2008 Woolly Worm Festival

Up in the mountains and hills of Kentucky, people believe that a strong predictor of the severity of the coming winter is reflected in the brown and black stripes of a small little creature known as the woolly worm. The lighter brown a segment is, the milder that week...

Youth Programs in Appalachia

Children are delightful. They are small and innocent and adorable and remind us of youth and hope and happiness. They have a lot of needs, and when those needs are not met for the children in Appalachia, Americans Helping AmericansÒ acts as a safety net, helping...

Food Self-Sufficiency

It isn’t only the price of gas that has risen in the past few years; grocery inflation has also risen sharply. It isn’t just the price of gas that has risen in the past few years; grocery inflation has also risen sharply. Families across America are seeking the least...

A Home of Our Own

AHA Home Repair Recipients I love the Kodak commercials that quote how much something costs, and then they show a picture that is so touching and then they say something like “Kathy’s graduation” or “Tyler’s first day of school”—“Priceless!” I feel like we were...

Changing Lives Through Summer Youth Programs

It is hard to believe that on Sat., May 24, Sherrie, my niece who lives with me will be graduating from Homeschool. I look back at the obstacles she has overcome—parents’ divorce, living with her grandmother and me, and dyslexia. I know that prayers and God’s amazing...