World Of Difference

OPERATION HAND UP WAS DEVELOPED TO FOCUS ON ASSISTING THOSE IN NEED, POVERTY-STRICKEN, AND HOMELESS. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION ON OCTOBER 3, 2015, WORLD OF DIFFERENCE HAS REACHED OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS (COUNTIES OF BEAUFORT, JASPER, HAMPTON, COLLETON, AND CHATHAM) BY OFFERING A FORM OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WHILE ALSO PROVIDING OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE. THE PROGRAM CONTINUALLY FOCUSES ON MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY BY OFFERING A THOUGHTFULLY PREPARED MEAL EACH SATURDAY TO THOSE IN NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHILE ALSO SENDING MEALS TO MANY ELDERLY PERSONS AT HOME OR IN NURSING FACILITIES WHO ARE LIVING OFF OF LIMITED FIXED INCOMES. AS MANY CIVILIANS AND MILITARY ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING STRUGGLES, THIS PROGRAM IS SET TO BE IN PLACE FOR ALL IN NEED REGARDLESS OF APPEARANCE OR STATUS, SIMPLY AS A MOMENTARY FORM OF RELIEF THAT ALLOWS US TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE SAME TIME. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SERVE AND/OR ASSIST 653 INDIVIDUALS BY YEAR END SINCE THE START OF PROGRAM. 514 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED WITHIN THE 17 DAYS WE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WHICH AVERAGES TO APPROXIMATELY 30 INDIVIDUALS; 139 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FREE PANTRY AND GROCERY FOOD ITEMS THAT WERE DONATED AND PROVIDED ON 1 SPECIFIC DAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOODS WERE RECEIVED. AS THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO INTRODUCE THE ORGANIZATION TO THE COMMUNITY, INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO RECEIVE FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE SO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS THE KEY TO THE BARRIERS OF TRUST. AS A RESULT OF BEING A FAIRLY NEW ENTITY LOCALLY, THIS PROGRAM BEGAN FEEDING GROUPS AS SMALL AS 2 AND HAS GROWN TO GROUPS AS LARGE AS 40 WITHIN THIS SPECIFIED CALENDAR YEAR. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TWO-FOLD: PROVIDE A MORE PERMANENT AND CORRECTIVE SOLUTION WHILE ASSISTING WITH A TEMPORARY APPROACH LOCALLY TOWARDS HUNGER RELIEF AND HOMELESSNESS. THE LONGER TERM GOAL IS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING WEEKLY ASSISTANCE TO A BROADER AREA THROUGH HOT MEALS AND FOOD PANTRY ITEMS TO FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY ALONG WITH CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND PROVIDING VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT WILL AID TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY AS A PERMANENT CORRECTION TOWARDS THEIR SITUATION.