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Helping Children in Appalachia Start School with Backpacks and Supplies
This summer, parents of school-age children are not imagining it: “School supplies really do cost more this year,” reported PBS News on July 30. “Pencils are more expensive,” it reported. “So are notebooks, scissors, glue sticks – just about every back-to-school item…
A Virtual Trip to Hawaii Brings Summer Camp to Life in Appalachia
More than a dozen kids in Big Creek People in Action’s (BCPIA) summer camp program, supported by Americans Helping Americans®, were “super-excited” to say the least about their “flight” to Hawaii on the morning of Wednesday, June 10. Many, if not all, of the…
Transforming Hearts and Minds in Rural Tennessee: The Impact of One Grant at Bean Station Elementary
“Happy Minds Happy Kids” For the 2024-2025 academic year, Americans Helping Americans® awarded $4,000 American Helping Teacher grants to four educators at schools in Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee with high percentages of low-income students participating in the…