Helping Hands for the Deaf deeply cares about Deaf families and individuals who are struggling financially even to the point of homelessness. Weekly their staff delivers food and resources to Deaf people living in homeless camps and finds affordable housing for those in need. Additionally HHD offers training in money management, job skills, independent living skills, literacy, and ASL. I have seen first-hand the impact of their work over the past 10 years, servicing over 450 Deaf clients, whose lives have been changed for the better. Since the pandemic the number of clients has doubled over those requesting services prior to 2020.
HHD depends upon donations and business contributions for daily operations, without which they could not provide support to the numbers of clients requesting help.
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- EIN 46-3298473
- 6782288967
- 500 Concord Terrace McDonough GA 30253 USA
- https://helpinghandsforthedeaf.org/
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Deaf & Hearing Impaired Centers, Disabilities, Human Services
Mission: The mission of Helping Hands for the Deaf is to improve the independence and provide affordable housing for deaf individuals in need. HHD achieves this mission through education, social integration, independent living skills, job training, transportation, and affordable housing. Helping Hands for the Deaf, Inc. is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its charter and fundamental principles, to provide an affordable shelter to people with hearing loss who are suffering from unemployment, underemployment, lack of retirement funds, or have inadequate skills for independent living. In addition, HHD provides tutoring and counseling services for career and educational advancements for deaf individuals that are acclimating to America.
Results: Since our founding in 2013, we have served over 420 clients by helping them find affordable housing, food resources, supplies, employment, job training, literacy, naturalization for Deaf persons new to the US, transportation, financial coaching for credit card management by lowering the interest rate or fees, increasing credit scores, investing in savings accounts, and paying off debt. Several of our clients have been able to start and continue a savings account, get out of debt, and/or purchase a home for the first time in their lives.
Target demographics: Deaf families who are struggling financially
Direct beneficiaries per year: Helping Hands for the Deaf, Inc.
Geographic areas served: Georgia as well as other US states
Programs: Financial coaching, Job training, literacy training, and money management. We also provide for housing and food scarcity.