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.
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“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…
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…
ETHOS RECEIVES $30,000 GRANT FROM THE BOSTON FOUNDATION FOR ITS JP@HOME PROGRAM Grant to Support Outreach and Member Recruitment Efforts in Jamaica Plain Boston, MA (August 14, 2015) – Ethos announced today that it has been awarded a grant of…
Seniors need your compassion, critical thinking, and creativity! Recruit and maintain relationships with community volunteers to support our neighbors as they age home with dignity and independence! Ethos is looking for candidates for our Volunteer Coordinator AmeriCorps*VISTA position! AmeriCorps*VISTA is a national…
A family that shops together, stays together… Sharon Berke, husband Marc Pelletier, and their children Romeo and Enzo live in Jamaica Plain. Each week, they take Jennie, a 99 year old resident of West Roxbury, to the grocery store. Romeo…
Since 2008, Cindy has been a volunteer Long-Term Care Ombudsman. With 28 years experience as a hospital social worker, Cindy is the perfect fit for this program, in which trained volunteers advocate on behalf of residents in long-term care facilities…
Chuck Furgason is a valued volunteer in our AgeWell West Roxbury In-Home Computer Training Program, teaching weekly computer lessons to seniors in their homes! “I do this because it makes me feel good,” Chuck explains. He is never bored…
On Thursday, April 9th, Ethos hosted the screening of “The Age of Love” a documentary about a first-of-its-kind speed dating event for seniors 70 to 90 years old. Over 50 eager friends gathered at the Hyde Park Branch Library with…
