Wednesday, February 29, 2012
AgeWell West Roxbury reminds residents to look after elderly neighbors during bad weather. Volunteer shovelers also wanted for senior citizens.
Snow Alert! AgeWell West Roxbury asks you to please remember to look after an elderly neighbor during today and tomorrow's snow emergency. See if they may need groceries or help with shoveling. Want to volunteer to shovel? AgeWell West Roxbury keeps a list of seniors who need assistance in Roslindale and West Roxbury. Call Janice at 617-477-6616 to volunteer. Janice Williams Healthy Aging Manager Ethos Community Relations
Monday, February 20, 2012
Ethos Equality Fund will support programs and services for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender elders.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release. Ethos, a not-for-profit organization established specifically to help frail elders remain at home for as long as possible, officially launched the Ethos Equality Fund (EEF) on February 17, during a reception at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. The Ethos Equality Fund is the Boston area's first fund solely dedicated to supporting the development, implementation, and expansion of programs, services, and activities that will enhance the quality of life for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) elders and their support circles. Dale Mitchell, executive Director of Ethos, said, “Few groups age with more challenges than LGBTs. Less likely to be partnered, more likely to…
Friday, February 3, 2012
Ethos Executive Director Dale Mitchell offers his opinion on the payroll tax holiday.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Ethos' Executive Director Dale Mitchell wrote this op-ed. Please add your comments to the bottom of this article. Q: What does a ‘payroll tax holiday’ really mean? A: In a recent National Public Radio story, a reporter asked people on the street if they had noticed their payroll tax cut. Most people said “No.” People seemed confused between the payroll tax cut, and an income tax cut. Not everyone knew what the payroll tax was. The purpose of the payroll tax cut - which came to be called a “holiday” — was to stimulate Americans to buy more goods and services. Yet almost no one interviewed said the change in payroll tax had stimulated them to shop more. The tax cut in question is actually the Social Security payroll tax. Workers with wage …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Federal fuel aid has plummeted 28% compared to last year.
As the winter heating season descends, federal fuel aid to low-income households in Massachusetts has plummeted 28% compared to last year. "Like a falling thermostat,” said Dale Mitchell, Executive Director of Ethos, a southwest Boston agency dedicated to keeping frail elders and the disabled at home for as long as possible. Last year Massachusetts received $184 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding from the federal government. This year, the state is slated to receive only $132 million, a drop of $52 million. “Given the gridlock in Washington, Congress won’t be doing much,” said Mitchell. “As a result, many seniors are left with ‘heat or eat’ situation as they head into the New Year.” Home heating oil…
Friday, December 23, 2011
In 2011, AgeWell provided healthy-aging classes and events in West Roxbury to more than 2,000 senior citizens.
The pilot initiative AgeWell West Roxbury received a grant from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation for the third year in a row. AgeWell was awarded a Vibrant Lifestyles grant for healthy-aging programs, according to a AgeWell West Roxbury press release. The grant for 2012 is in the amount of $70,000. AgeWell West Roxbury is a program run by Ethos, which helps senior citizens continue to live in their homes. The Tufts Health Plan Foundation awarded nearly $2.8-million to nearly 80 organizations in 2011 to programs that "enhance seniors’ value of life by stimulating them through health, artistic, cultural and educational activities or initiatives." Said Ethos Executive Director Dale Mitchell, “The AgeWell West Roxbury program will celebrate…
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Provide a critical service to a homebound elderly resident this winter.
Want some winter exercise, but don't know how to get it? How about being a snow shoveler for an elderly West Roxbury resident? Become a volunteer Snow Shoveler with AgeWell West Roxbury, and provide a critical service to West Roxbury’s homebound elders. You'll also be keeping our community's sidewalks safe. Ethos is seeking volunteer snow shovelers to be put on a list that will be distributed to senior citizens in the West Roxbury area. Elders will call volunteers directly in the event of snow. Volunteers also have the right to accept or decline each request depending. In addition to a can-do attitude, big heart and strong body, volunteers must provide their own shoveling equipment and transportation. Call Janice Williams, Ethos' Healthy…
Friday, November 11, 2011
The executive director of Ethos, an aging services access point, discusses why it's important to fully fund Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Dale Mitchell wrote this article and is the executive director of Ethos, which funds the AgeWest West Roxbury program. More than 3,000 elderly and disabled individuals converged on the Wang Center in Boston on Wednesday, November 9 to stage a mass protest against proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Sponsored by Mass Senior Action, AARP, Mass Home Care and several dozen elderly rights and labor groups, the rally literally sent a “big message” to one of the members of the Congressional “Super Committee” that is tasked with developing specific proposals to cut the federal deficit. Seniors took a large envelope stuffed with postcards from elders to the Boston office of U.S. Senator John Kerry, the only New England lawmaker…
Monday, October 10, 2011
State Supplemental budget passed the House and Senate, and will need to be signed by Governor Patrick.
State Rep. Edward Coppinger and state Sen. Mike Rush’s offices are continually fighting for important programs for senior citizens in West Roxbury. The state’s supplemental budget, passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday and by the Senate on Thursday, includes $107,000 for programs that serve naturally occurring retirement communities. The budget is now in conference committee before going to Governor Deval Patrick for his signature. "Naturally occurring retirement communities" include any group of apartments, condominiums, houses, cooperatives, planned communities or public housing units in which the majority of residents have “aged in place” and need support services to continue living in their own homes. The funding would …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Executive Director of Ethos Dale Mitchell provides the details about shingles - including that shingles are not contagious. Half of all cases are in people older than 60.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
This article was written by Dale Mitchell, executive director of Ethos. Each year, approximately 1 million Americans will develop a painful viral infection known as shingles. Shingles is an infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, but not everyone who had chickenpox will develop shingles. The risk for shingles increases with age. Half of all cases of shingles are in people older than 60-years-old. Anyone with a weakened immune system from illnesses such as cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, HIV, are at higher risk. Once you have chicken pox, the virus can stay quiet in your nerve tissues for years. But for many people, the virus "awakens" and forms blisters on the skin. You may get a few blisters or an extensive rash that can …
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
40-year West Roxbury resident turned a century young on August 20.
West Roxbury's Agnes Allieri turned 100 years young on August 20. Allieri, a 40-year resident of West Roxbury, was joined by two young Boston City Councilors, Matt O'Malley, and John Connolly, as well as Ann Cushing, of state Sen. Mike Rush's office, at her West Roxbury home. Ethos presented Allieri with a cake, too! Cushing presented Allieri with a resolution recognizing her 100th birthday from the Statehouse, and the councilors provided her with a City resolution honoring her 100th birthday.
Anne Quinlan
1:02 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Fred Bogan - a 95 year old man could use shovelers at 112Stratford St. W.R. and is willing to pay - Please call him at 617-325-7626 more ›