We connect unhoused residents with the neighborhood through cleaning our city's parks.
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What We Do
1. We meet unhoused residents where they are and provide an empowering, no-barrier-to-entry opportunity to maintain city parks.
2. After park cleanings, we connect unhoused residents to the neighborhood through a positive community environment and weekly resource fair (or "party-in-the-park," as we call it!), enabling highly convenient, efficient, and comfortable access to a myriad of community partners battling the homeless crisis: homeless service providers, resource groups, adjacent nonprofits, politicians, corporations, community activists and unhoused advocates, volunteer groups, and more.
2. After park cleanings, we connect unhoused residents to the neighborhood through a positive community environment and weekly resource fair (or "party-in-the-park," as we call it!), enabling highly convenient, efficient, and comfortable access to a myriad of community partners battling the homeless crisis: homeless service providers, resource groups, adjacent nonprofits, politicians, corporations, community activists and unhoused advocates, volunteer groups, and more.
Current Pilot Program Numbers
Avg. 115 Unhoused Residents Per Cleaning |
Avg. 6 Community Partners at our Weekly Resource Fair |
Avg. 20 Volunteers and Staff Present (Across Partners) Weekly |
Community Partners Joining our "Party-in-the-Park"
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Vision, Goals, and Wisdom Informing our Model
Testimonials
"Neighborhood Hands is the highlight of my week, every week. The community makes me feel a part of something and the cleaning opportunity gives me hope. I just wish it would happen more often." - Jon, unhoused resident
"I like Neighborhood Hands because it brings people together. It is not just about the stipend. People are lonely, but here they can talk to each other. If the program was expanded it would allow me to make needed car repairs that I am not able to do now." - Joe, unhoused resident
"Of the many reasons why Neighborhood Hands is a great place for us to do outreach, the main one is they have built consistent and lasting relationships with the people they serve. So when there's an ask to provide information about something, it's clear to me that a lot of folks trust that Neighborhood Hands would not be putting anyone in harm's way or wasting their time. You can't find that everywhere. It's truly special what Neighborhood Hands is doing." - Derrick Sanderlin, Senior Community Organizer, Sacred Heart Community Service
"Neighborhood Hands should be commended for their work and the positive impact they have had on the Guadalupe River unhoused community. They are helping those in the greatest need and we are proud they are an outreach partner with us."
-Jenny Circle, Director of Development, Good Karma Bikes
"I like Neighborhood Hands because it brings people together. It is not just about the stipend. People are lonely, but here they can talk to each other. If the program was expanded it would allow me to make needed car repairs that I am not able to do now." - Joe, unhoused resident
"Of the many reasons why Neighborhood Hands is a great place for us to do outreach, the main one is they have built consistent and lasting relationships with the people they serve. So when there's an ask to provide information about something, it's clear to me that a lot of folks trust that Neighborhood Hands would not be putting anyone in harm's way or wasting their time. You can't find that everywhere. It's truly special what Neighborhood Hands is doing." - Derrick Sanderlin, Senior Community Organizer, Sacred Heart Community Service
"Neighborhood Hands should be commended for their work and the positive impact they have had on the Guadalupe River unhoused community. They are helping those in the greatest need and we are proud they are an outreach partner with us."
-Jenny Circle, Director of Development, Good Karma Bikes
