LifeScene provides direct supports and resources to our community members to nurture the conditions for growth and opportunity.
Everyday life is challenging and can feel overwhelming for underserved and socially vulnerable populations. Since 1885, with your help, our services have transformed the lives of thousands through the power of education, support, and community. We remove barriers so that youth and families can find, access, and receive skills to build assets, resiliency, and self-sufficiency.
All of our supports and services are offered at no cost to the participants.
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The summer employment program which was designed to expand gainful employment opportunities for Lynn youth, also helped Ellijah obtain his driver’s license.
LifeScene offered 4 scholarships to encourage youth to attend driving school. Ellijah jumped at the opportunity and was the first to receive his license. Ellijah’s Case Manager, Christian remarks, “Ellijah worked hard and he’s smart. He was always trying to go in the right direction.”
With the money that he earned from employment in the work crew, Ellijah purchased a 2001 Honda Civic for only $300! “The frame was bent from an accident, the radiator needed repair and I had to replace the condenser and a headlight, but it’s my car,” he says with a smile.
Ellijah, who would like to be mechanic one day, is slowly rebuilding his ride. He says, “So far, I’ve done a lot of repairs, and put gas in it. If I didn’t do this program, I wouldn’t have gone to driving school and I wouldn’t have this car.”
