NEWTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency were on the ground Thursday in Catawba County going door-to-door to accept applications from those who have not yet applied for assistance from Hurricane Helene.  In the location the team was at Thursday morning, damage was in different forms. In a mobile home park, a tree fell on the roof of one unoccupied home, while neighbors noted issues resulting from days of power outages.  Avery County students return to school 6 weeks after Hurricane Helene "I had a lot of chicken, hamburger, eggs, milk, butter, cheese, all kinds of stuff," said Ricky Dellinger, a resident at the mobile home park, who noted his power was out for about six days from the late-September storm.  FEMA can cover the cost of essential items in their initial payments, which is the answer to one of the many questions workers in the area are answering.  "Let's say the person was self-employed and had tools or electronic equipment tools needed for their self-employment,” said Nate Custer, a spokesperson for FEMA. “They lost those. They didn't have insurance on that. We can consider replacing things like that.”   Officials noted that people are still applying for the first time, more than a month on from the storm. For others who have already received assistance, the help is entering a second phase, focusing on more individual needs, if they qualify.  That new phase can include additional help for temporary housing, up to and including temporary trailers for people to live.