by admin | Apr 30, 2015 | Appalachia, Home Rehabilitation, News
Spring has finally sprung and the sounds of birds chirping and bees buzzing can be heard throughout Appalachia. But what is really music to our ears at Americans Helping Americans® is the sound of nails being hammered as roofs are being repaired, porches are being...
by admin | Feb 26, 2015 | Home Rehabilitation, News, Personal Stories
“Sam” lives alone in his home in Bean Station, Tennessee on a fixed income and the deck and steps to his front and side door were unstable and unsafe and he doesn’t have the resources to hire someone to do the repairs. In addition, Sam has health issues and while he...
by admin | Jan 1, 2015 | Basic Needs, Home Rehabilitation
It’s practically impossible for the vast majority of Americans to comprehend – much less imagine living in — such conditions of squalor. For thousands in Appalachia, living in a decrepit house, on a meager fixed income and no means to repair leaking roofs,...
by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Basic Needs, Home Rehabilitation, News, Programs, Veterans Support
Trickle-down economics – from the haves to the have nots – as political theory may have its skeptics, but at Americans Helping Americans® as a moral imperative it’s a founding principle. We saw it in action this August in Kentucky thanks to our compassionate...
by admin | Jun 6, 2014 | Home Rehabilitation, News, Personal Stories
The pride of ownership was evident as we stepped through the front door of Mrs. Lund’s* home in Sneedville, Tennessee. Where last year the floor was buckling in, the roof was leaking, and the kitchen unusable, today the widowed mother and her ailing daughter could...
by admin | May 1, 2014 | Home Rehabilitation, News
A home with more people than rooms and no indoor plumbing is classified as substandard. In some areas of Appalachia, nearly 17% of the homes meet these qualifications. For this reason, Americans Helping Americans® supports local organizations in home repairs. We...
