Helping Refugees in Lexington MA and Neighboring Towns
About Us
LexRAP is a group of concerned people from Lexington and surrounding communities calling itself the Lexington Refugee Assistance Program or “LexRAP.” Our focus is to make Lexington a welcoming place for refugees and to help them directly.
Mission
LexRAP is a Lexington-based 501C non-profit organization helping refugees to settle in the United States and to become productive and well-adjusted members of the community. The mission of LexRAP is to support and to assist refugees and asylum seekers into American society. This assistance includes a support network for housing, food, clothing, transportation, health care, education (especially English), employment, legal aid, and socialization. Beneficiaries of this assistance must have received (or be legally seeking) permission to live in the U.S., either temporarily or permanently.
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Hand in Hand Cafe
UPDATE: Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, including new COVID variants, Hand-in-Hand dining programs have been suspended until further notice. Sept 9, 2021 HinH currently needs help with occasional transportation needs. If you're interested or have questions, please contact Jilana, at handinhandcarryout@gmail.com. Sponsored by LexRAP with support from First Parish Church of Lexington, the same delicious foods the same wonderful refugee cooks, are now offered for carry-out pickups between 5:30PM and 6:00PM at the east (side) entrance of the historic First Parish Church 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, 02421. All dinners include an Entrée, fatoush salad/dressing, hummus, rice, and dessert. Visit the Hand-in-Hand Eventbrite page to see dates for the dinners and to place orders: HiH Eventbrite page To pick up meals, please take the driveway drive into First Parish site, around the rear entrance and continue around to the exit lane to the entrance on that side of the Church. Someone will bring a bag with your meal or meals to your car and put the bag in your trunk on your back seat. MA Covid 19 guidelines for restaurants will be observed in the screening of kitchen crew, social distancing, food preparation, cleanup/sanitizing. |
DonateTax-exempt donations support LexRAP
initiatives. Online donations will be processed by PayPal. Sustaining Monthly Donation
One time Donation
By Check
Please mail checks made out to "LexRAP" to:
LexRAP PO Box 244 Lexington, MA 02420 Email Don Detweiler with any questions you may have about donations. An Interview with Mustafa Abo-TabikMustafa Abo-Tabik lives in Lexington with his brother, sister-in-law and young neice. When the Covid lock down started, he reached out helping hands and offered his services as a food shopper for folks before all the stores started expanded delivery. He is now enrolled at Minutemen Tech in a mechanic training program and working at the Toyota dealership in Lexington. Click here to read the interview of Mustafa.
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Current Focus |
LexRAP currently focuses on 3 areas: Hosting Asylum Seekers, Hosting Unaccompanied Minors, and Assisting Refugees who, for any number of reasons, are having difficulties navigating the challenging terrain of adapting to life in the US.
While some may be able to make the bigger commitment of hosting, other volunteers are ready and willing to support their efforts. In addition, we keep a list of agencies working with refuges and asylum seekers – many of these agencies will welcome volunteer help. |
Join Us |
We are currently seeking volunteers to assist in any way possible, with either major or modest time commitments. All assistance is welcome. Complete our volunteer intake form here.
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Stay informed |
Join our email list to stay up to date on current LexRAP events and needs.
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Who We Are |
Officers Marianne Boswell, President & Founder Don Detweiler, Vice President Ingrid Klimoff, Secretary Laura Tandara, Treasurer Board Steve Stulck Pat Moyer Elizabeth Ellen Marianne Boswell Don Detweiler Ingrid Klimoff Naomi Rosenthal Tom Rich Nassma Halaseh |
