To improve the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities facing systemic barriers.
By 2050, Ascentria aims to shape a healthier, more equitable society by setting a new standard of care, co-created with the communities we serve, that centers on both those receiving and providing care.
We’re here today because of the foresight of a pious brewer by the name of Gottlieb F. Burkhardt, whose summer farm in West Roxbury would eventually become the Martin Luther Orphan’s Home at Brook Farm in 1872. A volunteer organization with a commitment to helping children as well as “aged, weak, and helpless persons,” Brook Farm would soon be followed by the establishment of a Lutheran agency to assist lonely seafarers on the busy docks of Boston. Our social ministry had begun!
Over the years, our pledge to provide help, healing and hope to those in need expanded throughout New England. By 1992, the agency had a new name, Lutheran Social Services of New England. Today, Ascentria Care Alliance continues its legacy.
Learn more about our work across New England and meet the people who help form Ascentria’s vibrant community.
Graduate Mohammad Bidaki gets a fist bump from fellow graduates after speaking during the South High Community School graduation exercises June 4 at the DCU Center. Rick Cinclair / Telegram...
By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — The nutrition coordinators came to zhuzh up the lowly black bean. “Today, we’re making a cowboy caviar, which is a take on a...
Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status. By Madeleine Ngo President Trump’s...
Worcester, MA – July 10, 2025 – Ascentria Care Alliance is proud to announce that Goddard and Hall Senior Living will be joining its network as an affiliate organization, pending...
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18 Chestnut Street, Ste 410
Worcester, MA 01608
774.243.3100
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