Nov 14, 2025
Last year, Big Creek People in Action (BCPIA), with the generous support of Americans Helping Americans®, helped ensure that the spirit of togetherness filled McDowell County from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Across several weeks, families gathered for community...
Nov 7, 2025
This coming holiday season, Americans Helping Americans® is providing grant funding to our Appalachian partners to enable the less fortunate in their distressed communities to enjoy festive Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. In Georgia, our partner in Gainesville,...
Jul 29, 2025
Hunger in Appalachia During Summer Throughout Appalachia, there are countless children going hungry as they are not guaranteed nutritious and filling breakfasts and lunches. While they normally receive meals each day at school, during the summer months, they are at...
Apr 21, 2025
While summer brings joy and freedom for many children, it also brings a troubling gap in food access for thousands across Appalachia. Americans Helping Americans® is proud to partner with two incredible grassroots organizations to launch summer feeding...
Oct 17, 2024
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...
Feb 16, 2024
Throughout Appalachia, families living month-to-month or week-to-week struggle to get by working minimum wage jobs or relying on meager fixed incomes and government assistance to keep their children and themselves from going hungry. “For the past three years,...
