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title: "Direct Relief: Lend a Hand Society"
description: "Criteria:  - Clients must live in the Greater Boston area (inside route 128).   - Clients can only be referred to Lend A Hand once in a lifetime - Clients must be low-income Non-profit social service agencies can apply for grants…"
url: "https://community.womensmoneymatters.org/resources/direct-relief-lend-a-hand-society/"
updated: "2023-01-25"
category: Preferential Loans and Direct Financial Relief
---

# Direct Relief: Lend a Hand Society

Criteria: 

- Clients must live in the Greater Boston area (inside route 128).  
- Clients can only be referred to Lend A Hand once in a lifetime
- Clients must be low-income

Non-profit social service agencies can apply for grants at any time.  Agencies can apply on behalf of their clients online by completing an Agency Grant Application.  No more than 3 requests each month. Checks can not be made out to clients, must be sent to payee.

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