Image via CrunchBaseby Paula SpannWe’ve all had this experience, haven’t we? A neighbor or friend is struggling through an illness or a family emergency, so we offer our sympathy and help.
“You tell them to call you anytime, 24/7,” said Hal Chapel, an entrepreneur in Maynard, Mass. “You mean it, and they believe it — and it never happens because they’re absorbed in the crisis.”
A Web service Mr. Chapel and his partner introduced five years ago, Lotsa Helping Hands, aims to connect those in need with friends and acquaintances willing to provide rides and meals, do chores or pay visits. About 30,000 communities have coalesced through the site; one currently operating in my town, Montclair, N.J., supports a local woman and her family as she undergoes chemotherapy.
A recent New Old Age post about my dad’s remarkable neighbors, “The Caregiver Next Door,” and the ensuing comments led me to look into this kind of service.
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