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.
At Ascentria Care Alliance, we meet people every day who are working hard to build stability for themselves and their families—often while juggling impossible choices. When food assistance is delayed or...
By Angela Bovill January 21, 2026 Haitian Temporary Protected Status is scheduled to end on Feb. 3, putting work authorization for thousands of essential Massachusetts workers at risk. TPS for...
Article by Simón Rios January 21, 2026 from WBUR News. Accessed 01.26.2026. With thousands of Haitians in Massachusetts set to lose legal status on Feb. 3, more than a dozen...
Ascentria Care Alliance, one of New England’s largest human service organizations, celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters, The Lighthouse at Ascentria, at 18 Chestnut Street in Worcester. Civic...
