HANDS ON HARTFORD INC
Programs
Supportive Housing and Health Services
WE PROVIDE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FOLKS WITH SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES (INCLUDING THOSE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS), BOTH ONSITE, AND IN INDIVIDUAL'S HOMES THROUGHOUT THE HARTFORD AREA. WE ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND INDIVIDUALIZED HOUSING STABILIZATION OR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. 42 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2022. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE LINKAGE AND REFERRAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT A 32-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED INCOME.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.1MNeighborhood Services and Food Assistance
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS REFERRALS, UTILITY ASSISTANCE THROUGH PRIVATE FUNDS AND OPERATION FUEL, SECURITY DEPOSIT AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS, NUTRITION EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCREENINGS TO HARTFORD RESIDENTS. THE MANNA COMMUNITY PANTRY IS A FULL CHOICE SHOPPING MODEL PANTRY, ALLOWING CLIENTS TO CHOOSE FOOD THAT WILL SUIT THEIR FAMILIES' NEEDS AND TASTES, MINIMIZING FOOD WASTE AND MAXIMIZING NUTRITIONAL VALUE. PRE-BAGGED GROCERIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE BASED ON CLIENT CHOICE. GROCERIES INCLUDE NON-PERISHABLE STAPLES, ALONG WITH BREAD, MILK, EGGS, FRESH PRODUCE, FROZEN MEAT (INCLUDING HALAL MEAT). FOOD IS LABELED BASED ON THE SWAP (SUPPORTING WELLNESS AT PANTRIES) SYSTEM, RATING IT BASED ON SUGAR, SALT AND SATURATED FAT CONTENT. WE ALSO OFFER BASIC PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS AND DIAPERS. WE SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 597 HOUSEHOLDS EACH MONTH THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN 2022, AND DISTRIBUTED 402,646 POUNDS OF FOOD, NEARLY 25% OF WHICH WAS FRESH FOOD. WE PROVIDED NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES/HOMELESS PREVENTION TO 592 HOUSEHOLDS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$827.2KGather55 Community Meals Program
OUR 40 YEAR OLD COMMUNITY MEALS PROGRAM WHICH OFFERED FREE MEALS FOUR DAYS AND ONE EVENING A WEEK WAS CONVERTED TO A PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN RESTAURANT CALLED GATHER55 MID-YEAR, OFFERING RESTAURANT QUALITY BREAKFAST AND LUNCH OPTIONS TO ALL FOR EITHER FULL-PRICE, A MINIMUM OF $2, HOUR OF VOLUNTEER TIME OR FREE, FOUR DAYS A WEEK. GATHER55 IS ALSO OPEN IN THE EVENINGS FOUR DAYS A WEEK WITH 20% OF SEATINGS RESERVED FOR THOSE UNABLE TO PAY. WE ALSO OFFER A DAY PROGRAM OPEN FOUR DAYS AND ONE EVENING A WEEK (INCLUDING A FREE DINNER), WHICH IS A WELCOMING PLACE WHERE CARING STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS GIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO THOSE WHO OFTEN LIVE ISOLATED LIVES, AND WHERE GUESTS CAN SPEND THE DAY INDOORS. STAFF TRAINED IN SOCIAL WORK HELP GUESTS STABILIZE THEIR SITUATIONS AND TAKE STEPS TO MOVE TOWARD PERMANENT HOUSING AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND HEALTH-CHECKS, A BIMONTHLY WALK-IN CLINIC, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, RISK REDUCTION ITEMS AND HELP WITH REFERRALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. SOME WHO COME TO THE PROGRAM WANT ONLY A MEAL; FOR OTHERS, IT BECOMES A SPRINGBOARD FOR POSITIVE LIFE CHANGES, INCLUDING ACCESSING RESOURCES TO HELP WITH BENEFITS, HOUSING, AND EMPLOYMENT. IN 2022, WE SERVED 47,633 MEALS, PROVIDED TARGETED NAVIGATION SERVICES TO 451 PEOPLE, AND 552 PEOPLE RECEIVED ONSITE HEALTH ASSISTANCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1M
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