by admin | Feb 16, 2024 | Appalachia, Education, food, Home, News
Throughout Appalachia, children and families go hungry every day due to food insecurity issues, primarily because their limited financial resources mean that they are faced every month with the difficult decision of whether to pay their rent, utilities, or other...
by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | Appalachia, Education, News, Teachers Grant
For teachers, particularly those working in hard-pressed Appalachian communities where their school districts struggle to fund even their core educational priorities, it is frustrating for them to be aware of classroom needs that would greatly benefit their students...
by admin | Feb 5, 2024 | News
2023 was a year of great progress for AHA. The work we do, serving our neighbors where they need it most, is both necessary and rewarding. See the stories.
by admin | Jan 31, 2024 | Afterschool, Appalachia, Education, News
The Data: In the Appalachian region of Tennessee, the percentage of the population ages 25 and older without a high school diploma is 12.4 percent, according to The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey Chartbook,...
by admin | Jan 25, 2024 | Afterschool, Education, News, School
Elementary school students attending the Big Creek People in Action’s (BCPIA) afterschool program in McDowell County, West Virginia, know that thanks to Americans Helping Americans each evening before they go home they will receive a nice supper, along with the...
by admin | Jan 23, 2024 | Home Rehabilitation, Kentucky, News, West Virginia
Our home rehabilitation partners in Kentucky and West Virginia utilize grant funding to purchase items such as shingles for leaking roofs, drywall and lumber to fashion handicap ramps, sometimes very elaborate for the elderly and disabled living in homes on steep...
