News & Blogs
“Afterschool” Program Serves Kids in West Virginia All Year Round
In McDowell County, West Virginia we support an afterschool program operated by our partner there, Big Creek People in Action (BCPIA). But actually, it’s technically incorrect to call it an “afterschool” program since it’s a service BCPIA provides year-round for...
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Backpacks for George’s Creek Elementary School
Nearly one in four residents of the small town of Lonaconing, located in the Appalachian region of Maryland, live in poverty, about 10 percent higher than the natural average of 14 percent. Many of these children’s parents struggle to just make sure there is plenty of...
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Summer Campers Will Have ‘Quite a Tale to Tell’ on First Day of School
On the first day of school when many teachers ask their students “What did you do this summer?”, thanks to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans® nearly 200 low-income children in West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee will have quite a tale to tell. Instead of...
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August News: ‘Quite a Tale to Tell’ on the First Day of School, Providing Backpacks to 3,500 Students, and more!
Sneedville Elementary students received the “Mighty Molars” dental kits
Hancock County has some of the best people in Tennessee, notes Brian Greene, principal of Hancock County Elementary School in the small town of Sneedville, who adds, however, “we are also a highly depressed area when it comes to jobs.” “Because there are few jobs in...
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Back-to-School in Beattyville
On the morning of August 3, hundreds of Lee County, Kentucky students, and their parents arrived at Beattyville Elementary bright and early to wait in line for the school’s doors to open at 8:30 a.m. No, it wasn’t for the first day of school just yet, but for its...
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Veteran Support-Serving those who served us
Melvin Sapp is a 62-year-old Vietnam veteran struggling to get by on complete disability and he and his wife have their hands full raising three of their grandchildren in their modest home in rural Tennessee. Because of his disability, Melvin has been unable to do...
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Dozens of kids sent to camp
ABLE Families of Kermit, West Virginia, is our newest partner, and this summer we are proud to report that thanks to our generous supporters we were able to help send dozens of kids to camp operated by the grassroots nonprofit organization. Each year, thanks to our...
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The Lunch Box Bus is rolling!
Monday, June 4, was a momentous day for hundreds of schoolchildren in Hancock and Hawkins counties, Tennessee – it was the first day of summer vacation that the Lunch Box bus came to their tiny communities bringing them a free, healthy and filling lunch....
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Summer Camps, Lunch Bus and Delinquency Prevention – May E-News
Lunch Box Program
In the summer of 2017, hundreds of hungry children in rural Appalachian Tennessee waiting anxiously each weekday to hear their favorite sound. And no, it wasn’t the ring of the bell of an ice cream truck loaded with sweet treats for sale on a hot summer’s day. In...
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April News from Americans Helping Americans
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