Volunteers to Cook and Deliver Thanksgiving Dinners for Seniors Throughout Boston WHO: Ethos, the Jamaica Plain-based elder services non-profit. Boston Lodge of Elks No. 10 Volunteers from all over the Boston-area WHAT: Ethos and the West Roxbury Elks are once again partnering…
For 39 years, Ethos’ goal has been to provide the elders of southwest Boston with quality, affordable and culturally-appropriate home and community-based care so that they can remain in their homes. As we enter our Annual Fundraising Drive, there are…
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….
Calendar of Events Aimed At Seniors Released Boston, MA (May 2, 2012) – May is National Older Americans Month and that means it’s time for Ethos’ annual SeniorPalooza celebration. This year, seniors from all over Boston will gather for events…
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….
Wait Ends for Nearly 2,200 Elders SOUTHWEST BOSTON,MA(October 25, 2010)–Governor Deval Patrick’s signature on a supplemental budget on October 15th has resulted in the release of an estimated 2,142 elders from a home care waiting list. The federal funding was…
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…
A Documentary Film to Screen at the District E-5 Boston Police Department WEST ROXBURY,MA(June 7, 2010) – On June 15th at 12:00pm, in honor of the 5th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Ethos will provide a free public screening of…