by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Basic Needs, Coats, General, Home Page, Programs, Veterans Support, Youth Programs
2016 has been a year to remember! Because of friends like you, so many smiled with joy. In West Virginia, 412 veterans received food support; 85 children attended a summer enrichment camp; 34 children attended an afterschool program where they received one-on-one...
by admin | Dec 2, 2016 | Basic Needs, Coats, News, Personal Stories
“Thank you for my coat. It is very warm,” says young Daniel, who added a drawing himself wearing a big, puffy coat and the words “happy and warm.” “Thank you for my coat. It will be very warm for school,” reported “Carlos T.” “Thank you for the warm coat. It was very...
by admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Basic Needs, Coats, Featured, Home Page, News
In McDowell County, West Virginia one-third of children living there go hungry at night. A large percentage lack adequate outerwear to keep them warm during the cold West Virginia winters high in the Appalachian Mountains. Earlier this year, we heard from our partner...
by admin | Nov 17, 2015 | Basic Needs, Coats, General, News
Life in Appalachia can be harsh, especially for children.Going to bed hungry and waking up eager to get to school and a filling nutritious breakfast.And the situation is exacerbated during the winter months when freezing cold weather sets in and children have no...
by admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Basic Needs, Coats, Featured
Out of 420 counties in Appalachia, 93 are considered ‘distressed’. In the Appalachian region of Kentucky alone, more than one fourth of residents live below the federal poverty rate; the per capita income there is $18,739. To compound the situation, the unemployment...
by admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Basic Needs, Coats, News
This October, Americans Helping Americans® Executive Director Beth Tessema and staff had the opportunity to visit two of our partners in northeast Georgia to witness the distribution of hundreds of winter coats and more to families in need. Over the course of two...
