Hearth Housing

Currently Hearth operates 196 units of permanent supportive housing located in eight different residences throughout the Greater Boston area. Each residence has a unique character and community for the elders who live there and call it home.

 

Anna Bissonnette House Boston’s South End		Burroughs Street House Jamaica Plain
Elsie Frank House (formerly the Bishop Street House) Jamaica Plain		Milton Fuller Housing Corporation/Fuller Village Milton
Hearth at Olmsted Green Dorchester		Ruggles Affordable Assisted Living Roxbury
Ruth Cowin House Brookline		Uphams Corner ElderHouse Dorchester

 

The elderly residents, who were homeless or at high risk of becoming homeless, have successfully transitioned into having and keeping a home, and reestablishing a sense of community. All residences are supported by multi-disciplinary teams comprised of site directors, licensed social workers, registered nurses, resident coordinators, resident assistants, overnight managers, activity directors, personal care homemakers, and committed volunteers.

All supportive programs are designed to promote as much self-sufficiency as possible while facilitating access to the specific services each tenant requires. Our professional staff routinely provides cueing and coaching relating to nutrition, medications, health care and money management, where needed.

In addition, for those tenants who require assistance with “activities of daily living," help is provided through funding from Medicaid’s Group Adult Foster Care Program. The Department of Mental Health provides funding for individuals with behavioral health problems who reside at all our sites. All sites are equal opportunity and wheelchair accessible.