Snow-shoveling Volunteers form Part of “Village” Feburary 12, 2013 Like their neighbors, Rosé Saltzman, 80, and her husband, Ira, of West Roxbury, watched the approach of winter storm with anxious anticipation. Fortunately, one worry was off their shoulders: Thanks to…
West Roxbury Patch: Coppinger: No Funding for AgeWell West Roxbury in Govenor’s Budget January 25, 2013 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick proposed a $34.8 billion budget on Wednesday, which included no funding for the valued AgeWell West Roxbury program. But it’s…
Program serving the older adult population will receive a cash award and consulting services to build its capacity Boston, MA (December 6, 2012) – Ethos, the elder services agency for southwest Boston, today announced that its AgeWell West Roxbury initiative…
Boston, MA (September 19, 2012) – National Falls Prevention Day is Monday, September 24th. Ethos, the Jamaica Plain-based elder services non-profit, announced today that its AgeWell West Roxbury program will be available on that day to give out information about…
Each day in Massachusetts, there are 54 reports of suspected elder abuse (20,000 per year), according figures reported in 2011 by Mass Home Care, an elder services advocacy group. In Boston alone, there were over 7,000 cases of suspected elder…
Seniors Mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day WHO: Ethos, members of its Protective Services staff and over 25 seniors from the AgeWell West Roxbury program WHAT: A flash mob; choreographed singing and dancing to The Beatles “When I’m Sixty Four.” WHERE: Roche Bros….
BOSTON, MA (April 30, 2012) – Ethos, the Jamaica Plain-based elder services non-profit, said today that the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to restore funding for Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCS), which was cut by 50 percent under the budget Governor…
SOUTHWEST BOSTON,MA (October 25, 2010) – Janice Williams was named the Healthy Aging Program Manager that will be responsible for the continued development and management of Ethos’ Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) Pilot Initiative, AgeWell West Roxbury this past September….
WEST ROXBURY, MA (July 8, 2010) – “Ethos has been awarded a special projects grant in the amount of $55,000 by the Boston Foundation for our AgeWell West Roxbury: Building an Elder-Friendly Neighborhood project,” Executive Director Dale Mitchell announced today. According…
WEST ROXBURY, MA (July 8, 2010) – The Boston Foundation, New England’s largest community foundation, has awarded Ethos a $55,000 ‘special projects’ grant to support Agewell West Roxbury, Executive Director Dale Mitchell announced today. According to Mitchell, the grant will…