by admin | Aug 8, 2019 | Featured, Home Page, Home Page Teasers, Home Rehabilitation, News, Personal Stories
Every year, close to 100 home repair projects are sponsored by Americans Helping Americans and this year is no different. I participated on a few sites, making sure handicap ramps were built, roofs were patched, and kitchen floors were repaired. I met some interesting...
by admin | Aug 7, 2019 | Basic Needs, Education, Featured, Home Page, News
Parents and their children who attend Lee County Elementary School in rural eastern Kentucky were up long before sunrise on Friday, August 2, to take part in the school’s annual “Readifest” event, a tradition there for 26 years to ensure students are ready for the...
by admin | Aug 1, 2019 | Featured, Home Gen, Home Page, Home Page Teasers, News, Personal Stories
My granddad has always been my superhero. I’ve always been inspired by his experiences; growing up during the depression, serving in the Air Force during WWII, meeting presidents, working at the White House, getting a PhD, and starting Americans Helping Americans....
by admin | Jun 17, 2019 | Featured, News, Youth Programs, Youth Programs
In Beattyville, Kentucky life is hard for parents and children alike, as documented by an article in The New York Times describing it as one of the “hardest” places to live in the United States. Thanks to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans® in the fall and...
by admin | Jun 12, 2019 | Featured, News, Programs, Youth Programs, Youth Programs
This summer, as it has every year since 2010, Big Creek People in Action will once again be offering its Super Why Reading Camps and Odd Squad Math Camp in collaboration with West Virginia Public Broadcasting expected to serve about 60 children with educational fun...
by admin | May 30, 2019 | Featured, Home Page, News, Youth Programs
It’s that time of year again that most schoolchildren throughout the United States eagerly anticipate each year, counting down the last weeks, days, hours and even minutes until that final bell rings marking the end of the school year – and the start of summer...