A year is a long time, but sometimes it can feel like it isnt.

People in St. Petersburgs Shore Acres community cant believe its been a year since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.

Hurricane Helene brought storm surge that this neighborhood had never seen before.

Youre sad for what was lost, said Matt Thorn, who lives in Shore Acres.

The people there lost a lot.

In this past year, Thorn has made it his mission to help them.

Its been an evolution for me personally, said Thorn.

Shortly after the storm, Thorn became a hub for people in his community who needed help, creating The Relief Market and Grille and running it out of the front yard of the house he was staying in.

He used mostly his own money to feed his neighbors and hand out supplies to those in need.

Over the past y

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