
As a result of the the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) passed by congress in March, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services released new guidance with regards to paid sick leave and Personal Care Attendants. PCAs are…
As a result of the the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) passed by congress in March, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services released new guidance with regards to paid sick leave and Personal Care Attendants. PCAs are…
Dear Community Members: We hope you are faring well and staying safe through these difficult times. We are reaching out to you to pass along new guidance, the City of Boston issued yesterday, regarding stricter measures being put in place for…
NEW GUIDELINES HELP SENIORS LOWER THEIR MEDICARE COSTS On January 1, 2020 the income and asset limits for the Medicare Savings Programs, also called Mass Health Buy-In, increased. It’s estimated that an additional 40,000 people across the commonwealth will now…
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…
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…
FURLOUGHED WORKERS WHO ARE 60 AND OLDER CAN DINE FOR FREE AT MORE THAN 40 COMMUNITY CAFÉ LOCATIONS BOSTON (January 25, 2019) – Ethos, a Boston non-profit which provides community-based services for older adults and the disabled, is offering free…
New Contract and Partnership Consolidates the Elder Nutrition Project Under Ethos BOSTON (January 23, 2019) – The Boston Elder Nutrition Program, which is responsible for providing more than 2.1 million federal, state and city subsidized meals for seniors in Boston,…
Ethos CEO Dale Mitchell has been selected to be the Grand Marshal of the 2019 Boston Pride Parade. Mr. Mitchell was selected among a cohort of members of the LGBT community, for his tireless work on the issue of LGBT Aging.
Ethos’ very own Dale Mitchell, our long-time CEO, has been nominated to be the 2019 Boston Pride Marshal. It would be an incredible honor for Dale, Ethos and for all of us who work with older adults or the LGBT…