Older adult Digital Dividends program participants from Blackstone Apartments enjoy Valentine's Day cards made and shared by LBFE Boston volunteers. | |
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Dear Cynthia,
Welcome to the winter edition of LBFE Boston’s e-newsletter. Since we last touched base, our intergenerational social and tech access/skills programs are now in full swing till late spring, we have welcomed many new staff members, LBFE has once again been awarded a national recognition for its CitySites programming, and much more! Together, with older adults, younger people, LBFE staff, community partners, and YOU, we're building a more age-friendly, socially connected Boston!
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LBFE Boston staff, student participants from Boston College, Northeastern and Simmons Universities, and older Bostonians had a BLAST returning to nearly 30 different CitySites (social, intergenerational activities) and Digital Dividends (tech access & literacy) program sites in early | |  |
February! At St. Cecilia's, residents made Valentine's Day cards and played Uno, while Monsignor Powers Digital Dividends participants jumped back into the Senior Planet curriculum learning more tech skills! Stay tuned this spring for lots of exciting happenings! | | |
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In this op-ed for The Huntington News first-year journalism and communications student and LBFE Boston volunteer, Ka Yat Michelle Lau, details her experience working with our Digital Dividends program at Fenway neighborhood’s Morville House, and ‘the transformative potential of digital tools….as well as the barriers preventing many seniors from fully utilizing them.' Read the article here
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LBFE Boston's CitySites Program of Distinction Status Renewed for 2025
We are proud to announce that our CitySites program has met the criteria to maintain its designation as an intergenerational Program of Distinction by Generations United. This recognition serves as the U.S. benchmark for intergenerational programs and is based on the criteria that underpin the effectiveness of high-quality intergenerational programs. Read the press release here.
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Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor Challenge - On the weeks leading up to and on Valentine's Day, LBFE Boston joined fellow nonprofit Everyday Boston supporting their 7th annual “Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor” Challenge #LYWAN!
LBFE's older adult & younger program participants helped contribute to making the Valentine's cards that were given out to more than 11,000 people to spread kindness across Boston on that day!
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Holiday Celebrations
In December, the LBFE Boston team, volunteers, and older friends came together for a festive holiday luncheon filled with conversation, delicious food, trivia, and connection!
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Bricen Boudreault joined LBFE Boston in January of 2025 as a CitySites Program Manager. He graduated with degrees in both psychology and political science from Suffolk University and prior to this position, has been working within the nonprofit field for about three years. | |
Madison Amaral also joined the LBFE Boston team in January of 2025 as a CitySites Program Manager. Madi graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and a minor in Youth and Community Studies. | |
Sofia Gillespie also joined LBFE Boston in January 2025, while also working as a teaching fellow at the Boston Outdoor Preschool Network (BOPN). Sofia graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Psychology with minors in Hispanic Studies and Studio Arts. | |
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And last, but surely not least, please meet LBFE Boston's new cohort of co-ops from Northeastern University, Avery, Elysia, Juliet, and Ruohan, who joined the team as Program Coordinators through June 2025.
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Thank you for supporting LBFE Boston’s year-end appeal! Your generosity helped us raise over $95,000 in the last three months of 2024—vital funding that keeps our programs running year-round. To provide even greater stability, please consider joining our Monthly Giving Program, which helps us plan ahead and grow programs for the older adults we support. | |
Stay involved with our programs and participants. One of the easiest ways to support LBFE Boston and our mission is to follow us on social media, comment and share our posts! The more that happens, the more future supporters we can reach! | | | | |
