rganization Time Line

1992	In 1992, we opened our first home, a Victorian-style shared-living program at 4 Bishop Street in Jamaica Plain for nine homeless elder women.
1995	The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a three-year contract to Hearth in 1995 for Outreach, Case Management, and Housing Placement Services. This marked the formal beginnings of Hearth's Outreach Team
1997	The award-winning Anna Bissonnette House in Boston's South End opened its doors in 1997. With the building donated by Boston Medical Center, what was once Boston's Aerated Bread Factory, and later a warehouse, became home to 40 elders who live in 22 studio and 18 one-bedroom apartments.
2000	In 2000, we opened the Ruth Cowin House for nine homeless men and women in Brookline. The rehabbed brownstone, which received the Brookline Preservation Society Award in 2001, is conveniently located on Beacon Street.
2001	In October 2001, the 43-unit Ruggles Affordable Assisted Living Community opened in Dudley Square Roxbury. It is the first assisted living facility in Boston targeted exclusively for low-income and frail elders.
2002	In early 2002, ElderHouse opened in Uphams Corner Dorchester. Part of a mixed-use development including residential and retail units, ElderHouse provides fourteen fully furnished studio apartments for formerly homeless elders.
2005	In February, The Bishop Street house received an Extreme Home Makeover: Boston Edition.  In the spring, The American Society on Aging awarded CEEH with the Healthcare and Aging Award.  Than, in September, our name changed from The Committee to End Elder Homelessness (CEEH), to Hearth.
2006	In March, Hearth received the 2006 Leadership Award from the National Alliance to End Homelessness.  In September, Mark D. Hinderlie became President and CEO.  Then, in December, Hearth opened up a new residence: The Burroughs Street House in Jamaica Plain.
2007	Citizens Bank named Hearth as the 2007 winner of its Housing Hero Award "for its commitment to ensuring the elderly community has a safe and affordable place to call home."

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