by admin | Mar 24, 2015 | Appalachia, Basic Needs, General, News, Vision
Imagine going to school and not being able to read what the teacher is writing on the blackboard – even while sitting on the front row – because you know you need glasses, but your parents can’t afford to buy a pair. Or perhaps being a senior or veteran who could...
by admin | Mar 24, 2015 | Appalachia, Basic Needs, General, News
While spring is just around the corner, this past harsh winter in northeastern Georgia with its record-setting frigid temperatures and snow and ice storms won’t long be forgotten. In February, we heard from our partner there, Caring Hands Ministries, that they were...
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 | Feb 26, 2015 | Basic Needs, General, News, Personal Stories
Four young children and their baby brother were living in an unheated basement with no electricity or running water with their mother, struggling with an illness, and their father who is disabled. When Americans Helping Americans® partner Caring Hands Ministries in...
by admin | Feb 26, 2015 | News, Personal Stories, Youth Programs, Youth Programs
“Denny,” says Big Creek People in Action Extra Cool Afterschool program teacher Maria Frazier, is a fourth-grader who is “a joy to teach and always has a smile on his face.” But he has had his ups and downs when it came to the quality of his school work. Denny is one...
by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | Basic Needs, News
On the morning of Wednesday, December 31, the last day of 2014, the low temperature in Cleveland, Georgia, where our partner Caring Hands Ministries is located was 29 degrees. The forecast for the first week in January 2015 there also calls for low temperatures below...
