Higher Winter Heating Bills

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. ...

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....
Edward Everet Hale 200th Birthday Celebration

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...

Boston Residents Struggle With the Rising Cost of Living

Lend A Hand is here to help seniors who are in need. As we emerge from the Coronavirus Pandemic, many elderly Bostonians are still struggling to pay for basic necessities such as rent and medication. According to a recent article in the Boston Globe, many seniors on...