You can help NCO make a
difference for those in need.

The Lend a Hand Fund was created for NCO clients who need extra help to meet their personal goals and do not have the financial resources to do so on their own.

“When it seems there isn’t any hope . . . . the Lend a Hand Fund offers an alternative.”

The Lend a Hand Fund offers donors the opportunity to give a gift that is highly personalized and meets a specific need to positively support and impact the life of a child, an individual or a family. It offers an opportunity to be the answer when otherwise a program or service would be unobtainable.

This program provides youth and families who demonstrate need for partial or full payment for a

program or service offered by NCO Youth and Family Services

or

an additional service or program within the community that will enhance and strengthen the individuals or family’s healthy development.

Eligibility

Any client served by NCO Youth & Family Services is eligible if they can demonstrate financial need for a specific service or program.

Contributions

Contributions can be made to the fund. If the contribution is a memorial or a special event in a family’s life NCO will notify the family of your donation if you so request. The amount of the donation will remain confidential unless you desire otherwise.

Making a Difference

One day a man was walking along the seashore. He noticed that during the night many seashells and starfish had washed up on the shore.

Far off in the distance, he saw a small figure dancing.

As he approached the figure the man noticed that it was a young girl. She was methodically picking up starfish from the shore and tossing them back into the surf.

The man asked, "Why are you throwing those starfish?"

She replied, "If I leave these starfish on the beach the sun will dry them, and they will die. I want them to live."

Then, he said, "There must be millions of starfish along here! How can you possibly expect to make a difference?"

The girl pondered the man's words for a moment, and then she reached down, and carefully picked up another starfish from the sand. Gently, she tossed the starfish back into the surf and replied,

"You may be right, but I made a difference for that one!"