Housing and Neighborhood Development Services, Inc. (HANDS) is a nonprofit organization based in Orange, NJ, that has been dedicated to revitalizing the local community since 1986. Through their strategic approach, HANDS focuses on redeveloping vacant homes, adapting former industrial and commercial buildings, developing resident leaders, and engaging in comprehensive planning to create long-term sustainable change.
With a mission to improve the social determinants of health and build a local living economy, HANDS implements holistic community and economic development strategies that address housing, jobs, education, wealth accumulation, social cohesion, and political power. As a chartered affiliate of NeighborWorks America, HANDS collaborates with local stakeholders to create healthy, equitable communities and foster the growth of businesses that serve the community.
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