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- EIN 06-0861268
- (860) 728-3201
- 55 Bartholomew Avenue Hartford CT 06106-2217 USA
- www.handsonhartford.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Homeless & Housing, Housing & Shelter, Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Philanthropy, Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: Hands on hartford, in partnership with others, strengthens community in hartford by responding faithfully to people in need through programs that change lives and renew human possibility.
Programs: Community engagement is the backbone of our direct service sites. Volunteers who serve in any of our programs do so through the engagement program. The engagement program also works with large volunteer groups to facilitate large-scale service projects at hands on hartford and other non-profits. The faces of homelessness speakers bureau enhances service learning opportunities around homelessness.
peter's retreat provides safe supportive housing and intensive case management for men and women living with hiv/aids who would otherwise be homeless. Peter's retreat stabilizes, enriches, and lengthens the lives of people living with hiv/aids. In addition, supportive services are provided to the tenants of george beach apartments.
manna (meals, assistance, neighbors, nurturing, advocacy) is a comprehensive basic needs program comprised of community meals (a soup kitchen), food pantry, assistance and advocacy, backpack nutrition program and senior community cafe (a senior meal program). The manna programs provide nutrition for homeless, disabled, working poor individuals, emergency food assistance for families, seniors and disabled individuals and weekend meals for seniors. The backpack nutrition program provides weekend backpacks of food for hartford school children.