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…
With temperatures expected in the 90s today and this week, the National Weather Service has issued an “Excessive Heat Warning” for Boston. Ethos would like to remind everyone to be safe during this hot and potentially dangerous weather. Heat-induced illness can…
Ethos has announced its AgeWell class and activity schedule for fall 2018. All classes and workshops are offered to seniors free of charge to give participants the skills and confidence to manage their health and either prevent or delay chronic conditions…
Click image or here to play video BOSTON – The oppressive heat and humidity is breaking but it’s been a long stretch of brutal heat in New England. Boston has already had 14 days over 90 degrees and that puts…
AgeWell West Roxbury is an Ethos-sponsored initiative that promotes the development of an age-friendly community and the creation of successful aging- in-place strategies for the Boston neighborhood with the highest concentration and highest absolute number of elders. AgeWell collaborates…
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
In any snowstorm, it’s important to remember to check in on elderly family and neighbors. In Massachusetts, there are several organizations that are making sure the elderly and disabled get the help they need during storms. Click to view
BOSTON — A father-son team is helping their Boston neighbors in need weather the winter. Immediately after a recent snowfall, Michael and Tommy O’Dea headed beyond their block in Roslindale to clear a path for Thomas Walsh. The O’Deas met…
A father-son team is helping their Boston neighbors in need weather the winter. Immediately after a recent snowfall, Michael and Tommy O’Dea headed beyond their block in Roslindale to clear a path for Thomas Walsh. The O’Deas met Walsh several…