by admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Education, Featured, Home Page, Personal Stories, Youth Programs
Thanks to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans® our partner in West Virginia, Big Creek People in Action (BCPIA), is able to provide tutors to students at the McDowell County Career and Technology Center (MCCTC). Students have a wide variety of programs to...
by admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Featured, Helper of the Month, News, Personal Stories
We would like to acknowledge Brent and Candice Duncil as recipients of the Americans Helping Americans – Helper of the Month award! Congrats Brent and Candice! Brent and Candice are both teachers in Kentucky who go above and beyond the call of duty every day to make...
by admin | Sep 13, 2019 | Barefeet, Basic Needs, Featured, Home Page, News, Personal Stories, Youth Programs
With school now in session and cold weather approaching, children throughout Appalachia are in need of new shoes. To meet this need, through our Barefeet program, children are taken to a shoe store and are able to pick out EXACTLY what pair of shoes they want each...
by admin | Aug 8, 2019 | Featured, Home Page, Home Page Teasers, Home Rehabilitation, News, Personal Stories
Every year, close to 100 home repair projects are sponsored by Americans Helping Americans and this year is no different. I participated on a few sites, making sure handicap ramps were built, roofs were patched, and kitchen floors were repaired. I met some interesting...
by admin | Aug 1, 2019 | Featured, Home Gen, Home Page, Home Page Teasers, News, Personal Stories
My granddad has always been my superhero. I’ve always been inspired by his experiences; growing up during the depression, serving in the Air Force during WWII, meeting presidents, working at the White House, getting a PhD, and starting Americans Helping Americans....
by admin | Jun 21, 2019 | Home Rehabilitation, News, Personal Stories
Sam was 49-years-old when debilitating cancer struck. It forced him to be confined to a wheelchair to get around – and that included even getting in and out of his home. His father, aware of the nonprofit, Of One Accord, in Rogersville, Tennessee, turned to the...