Stories

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 [...]

Five years ago, Tee Lewis had never run a race anywhere let alone a marathon. Inspired by a friend and the prospect of running at Disneyland, a year later she had completed 15 half-marathons, and [...]

Olivia Million grew up going to the Boston Marathon every year. “I would always watch each runner that passed me in awe,” said Million.  “After spontaneously running a half marathon two years [...]

Riley Doherty first came to Lazarus House 21 years ago as a high school volunteer to help with Thanksgiving turkey deliveries. In the two decades since, there has been almost no job – big or [...]

Two graduates of the Lazarus House culinary training program talk about how the program literally changed their lives.

Spend five minutes with State Rep. Tram Nguyen (D-18th Essex) and you see the bright future of this country.  Her immigrant journey not only radiates a classic American success story, but also [...]