Apr 2, 2026
“We love our porch, it’s really nice,” Vickie told Americans Helping Americans® staff on a visit to McDowell County last June. “Y’all have done a lot for us.” Chester Ball is an accomplished bluegrass musician living in McDowell County, where Americans Helping...
Mar 5, 2026
In 2025, Americans Helping Americans® provided cash grants to four home rehabilitation partners in Appalachia, enabling them to purchase building materials for critical home rehabilitation programs in Appalachia — including shingles to repair roofs,...
Oct 23, 2025
Home rehabilitation is a Basic Need supported by Americans Helping Americans® in four Appalachian communities. This year, Americans Helping Americans® gifted four organizations $65,000 to complete 141 projects servicing 154 individuals. Among them was Appalachian...
Apr 16, 2025
In towns across Appalachia, where economic hardship runs deep, homes are being made habitable once again, and lives are being quietly transformed. “She never asked for help—but received it anyway.” —On Santana’s return to a safe home One of those lives belongs to...
Jul 31, 2024
For many low-income homeowners in Appalachia, particularly the elderly and disabled, struggling to get by on meager fixed incomes, the cost of repairing a leaking roof, rotting floors, or constructing a desperately needed handicap ramp is far beyond their means. But...
