One Can Help makes it possible for indigent court-involved children, teens and families, to make positive changes in their lives.

   What One Can Help Does:

We provide the opportunity for people to get the help they need when no other funding resources can be located, by working together in partnership with their court-appointed lawyers and social workers.

We work to encourage people to make the necessary improvements that may reduce the need for court-intervention in the future by providing various goods and services such as:

• after-school programs so a child is not left unsupervised,
• school supplies so a child can succeed as a student,
• transportation, so a parent can visit their child in foster care,
• extracurricular classes to encourage a teen to become interested in something besides the street,
• baby equipment to help parents better care for their children,
• counseling to help parents refrain from domestic violence.

Whether problems are initially caused by substance abuse, mental health issues, poverty, domestic violence, or child neglect, the consequences are frequently felt for generations unless help is received that may halt the downward spiral.

   One Can Help hopes to break these cycles by giving motivated people with problems, hope and a chance to change.

  Why One Can Help is different from most agencies

We are unique as an organization. We only work through court-appointed attorneys and social workers. These professionals apply, document the need and explain how this assistance will help their indigent client to make positive changes -and hopefully turn their life around. They also continue to work with the client and frequently let us know what impact our assistance has had on them in the future.

We only help children and families who are court-involved. We make it possible for their parents and foster parents to pay for the goods and services their children need but otherwise cannot afford.

We also try to help motivate and encourage positive changes in court-involved children and teenagers in many different ways.

• Your entire donation goes directly to help people in need.
• Because Social workers and court-appointed attorneys are already involved with the clients we help, our staff is able to effectively handle day to day matters using only volunteers.
• No money is given to individuals. Volunteers ensure that your contributions are used only for the specifically identified need.
• An 'urgent email list' is maintained to inform donors about people with immediate needs, allowing One Can Help to offer direct assistance.

Click here to place your name on our urgent needs email list!

One Can Help is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.