Reaching Out to Our Neighbours
Hands of Hope provides free furniture and household goods to people in need.
Our vision is to replace poverty with hope by providing a means for our community
to care for one another.
From April 1, 2011 to Sept 30, 2011 we helped 2,500 individuals.
You can make a difference in the lives of our less fortunate neighbours in Winnipeg. Many are impoverished – they and their children are sleeping on the floor. Hands of Hope picks up good-quaility used furniture from donors and delivers it to families in need at no cost to them. Financial contributions are therefore essential for this good work to continue.
On almost any day Hands of Hope receives 100 phone calls from our fellow citizens in desperate need of help.
They are senior citizens sleeping on the floor without any furniture in their home and no pots and pans for cooking, or refugees bearing the scars of brutal conflicts in their native country, escaping for their lives. They are first nations people coming into the city looking for improved conditions, education and health treatment. People who have had their house broken into and all of their possessions stolen phone us, as well as those who have had their homes infested with bed bugs, women escaping abusive relationships, single parents, people who are ill or injured, those with mental problems, ex criminals etc.
There are many causes of the problems these Winnipegers are facing. Some of which are:
To get that furniture to the people who desperately need it, requires “Hands of Hope”. The hands that give “hope” urgently require the financial resources to deliver that hope. Funds are needed for van and trailer gas and repairs. Our small staff of 5 take phone calls, record information, maintain the warehouse, and pick up and deliver furniture. They also supervise volunteers who helping with sorting, packing and repairing the many items picked up and delivered each day.
The effect of your financial donation will be multiplied many times by our hard-working, kind-hearted volunteers and donors of free furniture. Your financial donation will be receipted for income tax purposes. Your generosity will make life more bearable for many of your neighbours in need in Winnipeg. They would be very grateful.
Hands of Hope Coordinator
Charles F. Norris
You can make a difference in the lives of our less fortunate neighbours in Winnipeg. Many are impoverished – they and their children are sleeping on the floor. Hands of Hope picks up good-quaility used furniture from donors and delivers it to families in need at no cost to them. Financial contributions are therefore essential for this good work to continue.
On almost any day Hands of Hope receives 100 phone calls from our fellow citizens in desperate need of help.
They are senior citizens sleeping on the floor without any furniture in their home and no pots and pans for cooking, or refugees bearing the scars of brutal conflicts in their native country, escaping for their lives. They are first nations people coming into the city looking for improved conditions, education and health treatment. People who have had their house broken into and all of their possessions stolen phone us, as well as those who have had their homes infested with bed bugs, women escaping abusive relationships, single parents, people who are ill or injured, those with mental problems, ex criminals etc.
There are many causes of the problems these Winnipegers are facing. Some of which are:
- Inadequate training in life skills.
- Unsafe, insecure, unsanitary and inadequate housing.
- Difficulty fitting into the types of jobs available
- Inadequate mental health support.
To get that furniture to the people who desperately need it, requires “Hands of Hope”. The hands that give “hope” urgently require the financial resources to deliver that hope. Funds are needed for van and trailer gas and repairs. Our small staff of 5 take phone calls, record information, maintain the warehouse, and pick up and deliver furniture. They also supervise volunteers who helping with sorting, packing and repairing the many items picked up and delivered each day.
The effect of your financial donation will be multiplied many times by our hard-working, kind-hearted volunteers and donors of free furniture. Your financial donation will be receipted for income tax purposes. Your generosity will make life more bearable for many of your neighbours in need in Winnipeg. They would be very grateful.
Hands of Hope Coordinator
Charles F. Norris
