"Every week our class is different, which keeps it challenging. One thing is consistent––we take turns reading aloud from children’s books. Some women ask why we are not using adult books. Then they realize some of the books can be enjoyed if you are 9 or 99.”
Read MoreSummer has arrived at Women’s Lunch Place. At the turn of the season, our guests shed their heavy boots and coats in favor of tennis shoes and ball caps. Hand warmers are swapped for sunscreen and sunglasses and the request for water rises. Your support allows us to be flexible as the seasons, and our guests’ needs, change.
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Women’s Lunch Place has always strived to provide variety in our meal service.
To expand these efforts, we have introduced a Cultural Café, incorporating signature recipes from the countries and cultures of our guests.
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This past winter, Boston experienced a cold weather emergency. For the first time in over 60 years, the City of Boston recorded negative double-digit temperatures. Mayor Wu warned residents to take precautions, protect themselves, and check in on the elderly and those experiencing homelessness.
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As we mark four decades of our existence as a daytime shelter and advocacy center, I am in awe of the community that our founders, staff, supporters, and guests have created. Women’s Lunch Place has been and continues to be the safest place in Boston for vulnerable women.
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We are thrilled to be collaborating with the Women’s Foundation of Boston (WFB) and economically empowering women in Greater Boston.
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Recently, a woman named Nicole came to Women’s Lunch Place after losing her job as the manager of a local restaurant. She injured her back in a car accident and was unable to work. No longer able to perform the manual labor tasks that were once routine for her, the restaurant owner was forced to let Nicole go.
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Cummings Foundation is a unicorn in the landscape of nonprofit philanthropy.
Since 1986, Joyce and Bill Cummings have donated a vast number of buildings managed by their thriving commercial real estate firm, Cummings Properties, to their foundation. An unprecedented move in the private sector, these donations established a reliable, ongoing revenue source—rental profits—to fund their philanthropy.
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Women’s Lunch Place is delighted to announce the appointments of Rachel Felix and Dr. Melissa Berry-Woods to our Board of Directors. Their expertise in communications and social justice will be major assets to a board that is tasked with leading WLP’s fiduciary, strategic, and fundraising decision-making processes.
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