Stories

It was love that brought COVID-19 crashing down on Carmen Vega. It was caring that left her struggling for every breath. It was compassion that left her isolated from her family and frightened [...]

If there is a common thread to the families that give time and money to Lazarus House, it is the value of gratitude implanted in one generation and then passed to the next. “It’s our [...]

Jon Harkings spent many years living in the dark world of addiction, disease and loneliness. Heroin hooked him, his girlfriend abandoned him, and infection nearly killed him.  He has learned both [...]

Sit, eat, have a cup of coffee and connect are now gone in favor of the safer “Grab & Go,” as the Lazarus House Soup kitchen in Lawrence adapts to continue serve the dozens of hungry and [...]

The staggering level of job loss, which has disproportionately impacted low-income Americans who work in service industries, has increased the resolve of the Lazarus House food pantry staff to [...]

If gratitude can help calm fear, the frontline workers at the Lazarus House emergency Shelter are rewarded each day for the peril of leaving their homes. In the midst of the pandemic, they are [...]

On a cold, wintry Sunday night Alan Leao is meeting old friends. “How are you doing?  Can I get you a sandwich?” Leao asks as he ladles hot soup on a Lawrence street corner. Leao, who has made [...]

Read the stories of many of the services that Lazarus House provides and the success stories for our Guests.  We thank you for the support that makes our work possible and insures dignity for our [...]

For Robert Jackson, the Boston Marathon is more than just a race. “It embodies everything that is so great about this city, and unites the people of Boston and beyond in a way that transcends [...]

As Thomas Arul runs the Boston Marathon this year, more than completing the 26.2 mile course will be on his mind. His reason for running on the Lazarus House team is to bring attention to the [...]