He Spent Years Helping Others—Then He Needed Help Himself

“We love our porch, it’s really nice,” Vickie told Americans Helping Americans® staff on a visit to McDowell County last June. “Y’all have done a lot for us.” Chester Ball is an accomplished bluegrass musician living in McDowell County, where Americans Helping...

From Shelter to Stability: Support at AMOS Samaritan House

Americans Helping Americans® partner in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Appalachian Ministries of the Smokies (AMOS) describes itself as “a poverty relief ministry in partnership with the community that began in 1984 through the Campus Ministries Department at...

How to Help Appalachia: A Guide to Making a Real Difference

For many, Appalachia is a region of breathtaking beauty and rich cultural heritage. But for countless families, it is also a place marked by generational poverty, limited access to healthcare, and ongoing challenges tied to geography and opportunity. If you’ve been...

Emergency Relief Program

When disasters strike, families across Appalachia often face devastating loss with limited access to immediate help. Our Emergency Relief Program was created to respond quickly, providing essential, life-sustaining support when it’s needed most. Through this...

Finding a Way Forward: How Want2Work Helped Emma Keep Going

Emma’s life has been shaped by instability from an early age. She comes from a generationally impoverished background and is currently classified as McKinney-Vento, a federal designation used for homeless students. Right now, she lives in a hotel room, a reality that...