by admin | Oct 29, 2020 | Basic Needs, Featured, General, Home Page, News, Personal Stories, Programs, Utility Assistance
Right now and through the winter, our utility assistance program will help keep the lights and heat on and the water running for 750 families in distressed regions throughout Appalachia. Among these places is Jefferson City, Tennessee, where our longtime partner...
by admin | Sep 24, 2020 | Basic Needs, Featured, News
This summer, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, our partner in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Appalachian Outreach (AO),was able to soldier on with its home rehabilitation program ensuring that local residents in need could continue living in the homes...
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Basic Needs, Education, Featured, News, Uncategorized
Throughout Appalachia, it not uncommon, in fact, it’s more likely the norm, that children show up for school wearing worn out, hand-me-down shoes, often with more “hole” than “soul,” or even worse, arriving for class wearing nothing but flip-flops on the coldest days...
by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | coronavirus, Education, Featured, General, Home Page, News, Programs, Uncategorized, Youth Programs
For many Appalachian parents, being able to support the educational efforts of their children can be challenging. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic continuing to plague the communities you help us serve, the topic that is on most parents’ minds is what...
by admin | Aug 7, 2020 | Basic Needs, coronavirus, Featured, News
Our partner in Beattyville, Kentucky, Cumberland Mountain Outreach (CMO) each summer (with the exception of this one) hosts a summer camp for elementary and middle school-age children. After spending many years at the camp, CMO executive director Cindy Evanoff selects...
by admin | Aug 4, 2020 | Basic Needs, Education, Featured, News
Among our partners throughout Appalachia who receive hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies for elementary and middle school students each year is Caring Hands Ministries in Gainesville, Georgia. Our partners know who in their communities need the limited...
