Helping Appalachia Communities with Food and Essential Resources
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.
food boxes distributed last year, each food box enough to feed a family of four for a week
children received school supplies to get a good education in 2025.
kids participated in summer camps.
students received vocational education, training, and professional equipment.
home repair projects completed in 2025.
Featured Programs
Food Box Program
Provides thousands of food boxes, each enough to feed a family of 4 for a week, to communities in need.
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 .
BASIC NEEDS
Provides essentials such as coats, blankets, footwear, and dental kits, along with grants to local partners for utility bill assistance, preventing evictions, and ensuring electricity for medical needs.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Appalachia
Generations of families in Appalachia face crushing poverty and limited opportunities. Americans Helping Americans works to provide essential resources—food, housing, education, and more—to empower these communities and create lasting change.
OUR PARTNERS
We are thankful for the organizations who have partnered with Americans Helping Americans to make positive changes to the lives of many in our nation.
OUR IMPACT
Learn about ways that Americans Helping Americans is making a difference in the lives of families and individuals in our communities.
There are many ways you can help support Americans Helping Americans® and our important programs.
Hero of the Month – This Hero was there to help victims of the Hurricane.
Americans Helping Americans® is proud to announce Bridgette Crawford Woods as our Hero of the Month for October. Bridgette is a dedicated volunteer with our partner organization, Appalachian Ministries of the Smokies (AMOS), in Jefferson City, Tennessee. She also...
Hurricane Relief Reaches Communities, and they are SO Thankful
Hurricane Relief Update Labor of Love Tazewell, VA – Oct. 25, 2024 Americans Helping Americans® was there in the days following the devastating floodwaters caused by Hurricane Helene that ravaged communities across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and elsewhere....
Community Partner Spotlight: Community Helping Hands Clinic
In 2006, a group of citizens in White County, Georgia came together to discuss the need for a free clinic to serve the uninsured residents of the county. The Community Helping Hands Clinic (CHHC) was incorporated in 2007. A local businessman donated a...
Thousands of food boxes in one month
Thousands of families across the country are receiving much-needed support as Americans Helping Americans® ships out 15,120 food boxes this month. Each box contains approximately 25 pounds of nonperishable items, including: Canned meats, vegetables, fruits, soups, and...
Americans ARE Helping Americans in need
The Deadliest Hurricane Since Katrina Hurricane Helene, the deadliest storm to strike the mainland U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, made landfall at peak intensity late on September 26 in Florida's Big Bend region. It then moved quickly inland and stalled over...
Operation Warmth –Bringing Comfort to Families in Appalachia This Winter
As winter approaches, families across Appalachia face the bitter cold with uncertainty. For some, the season doesn’t just bring chilly weather—it brings the fear of being unable to keep their children warm, heat their homes, or provide enough food for the holiday...