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When a backpack is more than a backpack
The purpose of Americans Helping Americans® partner Raleigh Rescue Mission’s back-to-school school supplies distribution is two-fold, explained the organization’s director of strategic initiatives Christine Montague-Hicks. First, it provides children with the...
Creating a New Life in Raleigh, North Carolina
On any given day, 40 homeless children will be fed, cared for, educated and counseled through the Children’s New Life Plan (CNLP) operated by Americans Helping Americans® partner in North Carolina, the Raleigh Rescue Mission (RRM). For parents entering the RRM’s...
197 Children in Kentucky Have New Shoes through our Barefeet Program!
With school now in session and cold weather approaching, children throughout Appalachia are in need of new shoes. To meet this need, through our Barefeet program, children are taken to a shoe store and are able to pick out EXACTLY what pair of shoes they want each...
The “Extra Cool Afterschool” program goes the extra mile for students in McDowell County, West Virginia
Thursday, August 15, was the exciting start of a new school year for the children who attend Southside K-8 school in McDowell County, West Virginia. An equally exciting day was Tuesday, August 20, for about two dozen or so Southside students who are fortunate enough...
Three new partners and a family’s home is saved!
New Partner Spotlight: Community Helping Hands Clinic of White County, Georgia
In White County, Georgia there is but one primary care physician for 4,130 residents – ten times the national average of 1 doctor per 435 patients. In addition, 16 out of every 100 county residents lack health insurance and cannot afford preventative care, or to pay...
New Partner Spotlight: Five Loaves & Two Fishes of McDowell County, West Virginia
Five Loaves & Two Fishes is located on Coal Heritage Road (US-52) in the small community of Kimball about five miles from Welch, the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia, arguably among the poorest counties in the country. The county, once thriving in the...
New Partner Spotlight: Sprouting Hope of Marion, Virginia
Among Americans Helping Americans® newest partners is Sprouting Hope, located in Marion, Virginia in the rural southwest region of the state. Sprouting Hope’s mission is to feed the community by growing and sharing healthy produce, with the vision of everyone having...
The unsung heroes of War, West Virginia
Our friends at Big Creek People in Action in War, West Virginia, one of the groups Americans Helping Americans has been supporting for nearly 20 years, has made a big impact on their community. With our help, they have repaired what seems to be every other house on...
Making more heroes through summer camp
Earlier this summer, I spent some time “being a kid” at summer camps in small towns throughout Appalachia. In Kentucky and West Virginia at summer camps that are sponsored by Americans Helpings Americans, children find a place where they can be with friends and learn...
Repairing homes with my sidekick, Ko
Every year, close to 100 home repair projects are sponsored by Americans Helping Americans and this year is no different. I participated on a few sites, making sure handicap ramps were built, roofs were patched, and kitchen floors were repaired. I met some interesting...
School is almost in session. Will students in Appalachia be prepared?
Parents and their children who attend Lee County Elementary School in rural eastern Kentucky were up long before sunrise on Friday, August 2, to take part in the school’s annual “Readifest” event, a tradition there for 26 years to ensure students are ready for the...
