by admin | Sep 23, 2016 | Basic Needs, Featured, General, Programs, Youth Programs, Youth Programs
At Americans Helping Americans® we understand the great need for preventative dental care for children, beginning when they are able to hold a toothbrush and brush their teeth themselves. In Appalachia, that’s too often not the case. Now, we are proud to announce that...
by admin | Jan 15, 2016 | Basic Needs, Featured, General, News, Programs, Youth Programs, Youth Programs
Beattyville, Kentucky has the dubious distinction of being the poorest “white” town in the United States, according to a recent report in The Guardian newspaper. Of communities of more than 1,000 people, Beattyville is among the four lowest income towns in the...
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 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 | Oct 8, 2015 | Basic Needs, Donate, Featured, News, Vision, Wellness
Throughout Appalachia there are tens of thousands of children who have just returned to school who can’t see the blackboard clearly because of a lack of eyeglasses. There are also millions of aging adults whose eyesight is gradually worsening affecting their ability...
