A new video from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation sheds light on the issue of social isolation as one of the most significant risk factors for people as they age. As of 2012, the National Council on Aging estimated…
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To Whom It May Concern: Ethos is a most wonderful service offered to the city of Boston residents who need various “helps” to make their lives much easier. I receive housekeeping and laundry services, however, my favorite, and the best…
More than 400 seniors, from the entire city of Boston, joined Ethos in celebrating Older Americans Month at its Annual Senior Prom. The event featured lunch, dancing, a photo booth, and door prizes. This year’s theme was Mardi Gras and…
Dear Friends: Today, few groups age with more challenges than lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBTs). Less likely to be partnered, more likely to be childless and too often estranged from their own families, LGBTs face significant barriers to…
This week Ethos hosted some of our youngest volunteers to date! Four boys with Project Giving Kids, a charity transforming the way busy kids and families engage in charitable service from the earliest of ages, came to Ethos. The volunteers put together goody…
Ethos is thrilled to have helped 17 seniors in Southwest Boston with our Spring Yard Work Program! Volunteers make our work possible as the following groups have proved by raking and planting for their older neighbors: Boston University, The University of Massachusetts…
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh met with members of AgeWell West Roxbury, an Ethos sponsored program that helps seniors live healthy, full lives in their communities and in their homes, as part of the organization’s SeniorPalooza celebration. The event was sponsored…
This week, Ethos attended Northeastern University’s Service-Learning Expo to thank two students who volunteered their time in the Spring semester at the Nate Smith Café. Austin Fernandez and Jessica Norris, students in Northeastern’s Advanced Spanish course, spent their Wednesdays conversing in Spanish with…
Ethos eNews April 2014 – West Roxbury Rocks Host Committee; Volunteer Appreciation Event; Help with prescription drug costs; and more… Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Donate Now » Follow Us On Twitter Friend Us…
Ethos held its annual volunteer appreciation event on April 4, 2014 at Doyle’s Café in Jamaica Plain. Over the past year alone, over 1620 group volunteers and 769 individual volunteers, have supported seniors in some capacity through Ethos. More than…
