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December E-News- A better road for Barb, our newest partner and more…
December E-News- A better road for Barb, our newest partner and more...
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Bridging the Digital Divide
This Christmas, 30 students at Beattyville Elementary School in Lee County, Kentucky received the best Christmas present of their young lives – an all-in-one desktop computer – and that number does not take into account their school-age siblings who will also be...
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Keeping Americans Warm This Winter in Appalachia, With an Eye Towards Spring
Winter has arrived in the mountains and hollows of West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and Tennessee, and elsewhere throughout Appalachia. Thanks to the loyal supporters of Americans Helping Americans®, thousands of children, families, and seniors are prepared. Because...
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Giving Tuesday – #Coats4Americans
Putting on a warm winter coat before walking to the bus on a frigid December morning is something most children in the United States take for granted – in some cases they even have to be reminded by the moms or dads to put on a coat before heading out the door. This...
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November E-news
Turkeys for Thanksgiving, Digital Divide Update, Giving Tuesday, and more!
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Winter Coats for Kentucky
The distribution of winter coats at the headquarters of our partnerCome-Unity Cooperative Care (CCC) in Laurel County, Kentucky was orderly and efficient. That’s not an easy thing to accomplish when there are 276 coats to be distributed to children in need. First off,...
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October News from Americans Helping Americans
“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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