Not only is the older adult population of Boston growing, but our community also is home to higher rates of older adults experiencing depression and mental health challenges than their counterparts across the Commonwealth – but Ethos is here to…
Ethos is thrilled to partner with the Hands to Heart Center – Yoga for the People to offer chair yoga classes to residents of Rockland Towers! Over the past six months, Westlyne Bruno, Ethos’ Resident Services Coordinator (a partnership with…
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Mental health challenges, like depression, can lead to suicide, especially if left untreated. According to the 2018 Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report, 34.05% of the Boston’s seniors have ever been diagnosed with depression. However,…
VALERIE FRIAS TO SUCCEED DALE MITCHELL AS HEAD OF THE 45 YEAR-OLD ELDER SERVICES NON-PROFIT BOSTON, MA – September 4, 2019 – Ethos today announced that the organization’s Board of Directors has appointed Valerie Frias as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding…
With temperatures expected in the 90s today and nearing 100 degrees this weekend, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory. Ethos would like to remind everyone to be safe during this hot and potentially dangerous weather. Heat-induced illness can…
Looking Forward to Pride Week Boston Boston Pride Week kicks off May 31. Don Gorton, an advocate for LGBT equality in Boston for over 25 years and chair of the Stonewall50 Boston Pride Committee, and Dale Mitchell, grand marshall of…
Today, the second-ever Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day, Ethos recognizes the nearly one in five older Americans that have one or more mental health/substance use conditions (according to a 2012 Institute of Medicine study). The U.S. Census Bureau indicates…
Since June of 2018, the Boston Money Management Program (BMMP) at Ethos has been helping Ms. Vincent* manage her monthly finances, ensuring that her rent and essential utility bills are paid in full and on time. When Ms. Vincent joined…
Prompted by a question from Eric, a 33 year-old volunteer in Ethos’ Friendly Visitor Program, about how others view the relationships with the seniors they serve, Miriam Michelson, the organization’s volunteer program manager organized what we hope to the first…
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