Congress has proposed cutting funding to the Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance Program which funds the SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone) program here at Ethos. As you know, the SHINE program ensures that Massachusetts elderly and disabled…
Congratulations to Lois Baho, one of Ethos/AgeWell West Roxbury’s long-time volunteers and donors, on be selected as one of this year’s Blue Hills Bank Hometown Heroes. As part of her award, Blue Hills Bank has generously donated $1,000 in Lois’…
“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…
Ethos is happy to have helped 22 seniors in Southwest Boston with our Fall Yard Work Program! Ethos thanks our hard working volunteers who have served our community this fall by raking local seniors’ yards. Over 70 volunteers contributed to this important effort, helping…
Alan Gaynor lives in the Back Bay and volunteers with Ethos’ SHINE program. Once a week, Alan spends his day in Ethos’ office counseling Medicare beneficiaries on their healthcare options. For the city of Boston, Ethos hosts The SHINE…
Ethos’ Senior Companion, Maria Diaz, is featured in the September issue of Boston Seniority Magazine! She has provided companionship to elders for approximately 10 years, currently serving at Ethos to promote the independence, dignity and well-being of the elderly and…
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…
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…
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