The purpose of Helping Hands is to help the less fortunate meet their needs. We focus on the most important sector of the disadvantaged in our six county metro area - THE FAMILY. We try to pay special attention where the elderly and children are involved. Rather than focus on transients, we aim to supply aid to members of the community who are down on their luck; or temporarily out of work; the physically challenged; and the working poor.

We provide private, family-sized apartments, food, and clothing for a period of three to six months. We provide child care, limited counseling, and medical help for our alcohol and drug-free guests. We provide job training and job placement assistance. In the future, we also hope to be able to provide families and individuals with a "temporary" permanent address.

Helping Hands provides a caring and realistic environment, that allows our guests the time to get organized and restructured. We find that these individuals want to be independent, functioning members of society. Only together, can we help them to achieve their goals.