by Lend A Hand Society Communications Team | Jan 9, 2024 | News
Currently, the Massachusetts shelter system is at capacity. According to recent coverage by WBUR, the Massachusetts emergency shelter system is the most strained it has been since the 1983 “Right to Shelter” law was passed. The number of families in the emergency...
by Lend A Hand Society Communications Team | Dec 13, 2023 | News
Photo Credit: Boston Indicators at the Boston Foundation The Boston Foundation recently published its housing report card for 2023, a comprehensive look at housing costs, zoning, vacancy rates, and other key housing metrics for the Greater Boston area. With Boston...
by Lend A Hand Society Communications Team | Oct 19, 2023 | News
On August 8, 2023, MA Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency to seek Federal Government assistance in providing shelter for the great number of homeless and migrant families and individuals in MA. Already burdened homeless shelters cannot keep up with the...
by Lend A Hand Society Communications Team | Sep 22, 2023 | Events
Hosted by Lend A Hand donor, friend, and Hale family art collector Kenneth Woodcock, LAH friends were invited for a tour of the historic summer homestead of our founder, Edward Everett Hale, as well as the Studio for Hale Family Art in Matunuck, RI. Donors were...
by Lend A Hand Society Communications Team | Sep 9, 2023 | Events
Spring Event 2023 Speaker Beckie Tachick, a registered nurse and Street Team Manager from Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, speaks about the organization’s mission. Lend A Hand Society plays a key role in mitigating this housing crisis by providing...
