Video Highlights: 2016 smiles and so much more…
2016 has been a year to remember! Because of friends like you, so many smiled with joy. In West Virginia, 412 veterans received food support; 85 children attended a summer enrichment camp; 34 children attended an afterschool program where they received one-on-one...
#CoatsforAmericans: Keeping Appalachian Children Warm
“Thank you for my coat. It is very warm,” says young Daniel, who added a drawing himself wearing a big, puffy coat and the words “happy and warm.” “Thank you for my coat. It will be very warm for school,” reported “Carlos T.” “Thank you for the warm coat. It was very...
Keep More Than 2,000 Children Warm This Winter With #Coats4Americans
In McDowell County, West Virginia one-third of children living there go hungry at night. A large percentage lack adequate outerwear to keep them warm during the cold West Virginia winters high in the Appalachian Mountains. Earlier this year, we heard from our partner...
Why Do We Need #Coats4Americans?
Life in Appalachia can be harsh, especially for children. Going to bed hungry and waking up eager to get to school and a filling nutritious breakfast. And the situation is exacerbated during the winter months when freezing cold weather sets in and children have no...
#Coats4Americans
Out of 420 counties in Appalachia, 93 are considered ‘distressed’. In the Appalachian region of Kentucky alone, more than one fourth of residents live below the federal poverty rate; the per capita income there is $18,739. To compound the situation, the unemployment...
Distributing Winter Coats, Shoes, Blankets and More in Georgia
This October, Americans Helping Americans® Executive Director Beth Tessema and staff had the opportunity to visit two of our partners in northeast Georgia to witness the distribution of hundreds of winter coats and more to families in need. Over the course of two...