News and Events
2020 Contributions at Work
In 2020, our community struggled through the start of a global pandemic, profound economic downturn and numerous injustices across the United States. Through it all, Lend A Hand Society committed to continuing financial assistance to those in need with greater urgency...
Meet our Lend A Hand Intern
LAH has been fortunate to have Malaika Moyer, a senior at Boston University studying advertising and film and television production with a minor in Deaf studies, as a marketing intern in the summer of 2019 and 2020. She’s worked on a variety of outreach, data, and...
LAH Introduces New Online Referral System
For our agency partners, a new online referral system for LAH was designed in 2019 by MIT Code for Good IAP project. Thanks go out to Christina Warren, Tiffany Trinh, and Angelica Castillejos, computer sciences majors at MIT, for their work in building the...
LAH’s 127th Annual Spring Event, April 25, 2019
Friends, donors, and board members gathered on April 25th at The College Club of Boston for Lend A Hand's 127th Annual Spring Event. Attendees enjoyed a special evening of hors d'oeuvres, a wonderful wine tasting, and a beautiful setting. Keynote speaker, Malkia...
Donation from Fundraising Event
Grant Francis presents a check for money he and friends raised by hosting a St. Patrick’s Day fundraising party to benefit LAH. This was a wonderful gesture as the money raised will go directly to help a family in an emergency situation. In her remarks, Nancy Cooper,...
LAH’s Fall Celebration
More than 25 LAH donors and friends gathered at the home of hosts Elizabeth and Stephen Kendrick for Lend A Hand Society’s Fall Donor Celebration in September 2019. LAH welcomed special guest Kenneth Woodcock, whose inspiring speech told of the restoration of...
LAH 126th Annual Event
Dr. Kevin Sullivan, Boston Health Care for the Homeless, guest speaker at LAH 126th Annual Event
LAH Hale Event with the Friends of the Public Garden September 26, 2018
Old and new friends gathered at the Edward Everett Hale statue in the Boston Public Garden to continue the celebration of LAH's 125th year and the restoration by the Friends of the Public Garden of the base of the Hale statue. Guests met a young E.E. Hale who...
Volunteers at LAH
Volunteers Marilyn and Lewis Gaffen are working on agency referrals. The Gaffens are LAH donors and supporters and are helping out in the LAH office twice a week. It is wonderful to have them on board!