Since 1988, the number of gangs in Boston has grown from 15 to more than 100, and gang membership has increased nearly eightfold. During that time, the city of Boston has redoubled its efforts to end gun violence by cracking down on firearm trafficking, strengthening neighborhood policing...

In Massachusetts nearly one in five children lives in a food insecure household. And although food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC increase a household’s access to food, many families still lack the basic nutritional knowledge and cooking skills to make healthy dietary...

Last month LTM announced the final list of 2012 Social Innovators chosen by Root Cause, a nonprofit research and consulting firm. Root Cause recognized six nonprofit organizations—LGBT Aging Project, Science Club for Girls, InnerCity Weightlifting, Cooking Matters Massachusetts, Work...

  Readers, we are happy to inform you that AmeriCorps is alive and well in Massachusetts! According to the AmeriCorps website, more than 41,000 Fellows of all ages and backgrounds are currently serving in the Bay State. Organizations across Massachusetts are committed to matching...

Without a job, how can you afford a suit? But without a suit, how can you get a job? Written on the main website of Dress for Success, this paradox inspired the creation of the international non-profit organization which fosters the economic independence of out-of-work women. Through...