Hands on Birmingham Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Nov 6, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.0

Gross Receipts

$322,197

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is an annual event started in 2008 to address social, financial, hunger, and health issues impacting the homeless community in Birmingham. PHC provides crucial services year-round; which climaxes with the annual PHC event held annually in March. In partnership with One Roof, the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County Department of Health and over 30 community partner agencies and local businesses, anyone struggling with homelessness can attend PHC and receive any and all services available, free of charge, in one day. These services include anything from resources for housing and employment, resources to address hunger and nutrition, legal services, financial planning, haircuts, counseling, care kits, clothing and a plethora of healthcare services, such as medical, dental and HIV testing. HOB's role in this event is to coordinate and train volunteers that serve as Smiling Faces Client Guides. These volunteers are paired one-on-one with each homeless client to serve as their host and guide throughout their time at PHC. In 2012 over 782 clients were served at PHC with 727 volunteers directly paired with a homeless client. Without these volunteers the event would not be a success year after year. PHC volunteers are instrumental to help increase the capacity of all the organizations providing services to the clients. HOB's goal is to guide the clients through the process and help them meander through a vast array of helpful services; treat them with dignity and respect that they deserve; and to make their day as seamless as possible by simply being a friend. Though services are provided in one day, these services help the homeless population across the continuum of their situation. HOB volunteers devoted 2800 volunteer hours to PHC.

Activity 3

HOB conducts one of the largest MLK Days of Service in the country among Hands On Affiliates. This service day has benefitted from a steady growth of volunteer engagement over the past ten years. In 2012, over 1800 volunteers participated in 44 service projects throughout Central Alabama. There was an increase of 600 volunteers from 2011. Volunteers from all walks of life, ages, genders, and races worked together to make a positive impact in their communities.

Filer

EIN

63-1207098