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...
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,...
Home. Perhaps now more than ever, Home is where many of us spend our days and nights. For some, being home these days can be challenging. For too many families, urgently needed repairs can’t be completed. The cost is just too high. Despite the challenges posed by the...
For Americans Helping Americans® partner Big Creek People in Action, which operates a home rehab program in the summer in McDowell County, West Virginia, replacing leaking roofs are challenging, and expensive. “You need to know what you are going to do or you can...
