HANDS ACROSS DECATUR – "Never look down on others – unless you are lifting them up!"

Your generous donations help provide freedom from homelessness and a path to self-sufficiency for men and women in crisis.
Monetary donations help provide:
* Assistance with medication expenses
* Job skills training
* Medical Care
* Counseling
* Computer classes
* Assistance with Social Services
* Day center for shelter from inclement weather
* Installation of a shower(s)
* Installation of a laundry facility
* Provision of necessities of daily living - clothes, sustainable food, shoes, sleeping bags blankets, toiletries, etc.
* Supplying and maintaining a food pantry for emergent distribution
* Assistance with regular operating expenses - rent, utilities, office expenses, building maintenance, etc
* Purchase of state issued IDs - necessary to be considered for employment

OUR MISSION

.......is to empower and motivate the homeless and those in crisis by providing an avenue to self-sufficiency by making support services freely available - life skills, basic computer skills, advancement of reading and writing, resume and job placement assistance - as well as providing clothing, emergency food supplies, and basic life necessities - for those who find themselves in crisis in our community - while sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Hands Across Decatur was founded in 2012 as a volunteer organization for people who want to donate their time and their servant hands, feet and hearts to benefit the homeless and those in crisis in Decatur, Alabama and surrounding areas. In 2015, God made a path for us to provide assistance on a greater scale to a largely "forgotten community" - the homeless and near homeless. We are excited that we are now a non-profit 501(c)(3).

OUR TEAM

We are a team of dedicated volunteers excited about our mission and the lives that are being changed!

Sue Terrell, Founder and Executive Director

Kennetha Watson, Assistant Director

Danette Williams

Candace Burnham

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Hands Across Decatur has helped my family tremendously. They embraced our family when we moved here with little to nothing and has worked to help meet so many of our needs, both big and small. Sue went above and beyond to help me navigate many of the obstacles of being near homeless. I’m so thankful for the burden God put on her heart and can see this ministry helping turn lives around that would otherwise be stuck in a rut simply bc they had nobody to come alongside them. Hands Across Decatur comes alongside you, personally connecting you with resources if your need is beyond what they can offer, offering you hope and encouragement along the way.

Ryleigh Jones

Interested in volunteering? Being a major donor?

CONTACT US

Would you like to volunteer to teach a class? Work one-on-one with reading assistance?
Help with sorting of donations? Help with distribution? Assist with fundraising?
Offer your professional services by providing foot checks and basic medical exams, dental exams,
eye exams and glasses, job placement assistance, etc.?
Would you like someone to speak to your organization about what we do
and how you can help your community be a better place by
assisting homeless with becoming self-sufficient?