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A Letter from Hearth's Board Chair

 

November 2006
by Mary S. Parker, Board Chair

Dear Friends,

What a year this has been for Hearth, starting with the loss of a beloved CEO in the spring and culminating with the hiring of anew leader whose arrival has us all very excited.  And in between we were so ably led by our wonderful senior staff.

We are very pleased to welcome Mark Hinderlie as our new CEO.  Mark brings extensive not-or-profit experience and some interesting new perspectives to the team.  He had to hit the ground running because we have been busy developing several new projects.  We are so appreciative of the strong leadership provided by our COO and Acting CEO, Ellen Nolan Gard, and our entire dedicated staff who have worked so hard to keep our programs strong and to prepare us for the future.

This summer, the Mayor's office and the City's Department Neighborhood Development asked us to help save 14 units of housing for very low income elders which had been taken out of service.  With extraordinary efforts of our senior staff and with unprecedented support from the City and commonwealth, we expect to see tenants settled into the former McCrohon House in Jamaica Plain before the end of the year.

Of course what makes us most proud is the service we provide daily to more than 120 elderly residents and the hundreds of seniors assisted by our Outreach Team.  We were recognized for this work by the National Alliance to End Homelessness which award Hearth its 2006 Leadership Award.

All of us at Hearth are extremely grateful for the continued faith and commitment demonstrated the generosity of our friends and supporters.  Together we really do bring elders home for good.