by admin | Feb 1, 2013 | Basic Needs, News, Youth Programs
This winter when it came time to sit down and tally up figures for 2012, we were overwhelmed by the amount of good our supporters had helped us accomplish. Just looking at our youth programs alone, the number 12,198 jumped out at us. That’s the number of kids and...
by admin | Jul 8, 2012 | News, Youth Programs
Appalachian parents often work full-time, low-paying jobs throughout the year leaving children unsupervised in the summer months when school is out. Our summer camps provide the children with a safe environment and healthy meals they may not normally receive at home...
by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | Basic Needs, News, Youth Programs
Did you know 77% of Appalachian children go without three meals a day? When school is out in Appalachia – the free or reduced school lunches end too. Our summer camps ensure underprivileged Appalachian children receive a nutritious meal each day at camp....
by admin | May 22, 2012 | Basic Needs, News, Youth Programs
For Kicks: Head Start students receive new shoes through grant May 14,2012 By Magen McCrarey Staff Writer The Sentinel Echo LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. — Come-Unity Cooperative Care (CCC) untied a knot of financial tension for parents of Head Start children on Wednesday, when...
by admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Basic Needs, News, Youth Programs
Ashley is a 5th grader at Kermit Elementary School in Kermit, West Virginia. Each day when the bell rings at 3pm, she doesn’t head home. Instead, she attends Afterschool, a program sponsored by our community partner ABLE Families. At Afterschool, she has a safe place...
by admin | Mar 23, 2011 | Basic Needs, Programs, Youth Programs
(March 2011) Through our partnerships and the kindness of our loyal supporters, Americans Helping Americans® has provided 1,992 pairs of new shoes and 7,145 pairs of new socks to children in the Appalachian region since July 2010. Providing New Shoes to Children...
