Stories

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 [...]

The spectacular wedding cakes and mouth-watering baked goods that tempt customers at Delish Bakery & Café provide few clues to the difficult road its co-owner traveled to open the Lawrence [...]

For as long as the Hike has been going, so has Micki LeBlanc. For 19 years, Micki’s hands have been helping and her feet have been walking. A former Thrift Store Coordinator at Lazarus House, her [...]

Whether it’s the flowers in full bloom, the electric energy reverberating throughout the grounds, the larger-than-life golfers making awe-inspiring shots and putts: the Masters Tournament is an [...]

In the Lazarus House ESOL class today, I asked the students what keeps them going when life seems full of obstacles.  Here are some of their answers: “My faith in God.” “I remember my goal which [...]

You will walk away from this tour inspired to “be the difference” in someone’s life! Arrange to take a tour of our seven buildings located throughout Lawrence, Massachusetts and [...]

Everything is easier when you have a home. Nefertiti is a determined young woman with smiling eyes and a contagious giggle. Despite a series of hard knocks, both emotionally and literally, the [...]

People of low income typically do not have easy access to healthier choices. Mark runs a farm in southern New Hampshire, primarily growing corn on 80 acres. In the summertime, what is not sold at [...]

I’m not sure when medical services in this country became a luxury, and I’m not sure when we stopped living by the golden rule and treating people “the way we want to be treated.”

With the winter nights of New England dipping into bitterly cold, single-digit temperatures, it can make for very harsh conditions for people who live on the streets or in abandoned buildings.