*Editors Note - The original article included this line “Kinston Cares, a nonprofit organization run by the Center for Community Self-Help" and has been removed at the request of Lee Albritton, Branch Manager.

Kinston Cares will receive $95,000 to rehabilitate FEMA flood buyout property in east Kinston through research, community planning, and environmental education.

“Communities across North Carolina have been devastated by hurricanes and flooding in recent years,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “This grant will help rebuild neighborhoods in Kinston and make the city stronger.”

“I am elated and excited to hear that Kinston Cares has received funding to assist in reviving Lincoln City,” said Jackie Braxton, former Lincoln City resident and Self-Help Credit Union member. “The community was owned by African Americans from the 1800s until 1990 when hurricanes and flood waters destroyed it. The revitalization is a tribute to our ancestors and culture. The community that died will come alive and be reconnected to the city of Kinston.”