Damaged furniture and debris line the front lawns in Newland, North Carolina. The town, an hour and a half outside Asheville, is recovering from Hurricane Helene.

"Some places, there's just gone, just gone,” said Eric Arnold, whose mother lives in Newland. “Everything's gone."

Aiman Youssef, of Staten Island, is trying to make it a little more manageable with truckloads of food, toiletries, clothing and more.

Youssef is the founder of "The Half-Table Man," a nonprofit organization that heads into disaster zones with supplies and compassion. NY1 met up with him before he brought trucks of donations to North Carolina.

"We hope we could just bring them hopes and tell them that everything's going to be okay."

These efforts began nearly 12 years ago when his home was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy and when he saw how badly his neighbors were hurting.

"A couple days later, you know, my niece dropped me some stuff,” Youssef said. “The next following day, I said, 'Let me give it to the people,' and that continues until today."

Youssef has been helping ever since.

He teamed up with businesses to bring blankets and food pantries to his community.

"A lot of people cannot make it,” Youssef said. “You know, it's very expensive. Everything's expensive."

Youssef has responded to almost a dozen natural disasters. He sometimes returns to those hard-hit areas to continue helping, all to share the same kindness he received during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

"We're paying it forward for them,” Youssef said. “Many North Carolinians were here during Hurricane Sandy, I remember."

"We hope we could impact a few families, you know? And even if we have to cry with a few families."

For being the calm and assistance after the storm, Aiman Youssef is our New Yorker of the Week.