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Americans Helping Teachers 2023-2024 Grant Recipients

Americans Helping Teachers 2023-2024 Grant Recipients

  Americans Helping Americans® Americans Helping Teachers program was developed with the goal of providing teachers and other educators to help their students and overall school communities with grant funding to meet unaddressed, and unfunded classroom needs....

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Over 2,500 boxes on their way to families this month.

Over 2,500 boxes on their way to families this month.

To help alleviate food insecurity in distressed Appalachian communities in Georgia, Kentucky, West Virginia and elsewhere, with the help of our supporters from across the country, Americans Helping Americans® is planning on shipping 2,520 food boxes to our partners...

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Project Backpack for 5,500 Students

Project Backpack for 5,500 Students

Meeting the Educational Needs of Underprivileged Students Americans Helping Americans® is excited to contribute to the success of young students by providing essential school kits filled with pencils, notebooks, and other necessary supplies. With the start of the new...

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Americans Helping Americans Implements Want2Work program

Americans Helping Americans Implements Want2Work program

Currently, Americans Helping Americans® provides grant support to our partner in McDowell County, West Virginia to pay for two tutors to work at the county’s Career and Technical Center to help students with their classwork, provide remedial assistance to those who...

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Back to School in Appalachia: Call to Donate School Supplies

Back to School in Appalachia: Call to Donate School Supplies

Believe it or not, it’s almost that time of year again – back to school. Soon stores all across America will be stocking their shelves with school supplies, and families will crowd the aisles checking off items from classroom lists. But for many children in the...

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Lunch Box Buses: Ensuring No Child Goes Hungry

Lunch Box Buses: Ensuring No Child Goes Hungry

https://youtu.be/oyDMLqpc494 The wheels on the Lunch Box buses are rolling again through rural East Tennessee thanks in part to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans®. Our partner, Of One Accord (OOA), headquartered in the small town of Rogersville, will...

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Helping Americans Together: AHA and Appalachian Ministries

Helping Americans Together: AHA and Appalachian Ministries

Americans Helping Americans is committed to building and strengthening our nation’s communities – particularly in the Appalachian region. Our programs support basic needs, education, health, and housing for many individuals and families. However, we could not have the...

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2,500 Food Boxes soon on their way to families in need

2,500 Food Boxes soon on their way to families in need

In distressed communities in Appalachia and elsewhere in the U.S., children, families, and senior citizens are going hungry every day – stretching their food budgets until they break as rent and utility bills must take priority over putting food on the table. That’s...

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Addressing Poverty in Appalachia and Exploring Solutions

Addressing Poverty in Appalachia and Exploring Solutions

The Appalachian Mountains are home to some of the most stunning landscapes in the United States. Yet, they also hold a truth that is difficult to comprehend. There, twenty-six million people are living in poverty within their boundaries. With roots tracing back to the...

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