HandUp Community Impact

In addition to the positive environmental impacts we achieve by diverting mattresses and box springs away from landfills, we are committed to providing a hand up to the most vulnerable in our communities. 

In 2025, HandUp Mattress Resale & Recycling donated over $170,000 of cash and product through our sister non-profit organization, HandUp Community Impact. HandUp Community Impact provides direct wrap-around services, and partners with local non-profits, to support our immigrant and refugee neighbors.

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Click on the boxes below to explore some of the things we do!

Subject Hrs
1:1 US Citizenship Tutoring 15
1:1 Spanish Conversation Tutoring 28
1:1 English Conversation Tutoring 495
1:1 Remedial Math Tutoring 25
1:1 Literacy Tutoring 70
Data from 2025


- Provided tutoring for US citizenship exam
- Advocated and assisted in renewal of work authorizations
- Accompanied and translated at ICE check-ins


- Assisted in 20+ health insurance enrolments
- Advocated and translated at appointments with medical specialists
- Submitted appeals for health service denials


- Applied for 30+ US Passports for minors born in the USA
- Assisted and translated for domestic violence survivors in court and with lawyers
- Secured name changes for minors
- Gained full custody for single mothers

Certification #
Stop The Bleed 12
CPR 28
1st Time Health Insurance Registration Support 12
Vaccine Clinics 3
Data from 2025


- We support small immigrant businesses with business cards, yard signs, and ads in local newspapers.
- Helped develop and finance marketing materials for a Guatemalan food truck
- Assisted in the design, financials, and marketing of an African variety store

pie chart showing donations to support individuals and community partners


- Assisted with driving permit applications and practice tests to pass 12 individuals
- Served as a sponsor for driving tests for 6 individuals
- Assisted in securing Real IDs for more than 20 individuals
- Secured Eversource Heat assistance for individuals and families
- Assisted in application for childcare vouchers for families
- Applied for housing vouchers for families

In addition to these direct support services, over $100,000 was donated to nonprofit partners around the world in 2025!

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