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 | Jul 24, 2014 | Appalachia, News, Personal Stories
Since 1987, Appalachian Outreach in Jefferson, Tennessee, has been operating Samaritan House, dubbed “A Home with a Heart,” where those in need can find shelter, counseling, social services and encouragement to build a better life. Since that time, hundreds of...
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 19, 2014 | News, Personal Stories, Youth Programs
For many impoverished children in one of our nation’s poorest regions, summer is a long, dull, and often times and potentially dangerous few months as many children are left at home unsupervised. Studies show that children living in rural areas of the US or that...
