LIFT

By DAVID BORNSTEIN

Is it time to rethink our basic assumptions about the way we fight poverty?

Honoring Impact in the Chicago Area

LIFT-Chicago invites you to join us at Salvage One as we celebrate a year of growth and achievement and lay the groundwork for an exciting year ahead. If you know our work, we welcome you to support what we continue to achieve; if you are new to LIFT-Chicago, we invite you to learn more and be inspired.

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Honoring Impact in the Bronx and Nationwide

LIFT invites you to join us at Highline Ballroom as we celebrate a year of growth and achievement and lay the groundwork for an exciting year ahead. If you know our work, we welcome you to support what we continue to achieve; if you are new to LIFT, we invite you to learn more and be inspired.

LIFT is excited to welcome musician, activist, and LIFT Board of Directors member, Ben Harper, who will be on hand for a special musical performance.

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Written by: Rachel Starnes, Communications Intern, Boston University

The LIFT office in Roxbury held its first annual holiday client appreciation party on December 2^nd at the Vine Street Community Center. The celebration was a student-led effort in which students from Northeastern, Boston College and UMass Boston coordinated all the food, entertainment and gift give away. With over 20 clients and their families in attendance, the spirit and appreciation that LIFT clients and volunteers have for one another was truly evident.

On Wednesday November 30th, LIFT honored its partners—the City of Cambridge and Harvard University—for their “Distinguished Service” to the community at its 10th Anniversary Celebration held at the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center.

Watch video from the Opportunity Nation Summit session "Helping the Whole Family" that LIFT CEO Kirsten Lodal spoke at, where panelists discussed breaking down stereotypes about families living in poverty and ways to address a family's comprehensive needs when discussing poverty services and solutions.

LIFT-Chicago is thrilled to announce that Sol Anderson will be joining our team as the Regional Program Manager.  Sol comes to LIFT-Chicago with over 10 years experience supporting underserved communities.

We were honored to share our work in Washington, D.C. with you at last night's Autumn Benefit.   We were also moved and inspired by the ongoing commitment of the LIFT-DC family - our clients and their families, volunteers, Board and staff, event chairs, and host committee - and by the overwhelming show of new support.