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Our missionEthos is a private, not-for-profit organization that promotes the independence, dignity, and well-being of the elderly and disabled.
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COVID-19 Impact at Ethos

COVID-19 Impact at Ethos

Keeping Seniors Safe - A Team Approach!

Keeping Seniors Safe - A Team Approach!

What Seniors are Saying about Ethos!

What Seniors are Saying about Ethos!

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Bill Payer Volunteer - Help Keep our Older Neighbors Safe & Secure!

What you offer:
  • Experience with your own household budgeting and daily money management
  • Patience, proactivity, and great attention to detail
  • The desire to make a real difference in someone’s life
  • 2-3 hours per month, at a time that works best for you
The Boston Money Management Program (BMMP) at Ethos is a powerful volunteer-based program for low-income older adults whose cognitive or physical condition makes it difficult to carry out the routine tasks of money management.As a Volunteer Bill Payer, you would be trained to assist your client by sorting mail, writing out checks, balancing bank statements, and performing other similar tasks.The mission of the BMMP is to promote the dignity and autonomy of older adults and disabled individuals in Boston who do not have family or friends nearby who they can rely on.Volunteer Bill Payers help stabilize clients prevent evictions due to non-payment of rent, loss of utility and phone service, and premature placement of elders in nursing homes.If you would like to learn more about this opportunity to make a dramatic difference in the life of an older adult, please contact Kate at [email protected] or 617-477-6622.
  • Adults (18+), 55+
  • Ongoing
  • Anytime
  • Formal
  • Virtual, In-person, Phone Calling, Note Writing, Other
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Use Your Voice for Vulnerable Seniors!

Ethos' dedicated and passionate Ombudsman volunteers visit nursing facilities and rest homes in Boston on a regular basis and meet with residents and their families. Ombudsmen advocate for quality of life issues such as timely response by nursing facility staff to requests for assistance, facility cleanliness and meal quality.  Ombudsman volunteers are absolutely crucial to the safety and wellbeing our city’s most vulnerable elders.Ombudsman volunteers…- Visit nursing facilities in Boston to meet with residents- Interact with residents and their families- Advocate for elder concerns- Report unresolved issuesTo Become an Ombudsman Volunteer, and give voice in advocacy to residents of Long Term Care facilities, one must attend a virtual training, lasting approximately 5 weeks, 3 partial days per week.The Ombudsman Program is fully operational at this time, with safety measures being taken in each facility including: a private room with space for social distancing for meetings with residents, outdoor meetings when possible, PPE requirements, and more.
  • Adults (18+), 55+
  • Ongoing
  • Anytime
  • Formal
  • Virtual, In-person, Indoor, Answer Calls, Phone Calling, Writing, Note Writing, Other
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Office Assistant

Assist with special projects, update databases, copy and file papers, or answer phones at Ethos.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Office work, Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays

Nutrition Program

Ethos holds over 20 daily, weekly, and monthly community cafes where local seniors can drop in for a free nutritious meal and some socialization. Volunteers are needed to help set up, serve meals, socialize with seniors, and clean up after the meals.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Advocate for residents in long-term care facilities and helps to resolve their complaints and concerns.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings

Healthy Aging Workshop Leader

Demonstrate your leadership skills and teach one of our evidence-based programs! Our Healthy Aging programs help elders prevent or delay chronic diseases, learn skills and gain confidence to manage their health and live healthier, active lives.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Telephone Reassurance Caller

Make telephone calls to elders to check on their well-being and relieve loneliness.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Friendly Visitor

Visit an elder in their own home to provide companionship, share interests, and relieve loneliness.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Money Manager

Assist an elderly or disabled person with managing their finance, by developing a budget, balancing their checkbooks and helping with check writing.
  • Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

SHINE Counselor (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone)

Improve the lives of people who are Medicare-eligible by providing information and assistance through direct in person and over the phone counseling at community centers as well as Aging Service Access Points throughout Boston.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays

Medical Escort

Accompany an elder to and from medical appointments. Medical escorts volunteer on an on-call basis.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Shopper/Shopping Escort

Shopping escorts help shop with an elder and provide companionship during the shopping trip. After returning home escorts also assist with storing items.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends
How you helpMake a senior smile! Volunteers have been a critical component of Ethos’ mission to keep elders living at home with dignity and independence.
About usEthos was founded in 1973 by a grassroots coalition of community activists and social service providers. Their pioneering vision was to create an alternative to prevailing institutional models of care, which they believed robbed the elderly and disabled of their autonomy and disconnected them from social and community life. We have a proud track record of developing programs and services that are welcoming, inclusive and culturally appropriate. Many of our early pilot programs are now standard offerings across the nation. Ethos owes much of its success to a robust set of collaborations we have developed over the years with other institutions and organizations.
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