Welcome
to the web site of HANDS, Inc., a non-profit organization committed
to the revitalization of neighborhoods in Orange and East Orange, New
Jersey.
Please click any of the buttons on the left to learn more about HANDS,
Inc.
If
you would like to receive email updates of HANDS events, activities and
projects, please email
Kelli
Copeland.
To
become involved in ValleyArts, please go to the
ValleyArts web site, email
Kelli Copeland or call Kelli at
973.678.3110 ext. 8.
HANDS was founded in 1986 by a group of
clergy and
community leaders to ensure that the neighborhoods of Orange and East
Orange
remain good places to raise a family.
About HANDS
The
centerpiece of
our strategy is to revitalize neighborhoods through the high-impact
development of vacant, troubled properties. There are seven
inter-related core elements of the strategy:
Redevelopment of pivotal properties in target neighborhoods.
Increasing home
ownership: Investing in first time homebuyers.
Strengthening
neighborhood organizations.
Developing
leadership.
Increasing
effective citizen engagement.
Forging
strategic partnerships.
Shaping public
policy and private sector initiatives.
