Program Overview
Not being able to pay rent or utilities can often mean eviction and
homelessness. We ensure thousands of lights stay on, respiratory
assisting machines operate, and children stay warm during the cold winter
months. We also ensure hundreds of children get new shoes, as well as
warm winter coats and winter gear.
LATEST NEWS/ BLOGS
A ramp for Jimmy
Jimmy has now spent the last two West Virginia winters living in his truck, even though he owns what is technically a “house” in the tiny community of Shaft Holler. But if our partner Big Creek People in Action (BCPIA) co-executive director Marsha Timpson who serves...
New Year’s Resolution: To Continuing Caring for Our Fellow Americans Every Day, All Year Long
At the start of every new year, millions of Americans make resolutions such as to eat healthier and exercise more, but as the days and weeks of January pass by their resolve to keep those resolutions falls by the wayside as old habits return. Such is not the case at...
It’s cold out there
It’s cold out there. Many of us turn the heat up and remain cozy at home when it gets cold. But for too many Appalachian families that’s not the case. Our emergency utility assistance program has helped hundreds of families stay warm. It has helped senior citizens and...