What We Offer

Connecting with others, or relationship, is the very core of God's purpose for us. Eve for Adam, people by and for Christ, parent for child, mentor for student, friend for friend. We exist to love the One who created us and to love one another, and we are to do that through serving each other. As Helping Hands was formed as an organization to serve the primary form of relationships, the family, we can do nothing without first connecting as people. Meeting, listening, learning about each other, giving of our time and resources, sharing in burdens and celebrations, building trust. Through that, relationships, is how serving is possible. Providing assistance, education, setting goals, connecting to other resources, sharing about Christ, it all has to happen through a trusting relationship. That is why our encounters with the families we serve are not transactional, but relational.

Programs

Clients can meet with a client relations team member, male or female, to support them in a strictly confidential setting to create goals and be encouraged to meet them. we want to build relationships with you, as well as provide professional assistance, such as finding a job, obtaining your GED, or working towards getting your license.

This group is for the whole family and provides the opportunity to make core memories together. we go bowling, swimming, have picnics at the park, play bingo, and more! all activities are free and family life group typically meets the last Thursday of each month.

A time for women to come together to connect, support, and encourage one another. MomTime discusses a variety of topics such as trauma, self-care, healthy relationships, communication, and more. rsvps are required. meets weekly at Helping Hands on Tuesday evenings at 7pm.

Helping Hands provides a #LifeTogether opportunity for men to come together to connect and talk about what it means to be a man of integrity, communication, relationship skills, and a variety of other topics. meets on Tuesdays at 7pm.

Whether a first-time parent or returning to early parenting, this 4-session course covers the latest information needed to ensure the best foundation in the crucial early stages of your child’s development!

No two families are exactly alike, but the basis of how a family operates: the relationships, the structure, and the boundaries, apply to everyone. Over 9 weeks, as you step through the fundamental framework of a family, you and your children will be introduced to and explore nurturing lifestyle approaches, and walk away with a better understanding of relationship styles, child development, managing emotions, effective communication and discipline strategies, and helpful routines and safety practices.

Designed to provide a more in-depth look into each aspect of the parenting framework, each 3-week breakout session offers participants the opportunity to take an introspective look into their personal family’s systems, assess what’s working and what’s not working, and apply newly learned information to find solutions toward a thriving home.

Is our programming for children that provides a safe and positive environment where children enjoy fun-filled activities, developmental and creative play, and age-appropriate learning opportunities that are designed to go Hand-in-Hand with our parents' programs! Child Programming is offered during Parenting in Progress, MomTime, and Man2Man groups, for ages 2 months and older.

Couple’s coaching facilitated by our Men’s Coordinator who has been doing couple coaching for years! This is an opportunity to come together as a team, whether just starting in one or have been together for several years, to work on communication, conflict resolution, love languages, parenting and many other relationship items. All couples need someone in their corner to encourage them to bring out the healthiest parts of themselves.

This program is designed to promote and provide an incentive for individuals who choose to receive and engage in therapy or counseling services at an outside organization. Helping Hands does not provide these services but believes in the benefits of engaging in therapy and counseling. The Compass program supports clients as they choose to navigate a journey of personal healing and/or growth by offering them credits for each session that they attended.

We understand that parents who are working may not have a lot of availability to meet with us one-on-one, so we offer this as a means to earn credits. parents can bring in their pay stubs and we will turn them into credits that they can use in our baby boutique.

Client Advocate Pairing

We can pair a client with a volunteer who steps in as a friend, mentor, and advocate.

Connect to Resources

Locating available assistance through community resources can be overwhelming, particularly in the midst of a crisis. Helping Hands staff is familiar with the various agencies and resources in our community and can help in the process of obtaining outside assistance.

Medical & Helpful Services

Pregnancy Tests

Helping Hands provides free medically-confirmed, confidential pregnancy tests, which helps as a mother seeks Medicaid and agency assistance.

Limited OB Ultrasounds

We provide free, limited OB ultrasounds up to 24 weeks, under the care of a Nurse and overseen by a medical physician, Ultrasound provides an early connection between baby and parents and bring pregnancy into reality, demonstrating the need for forward-thinking and goal-setting as they plan the future for their baby. Through ultrasounds, we take what might have been viewed as a problem, shows that instead it is the miracle of life, and then walk forward with clients into this next phase of their lives.

Quit Date

In this smoking cessation class You work one-on-one with our nurse for a chance to become a smoke-free home and receive helpful strategies that are unique to you in order to say “yes” to health and no to tobacco. This class is three different hour-long classes during pregnancy, and six after delivery that are paired with incentives. This can be open to non-pregnant clients as well.

Childbirth Education

Work with our nurse as she educates you on childbirth and answers the questions you have!

Expectant Parent Class

The responsibilities of parenting usually require major adjustments of lifestyle and finances. The transition is often difficult. We help parents prepare for these profound changes and what to expect.

Safe Sleep

Partnering with Indiana Department of Child Services, Helping Hands delivers Safe Sleep education to anyone in the community that needs a safe place for the infant, up to one year of age, to sleep. this drastically helps to decrease the loss of life of our community’s infants.

Referral for Adoption

Each woman’s situation is unique: adoption may or may not be the right option. Helping Hands can help a woman clarify her choices by helping clients meet with and choose an agency where she will be comfortable and then walk through the pregnancy and process with her.

Bereavement Support

Families that suffer the loss of a child through miscarriage, still birth or death after life can meet with us to share about their current situation and allow us to support them through their grief.

Post-Abortion Recovery

On average it takes a woman 5-7 years to begin to deal with the hurt of a past abortion. The aftermath of a past abortion is often dealt with in silence and secrecy. We want something different. Our staff, in a secure environment, can lovingly walk the road to healing with these women.

Material Assistance

Through our #LifeTogether Program, clients can earn credits to “purchase" baby clothes, new infant car seats, new cribs, and much more. Helping Hands’ #LifeTogether program is unique; it consists of clients earning credits by attending classes and/or working towards and reaching personal goals set by the client and Client Relations Director.

Gift Cards and Gas Cards

As clients' children age out of needing diapers and wipes, they still continue to earn credits for being engaged in our programs and we want them to be of good use! Clients are able to turn in credits for gift cards, often for groceries or gas, to help alleviate financial stress.

Food Assistance

We can help a family with emergency food assistance on a one-time basis.

Emergency Assistance

For those who aren't yet established with Helping Hands, but are in need of material assistance, we can provide limited baby materials in a crisis situation. Individuals are then encouraged to get established with Helping Hands and engage in our #LifeTogether Program so they earn credits and "purchase" materials from Helping Hands' boutique on a regular basis!