Who We Are
In our 25th year of service to homeless and nearly homeless families with children living in the more rural areas of east Pierce County and the cities of Tacoma and Puyallup, Helping Hand House guides families to make permanent changes in their lives that enable them to thrive. Our history began in 1984 in a single emergency shelter operated by volunteers who were passionate about making sure that every family had a safe, comfortable place to live. Today we serve 250 families a year in our 60 housing units or with rental and utility assistance.
Helping Hand House is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors and operated by a staff of professionals in social work, operations, non-profit leadership, finance, fundraising, and community development. The work of Helping Hand House and the success of the families is supported by generous funders, donors, and volunteers.
We pledge to make it possible for adults and their children in our programs to gain the skills, tools, training, and experience they need to succeed as healthy, productive, engaged community members. Their hard work and the guidance of their case managers result in an average of 75% of families being able to move into their own housing with income that will support their households.
Vision
Helping Hand House provides caring support through innovative programs designed to empower families to achieve self-sufficiency. Helping Hand House develops and implements model programs in partnership with community resources to strengthen families with children while contributing to a healthier community.
Mission
Helping Hand House is dedicated to preventing and ending family homelessness in Pierce County.
Values
Helping Hand House prvides an environment based on integrity, compassion, honesty, respect, good stewardship, and professionalism through positive and caring relationships.
Rekindling Hope
Hope makes dreams possible. Dreams motivate us to become more than we are. Families who have lost everything have lost hope as well. Through their work at Helping Hand House, they recover their hope. They dream again. And they learn how to make their dreams reality.
