OUR MISSION AND VISION

Our vision is to build neighborhoods that offer security, opportunity, and access to civic, cultural, and natural resources for low and moderate-income families. HANDS is on a mission to empower residents to shape their communities, ensuring they have the same economic, educational, and cultural opportunities as those in more affluent areas.

OUR DYNAMIC APPROACH

HANDS focuses on developing affordable housing and commercial spaces, revitalizing key properties, and fostering resident leadership. Our innovative initiatives encourage community ownership of the revitalization process, and our asset-based programming aims to increase the financial resources of homeowners, small business owners, and families in Orange public schools.

We envision a future where empowered stakeholders lead the way in building a 21st-century urban village—a truly just and beautiful city. HANDS is a proud nonprofit and a chartered affiliate of NeighborWorks® America.

Join us in making a lasting impact in the heart of New Jersey. Together, we can build communities that provide security and opportunity for all.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Department Leadership

• Create, refine, and implement property management operational policies and procedures.
• Visit sites on a regular basis to establish and ensure physical standards.
• Policies and procedures with a particular focus on resident retention practices

Property Management – Leasing & Collections

• Implement marketing and outreach plans for all residential and follow fair housing laws including reasonable accommodation procedures and policy.
• Show and lease units and handle all telephone inquiries.
• Work with brokers to ensure timely leasing of commercial units.
• Monitor all lease provisions for charge backs and expenses.

Budget Management

• Create annual site budgets and submit complete budget to the CEO/CFO for approval in a timely manner.
• Approve all rent changes, write-offs, and reimbursements.
• Perform monthly financial reviews with senior staff to ensure compliance with budget and explain variances.

Maintenance

• Regular monthly inspection of properties.
• Unit inspection at least twice per year and at turnovers.
• Maintain an approved list of appropriately insured vendors.
• Schedule regular cleaning and preventative maintenance.

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Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Justice

Nonprofit HR is committed to fostering and maintaining a work environment where equity, diversity, inclusion & justice (EDIJ) are fully integrated into everything we do for the benefit of our employees and the clients that we serve. To fully realize our goal, we prioritize our understanding of the complexities of DEI within our workforce to inform our approach to talent management. We believe that this guides how we do our work, advise our clients to operationalize EDIJ and position our content and educational opportunities to help strengthen the talent management capacity of the social impact sector. See the full statement.