Tatiana Stridh has an accent, but with dual U.S.-Russian citizenship, she feels right at home in Boston.The 51-year-old fled Russia, ran out of money and fell on hard knock last fall.On Friday, she is no longer homeless or hungry thanks to the Women’s Lunch Place.“I’m so grateful for it,” Stridh said with tears rolling down her face.The Women’s Lunch Place head chef Inna Khitrik, started Inna’s Kitchen in Newton, but it’s her family struggle that baked-in her passion to nurture women.“We dealt with not having enough to eat,” Khitrik said. “My mother worked three jobs to provide for us.”The Women’s Lunch Place serves up to 2,500 women a year living in poverty or escaping domestic violence and other issues.Located in the basement of the Church of the Covenant at 67 Newbury Street is across from the Valentino shop, the abundance of riches have helped support the Women’s Lunch Place safety net.“We have amazing donors around us, and stores will do things for us as well,” Chief Program Officer Nancy Armstrong said.The nonprofit started in 1982, and today, there are wrap-around services that include behavioral programming. “We have amazing advocates who are really experienced and can help you find housing, help you find health care,” Armstrong said.Newscenter 5 learned some women who can afford their rent also come to the Women’s Lunch Place to do laundry or use the computer or the safe phone lines, where the phone number can’t be traced by location.Advocates follow up with the woman indefinitely. There are clothing donations, and hygiene products offered, as well as mental health psychiatric counseling and even legal services.There are 60 staff members but it’s the volunteers like Katherine Courtiss a senior at Boston College who fuel the mission.Armstrong said Stridh learned English and she will be a success. She is studying for a test to become a pharmacy tech.On this Women’s History Month, Armstrong said, “It feels like women’s rights are rolled back and an afterthought,” but not under the roof of the Women’s Lunch Place, the only gender-specific space in Boston that exists to empower and uplift women with multiple services under one roof.” The nonprofit also provides a 50-bed shelter at an undisclosed location where the women can keep the same room for six months and get their own key to the bedroom. They also receive wrap-around services to gain independence.
Tatiana Stridh has an accent, but with dual U.S.-Russian citizenship, she feels right at home in Boston.
The 51-year-old fled Russia, ran out of money and fell on hard knock last fall.
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On Friday, she is no longer homeless or hungry thanks to the Women’s Lunch Place.
“I’m so grateful for it,” Stridh said with tears rolling down her face.
The Women’s Lunch Place head chef Inna Khitrik, started Inna’s Kitchen in Newton, but it’s her family struggle that baked-in her passion to nurture women.
“We dealt with not having enough to eat,” Khitrik said. “My mother worked three jobs to provide for us.”
The Women’s Lunch Place serves up to 2,500 women a year living in poverty or escaping domestic violence and other issues.
Located in the basement of the Church of the Covenant at 67 Newbury Street is across from the Valentino shop, the abundance of riches have helped support the Women’s Lunch Place safety net.
“We have amazing donors around us, and stores will do things for us as well,” Chief Program Officer Nancy Armstrong said.
The nonprofit started in 1982, and today, there are wrap-around services that include behavioral programming.
“We have amazing advocates who are really experienced and can help you find housing, help you find health care,” Armstrong said.
Newscenter 5 learned some women who can afford their rent also come to the Women’s Lunch Place to do laundry or use the computer or the safe phone lines, where the phone number can’t be traced by location.
Advocates follow up with the woman indefinitely. There are clothing donations, and hygiene products offered, as well as mental health psychiatric counseling and even legal services.
There are 60 staff members but it’s the volunteers like Katherine Courtiss a senior at Boston College who fuel the mission.
Armstrong said Stridh learned English and she will be a success. She is studying for a test to become a pharmacy tech.
On this Women’s History Month, Armstrong said, “It feels like women’s rights are rolled back and an afterthought,” but not under the roof of the Women’s Lunch Place, the only gender-specific space in Boston that exists to empower and uplift women with multiple services under one roof.”
The nonprofit also provides a 50-bed shelter at an undisclosed location where the women can keep the same room for six months and get their own key to the bedroom. They also receive wrap-around services to gain independence.
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