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AHH Honored with Award from Orange County Disability Awareness Council

The Orange County Disability Awareness Council (DAC) recently presented A Helping Hand (AHH) with the Special Service Recognition Award at their 30th anniversary and awards banquet, which was held on Oct. 8, 2010.

AHH, which is only one of two organizations ever selected for the award, was chosen for the many years of service that the organization has provided to the community and the council. AHH will be considered for the Governor’s Volunteer Awards in the future for receiving the Special Service Recognition Award.

Over the past two years, AHH has logged about 300 service hours with the DAC by helping in the office and personally assisting their employees.

“Our relationship has been ongoing for more than fifteen years and is predicated on services, human kindness and compassions,” said Tim Miles, chief operation officer and liaison to the DAC board.

To read an article about the DAC banquet and other organizations that were recognized at this event, click here.
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Veterans History Project

A Helping Hand was recently named a Founding Partner by the Veterans History Project for its role and contribution in their history and story collecting project. The mission of the Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. To date, the VHP collection numbers more than 68,000.

More information about the Veterans History Project can be found at their website.

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Durham Cares Partnership

We are proud to announce that Durham Cares has awarded A Helping Hand their Success Grant and made us one of their new partners.

Durham Cares is a local organization focused on building a process and infrastructure for
meaningful volunteering and giving. They offer a personalized volunteer match program to place people in opportunities based on their interests, skills, and schedule as well as provide support to local non-profits.

With their support, we hope to increase our number of volunteers and expand our Service Learning Program in 2010.

Please take a look at our page on the Durham Cares website for more information about our partnership and goals.

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WCHL Village Pride Awarded to A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand awards for excellence include the WCHL Village Pride Award and the NC Employment Network award for Distinguished Service (2002).

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Magazine Features and Newspaper Articles

In February 2006, the prestigious Our State magazine featured A Helping Hand‘s annual Valentine delivery and serenade, a community-outreach project that involves over 2,800 volunteers who make or deliver 5,600 hand-crafted Valentines to older adults in the community.

A Helping Hand has also been featured in The Chapel Hill Herald and The Chapel Hill News.

Most recently, a column penned by Board of Directors President Carol Kelly on the topic of caregiving appeared in both The Chapel Hill News and The Durham News. Click here to read it online.

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A Helping Hand of Durham, North Carolina; has provided award winning adult and senior care services since 1995. AHH continues to provide assisted living, transportation and non-medical in-home caregiving services in Durham, Chatham, Orange and Western Wake counties.