News and Events
Massachusetts’ Current Housing Crisis
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...
Visit to Hale House in Matunuck, RI
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...
Spring Event Speaker on the Mission of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
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. https://vimeo.com/856585690?share=copy
Spotlight on Spring Event Speaker, Beckie Tachick
Lend A Hand Society’s 2023 Spring Event featured speaker Beckie Tachick, RN, Street Team Manager at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Founded in 1985 by Jim O’Connell, MD, BHCHP ensures that individuals and families experiencing homelessness receive access...
Spring Event highlights LAH partnership with Boston Health Care for the Homeless
Left to Right: special friend and supporter Kenneth Woodcock with LAH executive director Nancy Cooper, president Erica Harmon, and board members Nancy Inui and Mary Ellen Normen On May 10th, 2023, LAH friends gathered for our Spring Event to enjoy a wine tasting and...
2022 Contributions at Work
Important New Resources Addressing Poverty and Homelessness
Award winning author Tracy Kidder recently published Rough Sleepers, detailing the meaningful work of Jim O’Connell MD, who after graduating from Harvard Medical School and finishing a residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, decided to use his medical expertise...
Higher Winter Heating Bills
Winter energy bills are much higher this year, disproportionately affecting low-income families and even median-income households. Consumers have already been battling high prices due to inflation and now must take on rising heating bills as temperatures drop. ...
Wheelchair Maintenance Is A Problem For Many
Today, about 5.5 million Americans depend on wheelchairs to get around. According to an article published by Boston University's radio station WBUR, over 50% of wheelchairs break down over the course of a 6-month period. The number of needed wheelchair repairs for the...
LAH’s Book Mission Supports a Love of Reading and Access to Books
Each year, as part of Lend A Hand’s book mission, LAH makes grants to a wide range of nonprofit organizations purchasing books for lending libraries serving low-income communities. In 2022, grants totaling $3,250 were made to Cumberland College, Hale House Barnard...