by admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Gen, Home Page, News, Utility Assistance
Donna lives in low-income housing in Beattyville, Kentucky, a distressed region of Appalachia where Americans Helping Americans® partner there, Cumberland Mountain Outreach, serves those most in the hard-hit community. Donna is a single mother struggling to raise...
by admin | Dec 27, 2019 | Featured, General, Helper of the Month, Home Page, News, Personal Stories, Uncategorized
We would like to acknowledge Susan Murray as the recipient of the Americans Helping Americans® – Helper of the Month award for December! Congratulations Susan! Susan is a sweet, kind soul and has volunteered for several events for our partner, Caring Hands Ministries...
by admin | Dec 23, 2019 | Basic Needs, Education, Featured, Home Page, News
In 2017, Americans Helping Americans® initiated a pilot program to help bridge the digital divide for students attending Beattyville Elementary School, in hard hit Lee County, Kentucky, providing 30 of those most in need with all-in-one desktop computers. With the...
by admin | Dec 23, 2019 | Basic Needs, Featured, General, Home Page, Home Rehabilitation, News
For Americans Helping Americans® partner Big Creek People in Action, which operates a home rehab program in the summer in McDowell County, West Virginia, replacing leaking roofs are challenging, and expensive. “You need to know what you are going to do or you can...
by admin | Dec 18, 2019 | Basic Needs, General, Home Page, News
Bob is a single dad who had been unemployed while struggling to care for his young son. He was eager to find a job and work, but did not have proper clothes to go to job interviews, and could not even afford to put gas in his car to look for work. Plus, one of his...
by admin | Dec 16, 2019 | Basic Needs, General, Home Page, News
At Beattyville, Kentucky, Elementary School, Lee Country Family Resource Center director Sherry Lanham has seen it all – students coming to school in the dead of winter with a just a sweatshirt or thin sweater to keep them warm. This fall, thanks to the supporters of...
