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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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Helping to Bridge the Digital Divide

Helping to Bridge the Digital Divide

For years, Americans Helping Americans® has been working to help bridge the digital divide for elementary, middle and high school students in the rural Appalachian community of Beattyville, Kentucky, by providing them with the computers their parents cannot afford and...

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The Power of Grants: How Teachers are Making a Difference

The Power of Grants: How Teachers are Making a Difference

Last May, Americans Helping Americans® announced the launching of a new grant program to provide funding to teachers in struggling school systems in Appalachia which lack the resources to meet classroom needs and other expenses that teachers would like to have to...

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Repairing Roofs and Ramps for those that can’t

Repairing Roofs and Ramps for those that can’t

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,...

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Providing Support for Health Care in Appalachia

Providing Support for Health Care in Appalachia

Since 2019, thanks to our supporters, Americans Helping Americans® has been providing grant funding to the Community Helping Hands Clinic (CHHC) in White County, Georgia, to support it in its mission to provide free healthcare services to the uninsured and indigent in...

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