Lori’s Legacy: Making lives better
in small consistent ways

 
 

How we're making a difference in our communities

 
 

Make service learning possible

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Lori’s Hands builds mutually beneficial partnerships between community members with chronic illness and college students.

Leading the Way in Intergenerational Service Learning

Lori’s Hands is led by a group of innovative thinkers committed to reciprocity and equity as we build dependable, intergenerational partnerships among our students and clients.

Who We Are

Practical Assistance & Learning

Lori’s Hands trains college student volunteers to make weekly visits to community members living with chronic illnesses. Students help with day-to-day tasks and clients educate students about the human experience of chronic disease. We are currently operating in Newark, DE, Baltimore, MD, and Metro Detroit, MI.

What We Do

Lori’s Hands builds mutually beneficial partnerships between community members with chronic illness and college students.

Leading the Way in Intergenerational Service Learning

Lori’s Hands is led by a group of innovative thinkers committed to reciprocity and equity as we build dependable, intergenerational partnerships among our students and clients.

Who We Are

Practical Assistance & Learning

Lori’s Hands trains college student volunteers to make weekly visits to community members living with chronic illnesses. Students help with day to day tasks and clients educate students about the human experience of chronic disease.

What We Do

393

Adults with chronic illness received regular visits from Lori's Hands student volunteers in 2025

807

College student volunteers engaged in 2025

11,457

Hours volunteered to strengthen networks of support for people with chronic illness in 2025

Get Involved

Whether you’re interested in becoming a client or student volunteer, partnering with us to expand our services, or sustaining our work into the future, we want you to be a part of the Lori’s Hands community.

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