BOCA HELPING HANDS INC
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Mission Statement
Boca Helping Hands provides food, job training, access to healthcare and financial assistance to help individuals and families improve their quality of life and build financial stability.
About This Cause
A staff of 25 and over 300 dedicated volunteers carry out the mission of BHH to provide food, job training, access to healthcare and financial assistance to help individuals and families improve their quality of life and build financial stability. Background and History Boca Helping Hands (BHH) serves the economically challenged, culturally diverse population of South Florida. Founded in 1998 by a group of local volunteers in response to the growing challenge of hunger and poverty in our community, BHH provides food, financial assistance and job-training to the underprivileged. We are located at 1500 NW 1st Court, Boca Raton in the Remillard Family Resource Center. Focusing on the “whole person,” the various programs of BHH are well integrated to meet the needs of individuals, children and families, with the goal of creating self-sufficiency. For the 17th consecutive year, BHH has been awarded a 4-star Charity Navigator rating. Resource Center: Offers referrals to other agencies as well as limited financial. Job Mentor Program: Clients attend a mandatory Orientation classes, volunteer Job Mentors assist the client with preparation of a resume, online job search, interview skills, given computer and other classes or skills that would help the client in their job search. Job Training Program: Eight (8) free training programs where students learn the skills necessary to work in their chosen occupation. The programs are Hospitality, CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), CDL (Commercial Driver’s License), Each class is preceded by a one (1) week course called Job Readiness, provided at BHH. Lunch Program: A hot lunch provided for walk up clients, six (6) days each week, Monday through Saturday, Pantry Program: Serves qualified Palm Beach County residents and distributed in our Food Center Mon through Saturday, Saturday mornings in west Boca at Boca Glades Baptist Church parking lot, 10101 Judge Winikoff Road, Boca Raton, FL 334280. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at our Boynton Beach satellite distribution site at First Baptist Church of Boynton Beach 301 N. Seacrest Blvd. Tuesday mornings and Thursday from 3 to 5 pm at Delray Beach, Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church, 5780 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33484, and Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 10 to 12 PM. Lake Worth, Proclaim Church, 2116 Lantana Rd, Lake Worth, FL 33462. go to our website for more information: https://www.bocahelpinghands.org/hours-and-locations We distribute 10,000+ pantry bags each month and deliver 8,000 meals (including pantry bags), per year, to local housebound shut-ins. BHH Backpacks Distributing the “Backpack” program in 13 elementary schools where we send backpacks home to 1,100 children every Friday, 33 weeks of the school year. The backpacks contain six (6) meals, two (2) juice boxes, two (2) shelf stable milks, and two (2) snacks.