The Helping Hands of New York assists eligible hardship victims who need a helping hand. We focus on programs that work directly with individuals one-on-one. Particularly needed in the primary areas of – New York City, Hempstead Town, Brookhaven, Islip and Oyster Bay County – where there is not enough affordable housing, utility assistance, transportation, further education, tax preparation, job resources and more.
Our Mission is to help those who want to help themselves who have become displaced as a result of unexpected hardships. Our goal is to increase citizen access to benefit information, resources and discount programs through Vision, Compassion, and Empathy.
Our site's core function is the eligibility prescreening questionnaire. Answers to the questionnaire are used to evaluate a citizen’s situation and compare it with eligibility criteria for more than 100 different benefit and assistance programs. Our site also features a recommendation engine that customizes the user’s search for benefits based on their location or interest in a category.