As the Boston day shelter Women's Lunch Place marks its 40th anniversary Tuesday, some women affiliated with the program are noting how its services — and the challenges it faces in offering them — have changed over the years:
As the Boston day shelter Women's Lunch Place marks its 40th anniversary Tuesday, some women affiliated with the program are noting how its services — and the challenges it faces in offering them — have changed over the years.Nov. 15, 1982, in the basement of a Newbury Street church, it was equipped to serve just eight lunches a few times a week. From the beginning, the meals were served restaurant-style on china plates.
It now serves more than 1,800 women a year with programs including art therapy, yoga, job placement and housing searches. The facility includes a resource center where women can use computers, and a library where they can borrow and read books.
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