Roofs, Ramps, Home Repairs, and Heat! for Struggling Families and Elderly in Appalachia Heat during the coldest days of winter is a basic need for families in Appalachia, but sadly that’s not always available for many families, the elderly and disabled living in...
For many elderly and/or disabled homeowners in rural Appalachia, their home is the only asset they have – no savings accounts, no IRAs or 401(k)s – just struggling to get by from one month to the next on their meager Social Security benefits to put food on the table,...
In rural Jefferson, Cocke, Grainger, and Hamblin counties in northeastern Appalachian Tennessee, our longtime partner there, Appalachian Ministries (AMOS) operates a home rehab program for the elderly, disabled, veterans, and other homeowners living in substandard...
One might say it takes a “village” to repair a house or mobile home to enable low-income elderly and disabled homeowners to be able to continue to live in the place they love and call home. But the reality is, it takes much more than that. It takes a small local...
Our partner in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Appalachian Outreach, uses grant funding made possible by our supporters to help women living in its Samaritan House Shelter. Through its job readiness program, Kelly, Sissy and Lynda were able to receive the help they needed...
