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

Children receiving food boxes from Americans Helping Americans.

Provides thousands of food boxes, each enough to feed a family of 4 for a week, to communities in need.

EDUCATION PROGRAM

Children receiving academic assistance at school.

Offers children academic assistance, school supplies and the support they need to be successful in school.

HOME REHABILITATION

Volunteers repairing a home for the rehabilitation program.

Provides families with safe and stable housing, including repairing roofs, floors, rotting porches and stairs and more .

BASIC NEEDS

Children receiving warm coats through the basic needs assistance program.

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.

Learn More About Poverty in Appalachia

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.

Join Us on Causes

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Helping Children

With Your Support We Helped 12,198 Children in 2012!

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...

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Holiday Food Donation

Spotlight on Recipients

A holiday food box with a turkey and other nutritious food items had the Grant Family of Georgia especially thankful for Americans Helping Americans® this year. Patti Grant supports her three children and her mother by working around the clock at minimum wage –which...

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Santa

Thankful For YOU This Holiday Season!

Poverty doesn't take a vacation. The holidays can be a stressful time for those struggling daily just to get by. A great big THANKS to you and the generous friends of Americans Helping Americans® for providing timely, heartfelt donations that allow us to continue...

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Summer Camp

Summer Camp – For At-Risk Children in Appalachia

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...

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