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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Rosie’s Place and Woods-Mullen Shelter Collaborate to Strengthen Safety Net for City’s Homeless Women

A donation from Rosie's Place allowed for newly renovated bathroom facilities for the female guests at the Woods-Mullen Shelter in the South End.

Two South End organizations dedicated to improving the lives of homeless women in Boston collaborated recently to provide improvements to a Massachusetts Avenue emergency homeless shelter.  Thanks to a donation from Rosie's Place, a South End non-profit, the Woods-Mullen Shelter located at 784 Mass. Ave was able to renovate the bathroom facilities for the female guests. The shelter is owned and operated by the Boston Public Health Commission and provides housing for up to 66 women.  Beth Grand, Co-Director of Homeless Services at the Boston Public Health Commission, said in a statement that a nice bathroom is an easy thing to take for granted when you have stable housing, but it makes all the difference in the world when you don’t. “The …

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Sara Jacobi

9:04 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

very true, jshore! I usually donate to the Salvation Army but one of these shelters might be a better idea for the items you mentioned.   more ›

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Construction Volunteers Renovate Rosie's Place

Volunteers from 35 companies with the Associated General Contracts of Massachusetts rebuilt the front entrance to Rosie's Place, a non-profit dedicated to helping poor and homeless women.

Dozens of volunteers from the construction industry came together in the South End last week, to donate their time, materials and expertise to renovate several rooms at Rosie's Place, a non-profit and food pantry for homeless and poor women in Boston.  The group, organized by the the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Massachusetts, worked side-by-side over the span of 24 hours to complete a couple of renovation projects in the building. This is the second year in a row that the group has volunteered. “Many of the companies donating time and talent for this 2012 community service initiative were involved last year when we renovated the kitchen and dining spaces for Rosie’s Place,” said Danielle Arciero, Chair of the AGC Young …

Simon

4:31 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012

How did the renovation go? Looks like you just got it done. Do you have any other painting work in Boston this month? We do a lot of painting in Boston and would love to see what you guys have done! http://www.olympicpainting.com/painting-boston-ma/   more ›

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