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 | Apr 9, 2025 | Appalachia, floods, News
Earlier this year, historic floodwaters tore through rural Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia, leaving devastation in their wake. Families were forced from their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, seeking...
by admin | Feb 7, 2025 | Appalachia, Education, News, Students, Want2Work
Americans Helping Americans® works tirelessly to remove educational roadblocks for children and youth in distressed Appalachian communities with limited resources, high poverty rates, and a lack of access to basic educational tools—barriers that many students struggle...
by admin | Nov 26, 2024 | Appalachia, Education, News, School, Want2Work
Through the Americans Helping Americans® Want2Work initiative, vocational and technical schools across Appalachia can apply for grants to help students overcome financial barriers. These grants are used to purchase essential items like lab coats, smocks, and...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Appalachia, Education, News, School, Teachers Grant
All students deserve a quality education. Regardless of where they live or their family’s financial circumstances, all children deserve a quality education. However, for many children in Appalachia, the schools they attend often lack the financial...
by admin | Oct 10, 2024 | Appalachia, CHILDREN, Emergency, News, Winter
As winter approaches, families across Appalachia face the bitter cold with uncertainty. For some, the season doesn’t just bring chilly weather—it brings the fear of being unable to keep their children warm, heat their homes, or provide enough food for the holiday...
