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n 1990, a chance encounter with a homeless father and son changed the life of Denny Hancock forever. With the support of family and friends, Denny founded Mamma’s Hands and, in 1995, the HOUSE of HOPE. Our mission is to help those in crisis regain their self-respect and help them become productive members of society. With the help of countless volunteers and donors, Mamma’s Hands has grown into a powerful force for good in the Seattle area. We hope you will take time to explore this site. Click below to learn about Mamma’s Hands’ story.
Amazon Smile and Wish Lists
Amazon has made it easy to help out Mamma's Hands and the House of Hope while doing your normal online shopping. We hope you will read more about these two features and consider using them in the future. read more
The Money Hour
Denny and Leslie had the opportunity to share about Mamma's Hands with Tina Mitchell on her show, "The Money Hour". From her blog: A lot of you listening today may be much more fortunate than others. There’s a lot of devastation happening and I don’t know about you but I can’t even image with the holidays not having a “Safe Haven”? Leslie and Denny’s passion is their Non-profit organization “Mamma's Hands” and today they will share the amazing things their foundation is accomplishing. You can listen to the entire show on Tina's website here! read more
“LET’s ROCK” – A Benefit with the Haulers
Come out and join The Haulers for another rock and roll benefi t for Mamma’s Hands and the House of Hope. Band members include Biff Moss, Gregg Olsen, Brad Reeves, Rich Payne, Tom Wallace, and Gary Thomas. The Haulers have done much to support Mamma’s Hands in the past, and for that we are very grateful! read more
Summer-Fall 2013 Newsletter – A Look at Domestic Violence and Homelessness
Newsletter, Summer-Fall 2013"The statistics on domestic violence are indeed sobering, and they remind us why we started the HOUSE of HOPE program, and why we continue to ask for your support to maintain and enhance these important services for women and their children in crisis. Many larger shelters serve hundreds of families each year, but because of the sheer numbers they need to serve in order to qualify for government funding, nearly all of them have restrictive time limits on how long clients can stay. Their purpose is to get people off the streets, referred to agencies, and on their way. Due to funding source requirements, the population they serve often bounces from shelter to shelter, and exhaust their options before they have received the fundamental help they need. They “fall through the cracks” in the system— 69% of these families return to homelessness..." read more
