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For Alumni

Welcome back! We are so glad that you are reconnecting with Lori’s Hands.

Here are some ways you can stay engaged as an alum:

Catch up on our growth

From receiving federal funding, to starting our second chapter in Baltimore, to launching our third chapter in Metro Detroit, it has been a busy couple of years for Lori’s Hands. Read more about our expansion below.

Our history

Get in touch

We are so excited to reconnect with you and talk about how you can stay involved with Lori’s Hands, even after you’ve graduated! Use the form below to ask a question or set up a time to chat with one of our staff members. 

Contact us

Join us for an event

We would love to see you at one of our service, social, or networking events. Whether you want to pick up a shovel and help out in a garden or meet some of our current student volunteers, we have an event for you. 

Events

Become a sustaining donor

Sustaining donors help support our work and allow us to plan for our future growth. Setting up your monthly donation is simple and fast.  

Donate today
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Alexa Rivadeneira

“Lori's Hands has been the gift that keeps on giving. During college, it solidified that I wanted to focus my career on working with the nonprofit sector in some capacity. It led me to Catchafire, a company focused on helping mission-driven leaders bring tech solutions to causes and communities they care about. Additionally, I sit on the Lori's Hands Board of Directors, which has allowed me to continue contributing to the mission, even though I am no longer at UD. I am so thankful for the people I've met and the opportunities I've had because of Lori's Hands over the last 13 years!”

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Amy Sherlock

“As college students, we move to these new places and learn to call it our "home." However, rarely do we interact with members of the local community who have called it home for generations before us; Lori's Hands provided me with an invaluable and unique college experience by doing just that. By building relationships with older adults in the community, my experience with Lori's Hands reaffirmed my desire to help those people living with chronic conditions and fostered practices of multigenerational collaboration. Now, as an occupational therapist, I know that these kinds of experiences are instrumental in being able to provide the best quality of care to all.”

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Liz Bonomo

“It's no exaggeration to say that Lori's Hands changed my life. When I joined the founding cohort of LH volunteers back in 2009, I was a French major with no idea what I wanted to do after college. Meeting our clients and hearing their stories, I felt compelled to dig deeper and learn about the health systems that impacted their lives. I went on to earn a master's degree in health education, and I am now in my last year of law school, where I'm concentrating in health law and plan to continue a career in public service after I graduate.”

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Lexi Woodruff

“Lori's Hands can prepare nursing students for their work because it can give you a better understanding as a nurse or healthcare provider as to what our patients are going through and how their chronic illness affects them on a day to day basis.”

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Shay Lukas

“Lori's Hands has entirely shaped both my personal and professional growth over the years. I am currently in a PA-MPH joint degree program (Physician Assistant and Masters in Public Health) at The George Washington University, and I know that Lori's Hands is a huge reason why I was able to pursue this dream of mine. I learned the impact that chronic illness can have on mental health, loneliness, relationships, and independence. My Lori's Hands client gave me so much more than I could have ever given her, and I will always reflect on my work with Lori's Hands as a gift.”

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Sarah LaFave

“Whenever I am working on a public health research project, I see the faces and hear the voices of the Lori’s Hands clients and caregivers I’ve gotten the chance to partner with over the years. Their perspectives have helped me to make my work relevant and their stories keep me inspired to contribute to my field.”