A Life in Color: The Paintings of Peter Phelps
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Hearth's 2008 Winter Newsletter
Hearth's 2007 Annual Report
Hearth's Housing Application is now available to download. Read more
Hearth's "Living Legend"

Hearth's founder and board member Anna Bissonnette was named a Living Legend in Nursing by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses.
Congratulations, Anna!

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Celebrating Caring Partnerships
On Wednesday, November 7, Nixon Peabody, LLP hosted Hearth's 2007 Annual Meeting. Bob Halloran - weekend news and sports actor at WCVB-TV Channel 5 and Hearth Board Member - emceed the event which welcomed the new Board of Visitors, introduced the new Board Members, and recognized Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston and Doctor Mazur as the recipients of the Distinguished Service Award for their invaluable efforts on behalf of Boston's low-income and homeless elders.
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Citizens Bank Awards Hearth
May 10, 2007
Citizens Bank has named Hearth Massachusetts' Housing Hero of 2007 for
our work at Burroughs Street.
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See the article on Boston.com
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CEEH is now Hearth
September 2005
After years of debate, the Committee to End Elder Homelessness has changed
its name to Hearth, a name which more accurately embodies our work and mission to find and
house frail and complex elders in the community. The new name became official on
September 12, 2005. Read more |
Hearth's Housing Application is available online
Learn how you and GoodSearch can help Hearth.

Help fill our Food Pantry
Due to the rising cost of groceries, many of Hearth's Outreach Clients rely on our food pantry to augment their small budgets. Please help us ensure elders receive proper food and nutrition.

Our Elders Need Craft Supplies


Recent Awards and Recognition
2007 Housing Hero Award from Citizens Bank Read
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2006 Leadership Award from the National Alliance to End
Homelessness Read
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Current State of Elder Homelessness
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Currently in the US, there are at least 9 seniors waiting for every
occupied unit of affordable elderly housing
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More than 83,000 units of affordable housing in Massachusetts are at
risk of “expiring” and becoming market rate
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Outreach has identified 1,700 elders in need of housing the Boston area
alone
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From 1999 to 2002, elder homelessness in Massachusetts increased by over
60%

In 2005 Hearth received an Extreme Makeover ...
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