A Dedication to Building Community Online

Since its founding in 1987, when it was created as a project of Hands Across America, HandsNet has brought online over 25,000 individuals and 5,000 organizations focused on children and families, housing and community development, health care, hunger, legal services, and related human services concerns, strengthening the impact of their work and their connections with each other.

Since it's genesis HandsNet has evolved through three stages

• The Early Years
• The Advent of the World Wide Web
• The Next Generation