News and Events
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...
Supporting Families Past the Public Health Emergency
During Covid-19 Public Health Emergency, many families in Boston were able to stay automatically enrolled in MassHealth, Massachusetts’ Medicaid program, without re-enrolling annually. According to an October 19 article by CNBC, the Public Health Emergency has been...
Campership Update
Cambridge Camping students enjoying their field trips! Finding safe, appropriate, and affordable childcare for young children, and interesting and meaningful summer activities for older kids and teens, is difficult and can be a huge financial burden for families....
Meet Our Fall LAH Intern
Sarah Knotts is a junior at Boston University majoring in Health Science with a minor in Dance. She is a Boston local and is excited to work on social media and outreach as a LAH intern this fall. She has worked in marketing and communications at the Boston Public...
Lend A Hand on The Upside
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Event: An Opportunity to Visit LAH Founder’s Home & History
Thank you to Kenneth Woodcock and his team for graciously hosting and presenting several of our donors with an opportunity to learn more about LAH’s founder, Edward Everett Hale’s homestead in Matunuck, RI. It was a special day with a visit to Hale House and its...
Our Campership Program
Summertime in the city when school is out presents a challenge for many low-income families. Finding safe, appropriate and affordable childcare for young children, and interesting and meaningful summer activities for older kids and teens, is difficult and can be a...
Edward Everet Hale 200th Birthday Celebration
Lend A Hand Society was excited to hold an event at the Boston Public Garden last Sunday, April 3rd to commemorate our founder Edward Everett Hale’s 200th birthday! The celebratory gathering at the Hale statue in the Boston Public Garden was lively and festive. ...
LAH 2021 Grants Made
LAH’s mission is to help people towards a better future. Over the past two years, the pandemic has made the future very uncertain. The community needed help in this time of difficulty. Thanks to our wonderful donors we are proud to announce that in 2021, we provided...
Rise in Youth Homelessness in Boston
One of LAH’s main priorities is to help combat homelessness in the Greater Boston Area. There has been a significant increase in youth homelessness over the past four years. The pandemic aggravated the already prevalent problem because many people lost their jobs and...