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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...
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...
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...
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...
Empowering Appalachia’s Youth: How Summer Camps Make a Difference
https://youtu.be/gnYp9kIv3TY With the school year now concluded, millions of children throughout the U.S. are looking forward to attending summer camps where they will take part in fun and educational activities, go on field trips to places they have never been, and...
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...
Americans Helping Americans® Provides Food and Cooking Instruction to Needy Families
Earlier this month, Americans Helping Americans® shipped out 2,500 boxes containing non-perishable food items including canned chicken breast, tuna, salmon, mushroom soup and vegetables, pasta, rice, non-fat dry milk, dry great northern beans and more to our partners...
Americans Helping Americans®: Ensuring Digital Equity for Students in Appalachia
2. AHA's Mission: Ensuring Digital Equity for Students in Appalachia The digital divide in education is a real and pressing issue in our modern society. It refers to the disparity between those with access to digital technology, such as computers and the internet, and...
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...
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...
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...