The Lend A Hand Project Inc

FORM 990 PART I, LINE 1 - THE LEND A HAND PROJECT, INC. IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED ON LONG ISLAND BASED UPON THE HIGHEST TENETS OF CHARITABLE GIVING. WE EXTEND A HELPING HAND TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY MATERIAL ASSISTANCE BUT ALSO ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIP WITH DIGNITY.

OUR FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH ONGOING CHALLENGES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS A SENSE OF CONNECTION TO A LARGER, CARING COMMUNITY. THE LEND A HAND PROJECT CREATES AND SUPPORTS ONGOING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UNIQUE DONORS AND CLIENTS IN A WAY THAT FOSTERS PERSONAL AND ENRICHING ENGAGEMENT. WE ALSO HAVE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS FOR THESE CLIENTS TO MANAGE SITUATIONS OF URGENT CRISIS AND CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCE. WE HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT NEEDS EXTEND BEYOND FINANCIAL AND INCLUDE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL FACTORS WHICH ARE COMPOUNDED BY OTHER HARDSHIPS INCLUDING:MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY, ISOLATION, HOMELESSNESS, OLD AGE, ABUSE, ADDICTION, AND HUNGER. WE INTERACT WITH OUR CLIENTS IN WAYS THAT PROMOTE DIGNITY AND PERSONAL CHOICE AND OFFER A COMBINATION OF MONETARY AND NON-MONETARY ASSISTANCE INCLUDING ALSO CLOTHING, HOUSEWARES,NON PERISHABLE FOOD, TOYS AND PERSONAL ITEMS.

HOLOCAUST PROGRAM: DESPITE BEING SOME OF THE STRONGEST AND MOST RESILIENT PEOPLE, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, WHO ARE MOSTLY IN THEIR 80'S AND 90'S, OFTEN SUFFER FROM TRAUMA, ISOLATION, AND UNPRECEDENTED LONELINESS. LONG ISLAND IS HOME TO HUNDREDS OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS; SOME LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. WE WORK TO IDENTIFY AND SERVE THOSE WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT. WE HAVE A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING THEM IN CREATIVE AND IMPACTFUL WAYS. THROUGH TELEPHONE CALLS, FRIENDLY VISITS AND GIFTING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE ENGAGE AND CONNECT WITH THEM, AND ALLOW THEM TO FEEL VALUED, LOVED AND APPRECIATED. WE HAVE CREATED A COMMUNITY OF JOY.

ANGEL PROGRAMS: WE HAVE INITIATIVES UNDER OUR ANGEL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT "NEIGHBORS IN NEED" WHO ARE EXPERIENCING UNIQUE MOMENTS OF CRISIS. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED NICHE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNDERSERVED BY AVAILABLE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE RESOURCES AND ARE IN UNIQUE MOMENTS OF DESPAIR. THE POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VETERANS, RESIDENTS OF HOMELESS SHELTERS, SHELTER FAMILIES WHO ARE TRANSITIONING TO INDEPENDENT LIVING SITUATIONS, ELDERLY IN NURSING FACILITIES, CUSTODIAL RELATIVES, AND INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF EPISODIC DESPAIR.