Through the Americans Helping Americans® Want2Work initiative, our partners – the Lee County and the Estill County Area Technology Centers (ATC), both located in Kentucky, and the Lee County Career and Technical Center (CTC) in Virginia – are helping to ensure that...
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10,000 Food Boxes a year make a difference in these Appalachian communities
Throughout Appalachia, families living month-to-month or week-to-week struggle to get by working minimum wage jobs or relying on meager fixed incomes and government assistance to keep their children and themselves from going hungry. “For the past three years,...
Our Gardening Programs Sprouts more than Food
Throughout Appalachia, children and families go hungry every day due to food insecurity issues, primarily because their limited financial resources mean that they are faced every month with the difficult decision of whether to pay their rent, utilities, or other...
Americans Helping Teachers Grant recipients see progress already this school year!
For teachers, particularly those working in hard-pressed Appalachian communities where their school districts struggle to fund even their core educational priorities, it is frustrating for them to be aware of classroom needs that would greatly benefit their students...
Serving Our Neighbors: American Helping Americans’ Impact in 2023
2023 was a year of great progress for AHA. The work we do, serving our neighbors where they need it most, is both necessary and rewarding. See the stories.
Education Program Intended to Help Close the Gap
The Data: In the Appalachian region of Tennessee, the percentage of the population ages 25 and older without a high school diploma is 12.4 percent, according to The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey Chartbook,...
After School Tutoring can be so much more than academics
Elementary school students attending the Big Creek People in Action's (BCPIA) afterschool program in McDowell County, West Virginia, know that thanks to Americans Helping Americans each evening before they go home they will receive a nice supper, along with the...
Transforming Challenges into Hope: The Heartwarming Journey of Home Rehabilitation in Kentucky and West Virginia
Our home rehabilitation partners in Kentucky and West Virginia utilize grant funding to purchase items such as shingles for leaking roofs, drywall and lumber to fashion handicap ramps, sometimes very elaborate for the elderly and disabled living in homes on steep...
Empowering Appalachia: AHA’s Lifeline of Utility Assistance and Hope in January 2024
Right now in the hills and hollers of Appalachia, families and senior citizens are hunkering down and doing their best to keep warm in their homes while being faced with the sad choice of paying their utility bill or putting food on the table. But thanks to our...
It’s a Time for Giving at Americans Helping Americans
At Americans Helping Americans®, we are proud to collaborate closely with our partners in Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to bring holiday cheer to hundreds of families and children in Appalachian communities facing economic distress. In Jefferson City,...
Warm Up Winter: Donate Winter Coats and More in Appalachia
As the mercury drops and winter's icy grip tightens, warmth becomes not just a comfort but a critical necessity. In Appalachia, where winter conditions can be harsh, warm winter coats, and home heating are more critical than ever. That's why Americans Helping...
They all say ‘thank you,’ and this food is a blessing for them
At Americans Helping Americans® through our basic needs program, we strive to provide food to struggling families and the elderly and disabled on meager fixed incomes living in distressed Appalachian communities. Our food support program includes distributing...