Giving & Partnership
Individual donors provide a significant portion of the support for Helping Hand House. From $2 to $2 million, our donors stand side-by-side towards ending family homelessness in Pierce County – one family at a time.
Make a difference in the lives of children and families right here in Pierce County. Helping Hand House has been preventing and ending homelessness for nearly 3 decades with innovative solutions that value people deeply, while holding them accountable and giving families the tools they need to leave public assistance and never be homeless again.
We believe that education, financial responsibility and living wage employment are the keys to ending homelessness in our community.
Would you join us? As always, every gift made before January 1, 2012 is deductible on your 2011 taxes. Please see your tax adviser for more details.
Your contribution of gift cards and/or money will truly have an impact and you’ll gain the satisfaction of knowing you made a difference in the lives of a family in need.
For more information on any of these giving options, please contact our development office.
Immediate Online Giving Options
1. One Time Gift (Go>>)
2. Monthly (Recurring) Gift (Go>>)
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Cash/Check
You can mail your cash, or check payable to Helping Hand House, to:
Helping Hand House
PO Box 710
Puyallup, WA 98371
Or call our office at (253) 848-6096 to make a donation or pledge by phone.
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Gift Cards
We accept gift cards to Safeway, Fred Meyer, Walmart, and Kmart, which allow us to fulfill urgent client needs and prepare new units for incoming families, while saving valuable general operating dollars in a time when budgets are tight.
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Electronic Bank Transfer
You may also choose to make regular payments to Helping Hand House directly through an electronic bill payment system with your bank. Please click here to contact our finance office with questions.
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Planned Giving
Create a legacy for your passion and invest in Helping Hand House through our Legacy Society. It is possible to create a significant impact through a bequest to Helping Hand House. Click here to learn more about planned giving…
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Workplace Giving:
Donate through United Way of Pierce County (UWPC)
You can designate all or part of your United Way Donation to Helping Hand House.
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Donate through Boeing Employees Community Fund (ECF)
Helping Hand House’s 7 Digit Boeing ECF number: 2390077
You can designate all or part of your ECF Donation to Helping Hand House.
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Donate through Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
Helping Hand House’s 5 Digit CFC number: 19883
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with more than 300 CFC campaigns throughout the country and internationally to help to raise millions of dollars each year. Pledges are made by Federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season (September 1st to December 15th).
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Donate through WA State Combined Fund Drive (CFD)
Helping Hand House’s 7 Digit number: 0316510
(CFD) empowers Washington public employees and retirees to strengthen communities through the funding and support of charities.
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Types of Gifts
Individual donors provide a majority of the support for Helping Hand House. From $2 to $2 million, our donors stand side-by-side towards ending family homelessness in Pierce County – one family at a time. Gifts can be made on an individual basis, or through the following formats:
Pledges: Pledges or promises of support can be made in any amount and may be paid through a singe contribution or in multiple payments – monthly, quarterly, or yearly. Annual pledge payments are due at the end of each calendar year (December 31).
Lifesaver Society: Donors who pledge to contribute at $1,000 or more per year for five years are inducted into our Lifesaver Society.
Tribute Gifts: Helping Hand House believes in honoring those in our community, both family and friends, and the milestones that have impacted our lives. You may make a tribute gift in honor of a special person, day or event in your life. Any gift to Helping Hand House may be made in honor or in memory of someone special.
Gifts to Endowment: Donors interested in creating an ongoing funding stream for the work of ending family homelessness may earmark their gifts directly to our Endowment.
Planned Giving: Create a legacy for your passion and invest in Helping Hand House through our Legacy Society. Many caring families have created a significant impact through a bequest to Helping Hand House. Find out more about planned giving…
Gifts of Stock: By contributing appreciated securities that have been held for more than one year, you receive a tax deduction equal to the stock’s full fair market value while avoiding capital gains taxes on the appreciated portion of the stock. Oftentimes, donating stock allows for making a larger gift than might otherwise be possible.
Your gift will make an impact.
$25 – household cleaning supplies for two units for one month.
$35 – gas for a family to seek employment or drive to work for a week.
$50 – school or work clothes for one person.
$75 – birthday presents for five children.
$100 – move-in groceries for two families.
$150 – utilities for one of our houses for one month.
$200 – counseling, tutoring for one family for one month.
$500 – water and sewer costs for four units for one month.
$1,000 – rental assistance for two families facing evictions.
$1,200 – supportive services for one family for one month.
$2,500 – utility assistance for 12 families for one month.
$5,000 – housing and services for 90 days for one family in emergency housing.
$10,000 – rental and utility assistance for 20 families facing evictions and utility disconnections.
Investing in the future – please click here for Planned Giving.
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Questions?
Please contact our friendly development staff to discuss legacy gifts or ask questions.
jamiea@helpinghandhouse.org
(253) 848-6096 Ext. #15
Helping Hand House adheres to the American Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Code of Ethics and Donor Bill of Rights. Please click on the titles to download these important documents.
