Hands on Network

The HandsOn Network is a non-profit organization focusing on community service based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. It seeks to bring people together to strengthen communities through meaningful volunteer action, and including some half million volunteers in communities inside and outside the United States. HandsOn Network creates and manages nearly 50,000 projects a year, from building wheelchair ramps in San Francisco to teaching reading in Atlanta, to rebuilding homes and lives in Gulf Coast communities following Hurricane Katrina. Originally an independent organization, today it is part of the nonprofit organization Points of Light.

History

The organization was founded 1992 under the name City Cares. They sought an alternate way of doing volunteering, in contrast to established organizations such as the Points of Light Foundation and its associated Voluntary Action Centers. In particular, they sought to focus on attracting younger, more business-focused volunteers by offering a single day of service on a per-month basis. The national entity would then be an umbrella organization and which would provide shared resources to local entities.

Hands-on

"Hands-on" refers to human interaction, often with technology. It implies active participation in a direct and practical way.

Hands-on or Hands-On may refer to:

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Hands On (TV series)

Hands On is the TV programme for deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Ireland. The programme airs twice-a-month on Sunday on RTÉ One, Ireland's national public service broadcaster. Hands On first aired on RTÉ in 1996 and is currently producing the twelfth series of the programme. Its predecessor, Sign of the Times, aired on RTÉ from 1988 to 1995.

Hands On is produced by a mixed deaf and hearing team and there are nine presenters working on the programme, who present the programme through Irish Sign Language (ISL), the first language of the deaf community in Ireland. The programme is also subtitled with an English voice-over.

Presenters

Hands On's presenting team is Sarah Jane Moloney, Caroline Worthington, Teresa Lynch, Seán Herlihy, Eddie Redmond, Senan Dunne, Caroline McGrotty, Julianne Gillen and Ronan Dunne.

Format

Each series consists of 14 new programmes and 6 "Best Of" programmes. The programme generally consists of deaf news, an animation for deaf children titled Molly & Mr Milk, and three magazine stories of differing themes; information pieces, interviews, topical reports, funny/light entertainment pieces, investigative reporting, sports stories or video diaries (items filmed and presented by Hands On viewers). Series twelve will also include feature length programmes on one topic.

Hands On

Hands On may refer to: