by admin | Aug 18, 2025 | Afterschool, Appalachian Education, Education, News
Across Appalachia, students are returning to school this month, many to classrooms where the day’s lessons will end without the extra academic help and encouragement they need at home. Thanks to the generosity of Americans Helping Americans® supporters, we are able to...
by admin | Aug 20, 2024 | Afterschool, Appalachia, News, Vision, Youth Programs
A vision board is generally a collage of words and images that represents a person’s goals, notes ABC News. “It translates your dreams and aspirations into tangible images, fostering motivation to work towards them,” reports ABC. We reached out to our partners last...
by admin | Jan 31, 2024 | Afterschool, Appalachia, Education, News
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,...
by admin | Jan 25, 2024 | Afterschool, Education, News, School
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...
by admin | Sep 15, 2022 | Afterschool, Education, News
There can be no doubt that the best way to develop a love of learning in a student is to start off at an early age – even before they start the first grade. “One of our most rewarding programs is our afterschool program,” says Dyanne Spriggs, co-executive director of...
