by admin | May 21, 2026 | Appalachia, CHILDREN, Food Insecurity, News, summer, Summer Camps
This summer, thanks to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans®, we are once again able to support summer day camp programs in rural Kentucky and West Virginia, benefiting a projected 225 children ranging in age from 5-13. Last year, executive director Cameron...
by admin | Apr 29, 2026 | Appalachia, CHILDREN, Education, food, Food Box, News, summer, Summer Camps, summer feeding programs
Americans Helping Americans® is preparing now for the summer months, when thousands of children in Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia will lose access to the school meals they rely on during the academic year. Last year, Americans Helping Americans® partnered with...
by admin | May 23, 2025 | Appalachia, CHILDREN, News, summer, Summer Camps
As summer approaches, children across the country eagerly anticipate days spent swimming, exploring, and enjoying family vacations. But for many kids in Appalachia, the season often brings isolation, long days spent indoors with limited stimulation and little...
by admin | Apr 21, 2025 | Appalachia, CHILDREN, food, News, summer, summer feeding programs
While summer brings joy and freedom for many children, it also brings a troubling gap in food access for thousands across Appalachia. Americans Helping Americans® is proud to partner with two incredible grassroots organizations to launch summer feeding...
by admin | Jul 18, 2024 | Appalachia, Camp, Education, News, summer, Youth Programs
Thanks to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans®, 17 children had the time of their lives this summer attending summer camp operated by our partner in McDowell County, West Virginia, Big Creek People in Action (BCPIA). The camp included a two-night stay at a...
by admin | Jun 3, 2024 | Appalachia, Education, News, School, summer
Young students across the U.S. are looking forward to the end of another academic year and eagerly awaiting summer vacation, during which many will go on trips with their families to the beach, camp in the mountains, and attend summer camps. But for many in distressed...
