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.
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...
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...
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...
Mending Homes in the Appalachia also Mends Hearts.
Many of the homes we work with are in such disrepair that they are unlivable, but the expense of the repairs required is oftentimes too much for the residents to afford. Every year Americans Helping Americans helps fund volunteer groups assisting people like Mrs....
Summer Camps – Feeding Underprivileged Children in Appalachia
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. Children are...
Bringing Sight to Some of our Nation’s Poorest
Americans Helping Americans® in partnerships with two local eye care providers in Northeast Tennessee has provided eye glasses to 82 patients since July 2011. Patients are referred to the program through Of One Accord’s food pantries and free clinic. Shelia is a 57...