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As the number of people infected with Ebola in Liberia grows, Liberians in the Piedmont are increasingly worried about the virus.

But, that's just one of many concerns they have about their relatives back home.

Vera Graham-Clarke, a native Liberian who has now lived in the U.S. for decades, says her family in Liberia is as equally worried about starvation as Ebola.

She says minimal access to Liberia has driven up grocery costs there, and now locals struggle to afford basic necessities. She has been sending money to her family in Liberia, and many others are doing the same.

Even then, her goddaughter Precious Walatee says that is not guaranteed to help. Most people in Liberia, including her mother, brother and sisters who live there, do not have cars. So, they are forced to travel miles and risk exposure to Ebola to buy groceries.

Walatee and Graham-Clarke say they communicate with their relatives in Liberia every day through Facebook, texting or calling. They appreciate the aid the United States has offered to help their people, but hope other nations will step up to end the epidemic.

The two women, members of the Liberian Organization of the Piedmont, say their group is hoping to work with the city of Winston-Salem to coordinate a large-scale relief effort of sending food items to family there.