Generous $500k Grant Fuels Renovation, Fosters Community and Creativity Coinciding with the 175th anniversary of its founding, Goddard House, a Brookline-based nonprofit senior living organization and creative aging innovator, is honored to announce a generous $500,000 grant from The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation to support construction of an addition of a creative aging hub to…
Honoring Matilda Goddard During Women’s History Month A Pioneer in Senior Living She may not be a household name, but her impact endures as the inspiration behind Massachusetts’ oldest senior living organization. During Women’s History Month, Goddard House, a 175-year-old, Brookline-based nonprofit organization and creative aging innovator, proudly honors its namesake’s visionary leadership. A champion…
Serving those who have served others has been Goddard House’s mission since Day One. Note: This article was originally published in the UMass Boston’s Beacon Magazine. See the original article here. Ten years ago, Goddard House—the first elder-care organization in Massachusetts—partnered with UMass Boston to launch a scholarship program for working Boston nurses. The result: 129 scholarships…
Artmaking and Well-being Spotlighted at SpeakEasy Stage Co. Event Panel of Art Therapists Highlights Pru Payne’s Themes of Love and Memory Loss and Showcase the Therapeutic Power of Creative Expression Boston, MA — Goddard House Community Initiatives (GHCI), an innovator in creative aging programs, joined forces with SpeakEasy Stage Company to highlight the synergy between…
Brookline, MA— Goddard House celebrated its 175th anniversary as a groundbreaking senior living organization and innovator in the creative aging field with a special event last week that brought together residents, staff, board members, community partners, and state and local officials to pay tribute to its rich history and enduring leadership – and to announce…
Goddard House is honored to share that our community has been recognized by the U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 List for Best Senior Living with an award in Memory Care. Each year, the report recognizes a wide variety of senior living communities across categories such as Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care, Best Independent…
Goddard House recently welcomed Sarah Le Roy to their Board of Trustees. Le Roy serves as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for Saama Technologies in Boston. She brings more than 25 years of global human capital leadership experience across a variety of industries, with a focus on transforming businesses and building cultures to accelerate innovation…
Goddard House recently welcomed Taisha Hendrickson to their Board of Trustees. Taisha Hendrickson is the Director of Outreach, Engagement and Communications at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where her main focus is on developing comprehensive outreach strategies to effectively engage and communicate with patients and partners across various cancer research studies that the…
(BROOKLINE, MA, February 1st, 2024) – Goddard House, held a flag-raising ceremony today to celebrate receiving the Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ accreditation. Purple Flag is a collaboration between the Institute for Senior Living Education (ISLE) and the Connecticut Assisted Living Association (CALA) but has since expanded outside of CT. The program’s standards evaluate an…
Originally published on GBH on December 28, 2023. The new year is just around the corner, and 2024 will likely see a growing number of Americans enter a new club: the centenarian club. Researchers at Boston University are trying to figure out what it takes to become a member. The New England Centenarian Study is the largest…