by admin | Jan 14, 2020 | Featured, General, News, Utility Assistance
In the small hard-hit communities of Jefferson City, Tennessee, Beattyville and London, Kentucky, and Cleveland and Gainesville, Georgia, 1,155 residents are still living in their homes, toasty warm even on the coldest days of the year. These children, their parents...
by admin | Feb 21, 2018 | Basic Needs, Featured, Gen, General, Home Gen, Home Page, News, Personal Stories, Utility Assistance
For the first time in 65 years of married life, after coming home from the hospital himself, Mr. Jones was scared his wife would also return from the hospital to a cold home. He had been out for three hours driving from one church to another determined to find someone...
by admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Basic Needs, Featured, News, Personal Stories, Utility Assistance
“Somebody does care ‘bout an old woman and her dog,” Ms. Stella told us after worrying about how to pay her power bill last winter. She and her four-legged companion Joe literally could’ve been out on the street as public housing will evict a tenant if their...
by admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Basic Needs, Featured, Programs, Utility Assistance
It’s cold out there. Many of us turn the heat up and remain cozy at home when it gets cold. But for too many Appalachian families that’s not the case. Our emergency utility assistance program has helped hundreds of families stay warm. It has helped senior citizens and...
