Appalachia Service Project: Making Homes Warmer, Safer and Drier

The Appalachia Service Project, Inc (ASP) has a special focus on providing assistance to people living in the Appalachian region specifically families in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The Christian volunteer organization attracts volunteers from across the country in providing their brains and brawn toward making the homes of ASP beneficiaries warmer, safer and drier.

The beneficiaries are usually low-income individuals and families that are unable to finance home repair and improvement. The organization and its volunteers then provide the materials and skills to repair the homes and to improve the quality of lives for the beneficiaries. Many beneficiaries are also the recipient of free home construction although the program is on a limited basis only.

Established in 1977 by Rev. Glenn Evans, the organization is considered as one of the best service opportunities in the United States. It brings thousands of young and old volunteers across the country to help in the repair of homes, even to build new homes. The camaraderie that develops between the volunteers and beneficiaries can be the start of a friendship of a lifetime.