Central Appalachian Region

I just returned from visiting my daughter in Tennessee. She works with ASP, an emergency home repair organization that serves the central Appalachian region. Here are some startling statistics:

In the Central Appalachian region they (ASP) serve…

• 8,500 homes lack adequate kitchens
• 9,000 homes lack complete plumbing
• Nearly half of the families have household incomes below $20,000
• One in four lives below the poverty level–more than 50,000 children, 90,000 adults, & 15,000 elderly

There are over 3,260 applications for emergency home repair each summer. ASP can manage approximately 350.