Updated Hours
CHH will no longer accept CRT Television and Monitors (even if they work).
Our “Depot” Thrift Store and Furniture Showrooms are open to the public, and help us to meet emergency needs for clothing, household items and furniture for local individuals and families in need.
Volunteers can serve in many different areas of Community Helping Hands. If you have a few hours available a week and would like to help with a “hand up” please stop by the office.
Get Help
Community Helping Hands exists to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people to show them the love of Christ as we empower them to help themselves and others.
Donate your gently used items, donate your time and gifts by volunteering, donate financially.
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About Community Helping Hands
About Us
Community Helping Hands was established in 2001 and is located within the Gateway Center, a formerly abandoned factory building that has been beautifully repurposed to house several organizations that provide help to those in need. We provide emergency assistance to local families in need of clothing, household items and furniture; we also operate a youth/family center on the second floor of the Gateway Center.
All are welcome to use our services or volunteer at our organization regardless of race, color, religion (creed), employment, gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, martial status, sexual orientation or military status. Although we are a faith-based organization with a faith-based mission, our Board of Directors come from churches and faith-backgrounds of all kinds and we are not affiliated with any particular church.
Core Goals
- Provide low-cost clothing, furniture, and household goods to those in need
- Provide job skills training and work experience
- Empower individuals to help themselves and others
- Create a sense of community and teamwork mentality
CHH By the Numbers
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Our Mission
Community Helping Hands demonstrates the love of Christ by helping our community thrive as we empower people to help themselves and others.
In 2016, Community Helping Hands gave away more than $57,759 in clothing and household items, with an additional $32,374 given away in furniture.
Our Thrift Store and Showrooms are open to the public. A person who cannot afford such essential items may get a referral from an organization or church, make an appointment, and we will issue them a voucher to use in the store, depending on the availability of items.
Ministries
“Depot” Thrift Store & Furniture Showrooms
Our Furniture Showroom and Depot Thrift Store are open to the public. A person who cannot afford such essential items may get a referral from an organization or church, make an appointment, and we will issue them a voucher to use in the store, depending on the availability of items. Hours of Operation: Wednesday, Thursday,…
Free Medical Supplies
Community Helping Hands provides medical equipment FREE of charge to those in need. Call us today if you are in need of crutches, wheelchairs, hospital beds, shower chairs, or hand bars. Please consider donating your “used but usable” medical equipment for us to pass along to someone in need. For more information, or to request…
How to Get Help
At Community Helping Hands, we provide help for emergency clothing, household items, and furniture needs by giving those in need vouchers to use in our stores. Vouchers are NOT available for appliances. We only have one location, so if you are outside Chautauqua County you will need to check with another charity in your area…
Sewing Room
Part of our three-fold ministry is to provide job skills and work experience to those required to work for their public assistance benefits. The Sewing Room is just one location in our building where this ministry and training take place, specifically with expectant mothers. There are few work opportunities available for pregnant women, and we…
Volunteer and Work Experience
The daily operation of our organization requires the combined efforts of volunteers, WEP workers completing hours for their public assistance benefits, and minimal paid staff. If you are looking for an opportunity to serve, please consider volunteering. Volunteers can serve in many different areas of Community Helping Hands. Opportunities include: Interviewing and ministering to those…
News and Events
Updated Hours
Hey everyone! We wanted to let you know that due to staffing, our donation drop-off days are changing. From now on, you can drop off donations on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3 PM to 7 PM. We appreciate all the hard work our staff and volunteers put in, and this change will give them…
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“Cultivating Grit” – Community Helping Hands Team to Present at International Conference
“Cultivating Grit: Jamestown Organization to Present at International Conference” It began as an experiment in leadership development nearly three years ago, and if you had told this team from Community Helping Hands that they would be presenting on their innovative work with individuals in poverty at the International Enneagram Conference in Oakland, CA …. They…
DetailsGive Big CHQ Donation
Click this button on June 13th to give directly to CHH! Donate Now Support Community Helping Hands on June 13, 12AM – 11:59PM. Give Big CHQ is a 24-hour online fundraising event designed to raise as many dollars as possible for local nonprofits across our region. This extraordinary event inspires people to come together, show…
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Jamestown, NY (716) 487-1488
