Helping Hands for the Lakes Region
Start-Up
Previously known as Helping Hands - Senior Support for Lakes Region, under the leadership of founders
Erika Willette, Executive Director and Sarah Stone, Associate Director, this grass-roots organization has been
offering Senior and Disabled Adult Services throughout Belknap County from the beginning of COVID shutdowns in March 2020. Fully volunteer based, we provide assistance with rides, errands, phone check-ins,
light homecare and maintenance, food-household items, referrals and more through our FaceBook page. We
also have a “closet “of available donated items: durable medical equipment for loan, and medical or personal
hygiene supplies for free. If you have questions, suggestions, want to volunteer, or need assistance, please
contact us on the FaceBook page, or call (603) 273-5410, email: [email protected]
Articles from Laconia Daily Sun about our work
Helping Hands Senior Support to the rescue - with bags of food By Roberta Baker | The Laconia Daily Sun |
March 25, 2020: http://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/helping-hands-senior-support-to-the-rescue---with-bags-of-
During the pandemic, success surges for Helping Hands Senior Support By Roberta Baker | The Laconia Daily Sun
| Jul 1, 2020 updated August 26, 2020: https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/during-the-pandemic-success-surges-for-helping-hands-senior-%20support/article_eb88bf88-b7f4-11ea-b61f-6f19359271a4.html
Spring 2022
Helping Hands for Seniors: when the village is an army By Roberta Baker | The Laconia Daily Sun | April 6, 2022: https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/helping-hands-for-seniors-when-the-village-is-an-%20army/article_268f26fe-b5cc-11e
Summer 2024
Veteran parade-goer becomes participant, thanks to community's helping hands By Tim Sohn | The Laconia
Daily Sun | August 16, 2024: http://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/veteran-parade-goer-becomes-participant-thanks-to-communitys-helping-hands/article_0e5ed1f4-5bee-11ef-9019-8f184f229bb9.html
Helping Hands for the Lakes Region is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Helping Hands for the Lakes Region is a proud member of Village to Village Network
Village to Village Network (VtVN) is a national membership-based organization that brings
Villages together to share best practices for enabling older adults to live independent,
healthy, purposeful lives with connections to their communities. www.vtvnetwork.org