November, 2007
MassHousing acknowledged Rogerson Communities’ dedication to working with and hiring minority and women vendors and individuals during an award ceremony on November 20. Rogerson Communities met or exceeded the management goals set by MassHousing for working with Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE) and/or Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE) in three different geographical regions. In Linkage Area I, Rogerson Communities exceeded the WBE goal, and in Linkage Area II and the Balance of State Area, Rogerson Communities met or exceeded the MBE and WBE goal.    

Rogerson Egleston Adult Day Health Program opened at 2053R Columbus Avenue. The space provides day program participants with a community area, a beautiful outdoor space and access to Rogerson Fitness FIRSTSM, an innovative exercise program designed for elders to build strength, balance, flexibility and mobility. Rogerson Egleston Adult Day Health Program offers participants two nutritious meals, fun trips, regular visits by medical professionals, educational events, creative arts instruction and much more. 

Welcome Home! 2007 was a great success! Rogerson Communities honored community leader Marian L. Heard with an annual award for community service.     

September, 2007
The Rogerson Communities Board of Directors Visiting Committee recently received the Massachusetts Aging Services 2007 Achievement Award for Board Leadership. Over the course of a 15-month period the Visiting Committee met with 490 participants, residents, family members and caregivers in both town-hall style meetings and in one-on-one conversations at 16 residences and adult day health programs in order to receive honest feedback about the quality of facilities and care. 

The award recognized the Visiting Committee’s dedication to ensuring excellence in all of Rogerson’s residences and day programs, and was awarded for innovative, grass-roots leadership from both the board as a whole as well as the core Visiting Committee  members: Patricia N. Burdick, Pat L. Cox, Meredith L. Clapp, Sarah (Sally) Hurlbut, Rulla Tamimi and Ellen Takagi Walsh.      

September 21, 2007
Rogerson Communities and Forward Inc. celebrated the opening of Spencer House with a special ribbon cutting ceremony with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. The event was held Friday, September 21, 2007 at Spencer House, 2053R Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

Spencer House, a newly-constructed building offering 46 units of affordable elder housing, is part of a $27 million redevelopment project in Egleston Square. The development of Spencer House is a joint effort by the City of Boston, Forward Inc. and 25 School St., Inc., a non-profit affiliate corporate of Rogerson Communities.

In addition to providing affordable housing, Spencer House will also be the site of Rogerson Fitness FIRSTSM, a state-of-the-art strength training program and an adult day health program which will serve approximately 50 neighborhood and resident elders daily.

July, 2007
The Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center/On-Luck Housing Development Inc.'s project to construct a new, 8-story building in partnership with Rogerson Communities, was recently featured in the Boston Business Journal (opens in PDF).

Both the Charles H. Farnsworth Charitable Trust and the Grand Circle Foundation have committed $1 million each toward construction of the new building containing 74 apartments for elders. An adult day health program providing critical health and social services will also be housed on the first floor and a senior drop-in center will offer neighborhood residents a welcoming and attractive activities space. The fundraising campaign is ongoing.

This vital project will help address a growing need for affordable housing in Chinatown. Many elders in the rapidly vanishing neighborhood live in overcrowded, sub-standard housing and pay a large proportion of their income for housing. The redevelopment of the Hong Lok House site will not only address an acute need for appropriate, affordable housing and services for elders who live in this community; it will also preserve the neighborhood's cultural heritage for years to come.

June, 2007
The Blue Hill Country Club Ladies of Charity named Rogerson Communities as their 2007 charity, and will be supporting the organization through two exciting fundraising activities. Each “Fun Tuesday” during the summer, the Ladies of Charity will host a 50/50 raffle.  Proceeds from this raffle will be donated to Rogerson Communities. Blue Hill Country Club is a member owned, private country club located in Canton Mass.      

May 24, 2007
The Annual Meeting of the Rogerson Communities Board of Directors was held May 24 in the auditorium at Rogerson Headquarters. The meeting featured a special keynote address by American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging's CEO Larry Minnix who spoke on the future of long-term care.

Dr. Minnix has been in the mental health and aging services fields for over 35 years. He is a frequent speaker on long term care, quality, ethics, and policy and has served on numerous commissions and boards. Minnix earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Emory University, he received his Doctor of Ministry degree there and is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church.

May 2, 2007
The 14th annual Art of July was held at the Omni Parker House. Boston's signature art-inspired fundraiser chose Rogerson Communities as this year's beneficiary.

February, 2007
Rogerson Communities was recently named a Job Training Alliance Employer of the Year! Rogerson Communities has a 6-year partnership with the Job Training Alliance's Certified Nursing Assistant training program. Many students in the program intern at several Rogerson Communities facilities to perform their clinical rotations.

December, 2006
On December 6, 2006 Sophia Snow Place celebrated its official opening with a special ribbon cutting ceremony.

November, 2006
Welcome Home! 2006 was a great success! Rogerson Communities honored Chairman and CEO of State Street Corporation with an annual award for community service.

"Shop for the Holidays" at the Ritz Carlton featured local artists, and designers coming out in support of Rogerson Communities.

August, 2006
Construction continues at the Spencer House site. Take a look at the progress!

July 27, 2006
The 13th annual Art of July was held at the Copley Marriott. Boston's signature art-inspired fundraiser chose Rogerson Communities as this year's beneficiary.

June 7, 2006
Mayor unveils cornerstone for Egleston Square’s Spencer House
On Wednesday, June 7 Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino helped unveil the cornerstone for Spencer House, our newest affordable housing development for elders now under construction on School Street in Egleston Square.

The building, set to open in the spring of 2007, will provide 46 much-needed independent, one-bedroom apartments for low-income elders and an adult day health program for residents and community members. The project is a collaboration between Rogerson Communities and Forward, Inc., the successor organization to the Roxbury Council of Elders. Forward, Inc. and Rogerson Communities have been working together since 1999 as owner and developer of the Egleston Square property.

April 3-10, 2006
Rogerson Fitness FIRST, Rogerson Communities' innovative fitness program specially designed for elders, was proud to be a partner in Brookline's On The Move. This town-wide initiative, sponsored by the Brookline Departments of Public Health and Recreation, occurred during National Public Health Week, April 3-10, 2006.

March 1, 2006
Rogerson Communities Celebrates Five Years in Brookline, operating the Rogerson Brookline Adult Day Health Program.

December 5, 2005
Generation Next hosted Next Stop: Hip Holiday, the group's third annual holiday gift drive, at Mario Russo Salon in Boston.

November 3, 2005
Rogerson honored Mary Kakas with the Charles E. Rogerson Award for Community Service at Welcome Home!, Rogerson's seventh annual dinner and auction to raise money for Rogerson Communities.

October 18, 2005
Rogerson celebrated the grand reopening of Council Tower in Roxbury and the kickoff of Rogerson Fitness FIRST at the site.

October 5, 2005
Rogerson celebrated the grand opening of Carleton House in Egleston Square.

February 2005
Joanne M. Prince, co-founder of the Multicultural Coalition on Aging, a Rogerson Overseer and a resident and supporter of Rogerson's Roslindale House, was named a 2005 Boston Neighborhood Fellows, an annual award administrated by The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. (TPI). The honor is designed to provide recognition and funding for the "unsung" heroes and heroines of the community.

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