Congratulations to Lois Baho, one of Ethos/AgeWell West Roxbury’s long-time volunteers and donors, on be selected as one of this year’s Blue Hills Bank Hometown Heroes. As part of her award, Blue Hills Bank has generously donated $1,000 in Lois’…
Dale Mitchell, executive director of Ethos, discusses issues for older LGBTs as they age with Elder Affairs Secretary Alice Bonner on NewTV’s Senior Scene.

“As he started to tell me about his war experiences, I was amazed and overwhelmed.” Karl (Carl) Schlesinger of West Roxbury was born in 1917 in Breslau, Germany and survived over six years in Nazi concentrations camps. He now resides…

Ethos is happy to have helped 22 seniors in Southwest Boston with our Fall Yard Work Program! Ethos thanks our hard working volunteers who have served our community this fall by raking local seniors’ yards. Over 70 volunteers contributed to this important effort, helping…
Alan Gaynor lives in the Back Bay and volunteers with Ethos’ SHINE program. Once a week, Alan spends his day in Ethos’ office counseling Medicare beneficiaries on their healthcare options. For the city of Boston, Ethos hosts The SHINE…
Ethos’ Senior Companion, Maria Diaz, is featured in the September issue of Boston Seniority Magazine! She has provided companionship to elders for approximately 10 years, currently serving at Ethos to promote the independence, dignity and well-being of the elderly and…
A great crowd gathered at English High School in Jamaica Plain for a free Medicare Benefits Workshop. The event was sponsored by JP@Home, a new aging-in-place initiative of Ethos. JP@Home helps Jamaica Plain residents remain in their own homes as…
The Ethos Volunteer Services Department recruits volunteers for roles to help the elderly, including Friendly Visitors, Medical Escorts, and Shopping Assistants. Volunteers help enhance the services already provided by the Home Care and Protective Services Department – to improve the…
Dr. Marilyn Monteiro grew up in the South End of Boston. During her college years at UMass Boston and her graduate school years at Harvard, she — along with many other community activists and organizers — fought against gentrification in…
