ETHOS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SUPPORTING OLDER ADULTS IN BOSTON Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts – On March 27, 2023, Ethos, the Jamaica Plain-based nonprofit, will celebrate 50 years of providing vital services to older adults in the Boston community. Founded in…
The program has been helpful to me. The BMMP facilitates paying my rent, Comcast, the Eversource electric and my health plan. Yes, indeed it’s very helpful to have these bills paid on my behalf. I think the staff are great. Yolanda came out to visit me once and helped me reach Eversource on the phone and get things straightened out. It was a big help.
Dear Friends, Imagine waking up every day wondering, “how much longer will I be able to live in my home?” Sadly, that’s the daily reality for many seniors and disabled persons in our community, who want to live independently, but can no…
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…
Ethos is grateful to the Grimes King Foundation for the Elderly, Inc. for their generous support of the Boston Money Management Program (BMMP)! In the past year, with the Foundation’s support, the BMMP was able to stabilize housing and essential…
In just one year, Arnold and Golda Kagan have given over 500 hours to helping Boston’s seniors! When Arnold Kagan retired three years ago, he was grateful for the Medicare counseling assistance he and his wife, Golda, received through the…
A Massachusetts program that would see its funding eliminated under President Trump’s proposed budget cuts helps elderly people in Boston pay their bills each month. Click to view
After the death of his roommate, John was struggling to keep up with his rent. Through the collaborative efforts of Ethos’ Boston Money Management Team and of the agency’s community network, specifically Central Boston Elder Services, John’s new roommate will…
Larry is 65 and lives in senior housing in Boston. His health is reasonably good, but his memory has begun to fail. In December 2003 he was facing eviction because the housing authority suspected that his daughter was living with…