

NCPAT is also collecting information from local governments about near-term and long-term needs. If you work for a local government (i.e., city, town or county) and have immediate or ongoing ways that planners in North Carolina can help, please complete this form to submit a request for assistance. A volunteer with NCPAT will follow up with the agency to discuss the need and coordinate a volunteer response.

There is no deadline for submitting a form to volunteer or to request assistance. Please contact Lauren Blackburn or Dick Hails if you have questions about NCPAT.

Thank you for your support as the Chapter continues to support planners and their communities in Western NC!