LYNN — Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development (LHAND) has received $40,000 in additional funding from its partners at United Way (UW). The funding is a portion of a potential total of $200,000 to the Lynn community as a whole, via Lynn Community Care Fund (LCCF) provider agencies.
“LHAND enjoys a long and fruitful relationship with the UW of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley,” said LHAND Executive Director Charles Gaeta. “Rooted in the UW’s mission to ‘unite to create positive, lasting change for people in need,’ LHAND and UW’s collaboration brings about programming in areas both agencies are strongly committed to, including support for housing unstable families and their children, financial coaching, and more.”
According to LHAND, UW partners were actively raising funds, via the LCCF, and quickly releasing those funds to Lynn families through a variety of community agencies that worked together to address immediate needs.
UW has distributed about $100,500 to Lynn families since partnering with LHAND. These funds have contributed to immediate relief, such as grocery store gift cards, to families in the early weeks of the pandemic, as people lost jobs.
As other needs emerged, the UW assisted families struggling to maintain internet connectivity for their children’s remote learning, by paying utility bills and more.
LHAND said in a statement it is thrilled and honored to be part of this meaningful collaboration that supports those in most need.
Allysha Dunnigan can be reached at [email protected].
