Our Mission is to join communities, build and strengthen neighbor relations, and work side by side with residents to address community-wide concerns linking them to the resources supportive of a healthy, safe and economically vibrant standard of living.
Featured Programs
Provides meals to children in Applachia during the summer months when school is not in session.
EDUCATION PROGRAM
Offers children academic assistance, school supplies and the support they need to be successful in school.
HOME REHABILITATION
Provides families with safe and stable housing, including repairing roofs, floors, rotting porches and stairs and more .
Our Partners
Our Impact
They all say ‘thank you,’ and this food is a blessing for them
At Americans Helping Americans® through our basic needs program, we strive to provide food to struggling families and the elderly and disabled on meager fixed incomes living in distressed Appalachian communities. Our food support program includes distributing...
A Summer of Memories, and Meal, for Hundreds of Appalachian children
A Summer of Memories, and Meal, for Hundreds of Appalachian children Summer's over for children throughout Appalachia, and school has resumed. Hundreds of children have exciting stories to share when asked, "What did you do this summer?" “Afterschool all...
Roofs, Ramps, Home Repairs, and Heat! for Struggling Families and Elderly in Appalachia
Roofs, Ramps, Home Repairs, and Heat! for Struggling Families and Elderly in Appalachia Heat during the coldest days of winter is a basic need for families in Appalachia, but sadly that’s not always available for many families, the elderly and disabled living in...
Smiles and Medical Care in Appalachia
Children in Appalachia face among the highest rates of dental caries in the country, primarily due to a high intake of sugary foods and soft drinks – as well as a lack of dental care products at home. At Americans Helping Americans® we have been working to...
Bare Feet…providing shoes to hundreds of children
Having a nice new pair of shoes (or several) that actually fit and are not pretty much worn out before even putting them on for the first time is something most kids in the U.S. take for granted, especially with the start of a new school year and the coming of the...
Students’ Vision Boards Motivate Our Work
A vision board is a collage of images and words representing a person’s wishes or goals, intended to serve as inspiration or motivation which is designed to help an individual visualize their success in the future. In the case of children in rural Appalachia, such as...
Where We Work
