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The Helping Hand Project at North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States • 4 Employees
Biotechnology

In the U.S. alone, there are at least 125 cases of children born each year with missing fingers on one or both of their hands. This loss of function may be restored with a prosthetic device, however this solution can be costly. Traditional prosthetic devices can cost families thousands of dollars and are often outgrown by children. Meanwhile, 3D printed devices allow for easy scaling and assembly of new devices as children grow. We use 3D printing and other emerging technologies to build recreational prosthetic devices for children with limb differences. Volunteers, primarily students at NC State, use available resources and donations to skillfully design and produce prosthetic devices at no cost to children or their families.We are not a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization but we work closely with The Helping Hand Project which is. All funds for the club go towards the designing and building of prosthetics for children. The Helping Hand Project was originally started by Jeff Powell at UNC Chapel Hill and was eventually registered as a nonprofit before expanding to include student organizations at UNC Charlotte, Durham Tech, and NC State.