Imagine a child who dreams of becoming a teacher, but can’t do their homework because they don’t have a computer at home. Or a young adult stuck in a low-paying job, because they lack the skills or education for a better one. This is the harsh reality for many in...
Despite the pouring rain on the morning of Thursday, July 25 in the small town of Jefferson City, Tennessee, hundreds of families and hundreds more children were lined up and waiting patiently to receive backpacks filled with school supplies and more. Our partner...
Thanks to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans®, 17 children had the time of their lives this summer attending summer camp operated by our partner in McDowell County, West Virginia, Big Creek People in Action (BCPIA). The camp included a two-night stay at a...
Young students across the U.S. are looking forward to the end of another academic year and eagerly awaiting summer vacation, during which many will go on trips with their families to the beach, camp in the mountains, and attend summer camps. But for many in distressed...
Through the Americans Helping Americans® Want2Work initiative, our partners – the Lee County and the Estill County Area Technology Centers (ATC), both located in Kentucky, and the Lee County Career and Technical Center (CTC) in Virginia – are helping to ensure that...