by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | Basic Needs, Coats, News
In places such as War, West Virginia, Rogersville, Tennessee and Cleveland, Georgia, temperatures can hover around freezing during the months of January and February for days, or even weeks, at a time. Now, try to put yourself in the place of a young boy or girl...
by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | Basic Needs, News
A little more than 30 miles south of Washington, D.C., there is a community named Triangle, Virginia. Located in Triangle, there is a large low-income apartment complex known as Melrose Apartments. But besides being affordable, what may attract many families to choose...
by admin | Jan 6, 2015 | Basic Needs, News
Life can take unexpected turns, but many in Appalachia lack the resources to prepare for these surprises. One family we helped fell on hard times when their daughter had a stroke during her sixth month of her pregnancy. The family was living in a trailer with pieces...
by admin | Jan 1, 2015 | Basic Needs, Home Rehabilitation
It’s practically impossible for the vast majority of Americans to comprehend – much less imagine living in — such conditions of squalor. For thousands in Appalachia, living in a decrepit house, on a meager fixed income and no means to repair leaking roofs,...
by admin | Dec 1, 2014 | Appalachia, Basic Needs, News
Food or heat? Rent or electricity? Life or death? Many living in Appalachia have to face these hard choices each day. When choosing to buy food for their children, or pay the rent to avoid eviction, coming up with the money to prevent the utilities from being turned...
