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- EIN 94-2314572
- (559) 237-3101
- 1625 E Shaw Ave Ste 160 Fresno CA 93710-8100 USA
- www.handsoncentralcal.org
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Causes: Children & Youth, Human Services, Philanthropy, Senior Centers, Seniors, Voluntarism Promotion, Youth Development
Mission: Inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action to change their communities and the world. Volunteer focus areas are: education, environment, emergnecy preparedness and response and poverty allevition. Serves all ages and populations.
Programs: Court referred community service: provides placemet for volunteers who are referred from the courts for community service. Finding a placement can be time consuming and challenging. Handson makes it easy, and assists with follow-up and reports to the courts. This is a fee based program that supports the other services of handson.
retired senior volunteer program (rsvp). Rsvp utilizes the talents of people age 55 and older willing to share their experiences, skills and abilities with their community. Handson rsvp focuses volunter impact on getting fresh food to those in need, leading projects as skilled voluneers for community based organizations, mentoring children, emergency preparedness and many more.
our americorps and vista programs impact the capacity of organizations to assist more people to achieve success. Handson central california with the support of the corporation for national and community service (cncs) manages the literacy by 3rd grade program -handson americorps vista members work in fresno elementary schools to develop infrastructure support for volunteers and to strategically access trained volunteers into the pipeline of literacy by 3rd grade program, activities, and classrooms.