Be A Helping Hand Foundation

Be a Helping Hand (BHH) was originally established in 2001 as a nonprofit training program designed to provide education in the building trades for Nashville’s socio-economically disadvantaged communities. We trained over 500 students in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and carpentry. Our students were given the skills to become certified journeymen/women and were able to find gainful employment in their communities as a result.

In 2006 we naturally evolved from our construction training program into a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) as we noticed a great deficit of high quality affordable housing in Nashville. Our continuing mission is to help our communities gain prosperity through affordable housing, education and advocacy. We work to provide affordable family homes and a high standard of living for our neighbors who have limited income. BHH is committed to serving the following populations:

Female Head of Households
Large Families
Survivors of Domestic Violence
Elderly
People Living with Disabilities

We are proud to have built or renovated more than 45 homes in North Nashville, East Nashville, White’s Creek and the surrounding areas utilizing funds from federal, state, and local agencies as well as from individual donors. Our goal is to continue to build affordable family homes, while implementing new advocacy programs and advocating for policy changes that impact the lives of Nashville’s socio-economically disadvantaged communities.