Retired UNC basketball coach Roy Williams (Photo: UNC.edu)
More than 6,500 people in storm-ravaged western North Carolina had more than $10 million in consumer debt wiped out, thanks to Verizon and Forgive Co. The telecommunications giant and ForgiveCo, a Public Benefit Corporation, which focuses on debt forgiveness services for individuals experiencing financial hardship, announced the debt relief initiative during a press conference in Asheville.
The program, according to a press release, is part of Verizon’s ongoing commitment to the ongoing recovery effort following Hurricane Helene. Medical, financial and other debts of necessity were cleared for thousands of people who were unable to pay their debts.
“Verizon believes in the…
