A home with more people than rooms and no indoor plumbing is classified as substandard.
In some areas of Appalachia, nearly 17% of the homes meet these qualifications.
For this reason, Americans Helping Americans® supports local organizations in home repairs. We complete extensive home repairs, including, but not limited to, roof and floor repair, insulation and handicapped ramp installations in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee.
Last Thanksgiving, hundreds of families in Appalachia were able to enjoy a festive holiday meal complete with a turkey and all the trimmings, thanks to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans®. In McDowell County, West Virginia, Dyanne Spriggs, executive...
Last year, during the Thanksgiving holiday season, Americans Helping Americans® continued to respond to both immediate hardship and the long-term conditions that keep Appalachian families in poverty.
Thanks to the supporters of Americans Helping Americans®, in 2026 through our in-kind basic needs program we were able to provide 16,379 boxes of food containing enough non-perishable food items to feed a family of four for up to a week.
Essential-needs programs help low-income families and individuals navigate the moments when a limited budget is forced to absorb an expense that cannot be postponed: a utility deposit, children’s shoes, winter coats, hygiene supplies – or even a medical visit – notes Americans Helping Americans® executive director Cameron Krizek.