Rogerson Communities announced today the receipt of a charitable gift of $250,000 made by Darlene L. Boroviak. The gift will cover predevelopment expenses related to the organization’s planned redevelopment of its Daggett-Crandall-Newcomb Home (DCN) community in Norton. 

The transformational project represents a tenfold expansion of Rogerson’s footprint and mission in southeastern Massachusetts. Currently a 25-bed, single-level assisted living residence, DCN is being reimagined as a purpose-built senior living campus offering 103 independent living apartments, 100 independent living cottages, and 48 supportive living beds, including memory care. Fifty-five acres of fields and woodlands around the development will be conserved for resident and community use. 

The donation is a current-use gift and will be used to advance project entitlements and financing activities. Anticipated costs include legal fees associated with the 40B permitting process; ongoing environmental review and analysis; civil and architectural design services; and financial consulting support as the project progresses with prospective financing partners, lenders, and other stakeholders. 

Boroviak has served on the DCN Board of Directors for close to 14 years, and in 2020 joined the Rogerson Board of Directors. She joined the strategic committee of Rogerson’s Board, and currently holds the position of Board Clerk. She is also an emerita professor of political science at Wheaton College in Norton.  

“My work with DCN and with Rogerson has really convinced me that as a society, we don’t have enough senior housing, and we need more,” said Boroviak, noting in particular the scarcity of affordable housing for older adults in the Norton area. “I’m excited about being in a position to be able to make the donation and it pleases me very much to be able to do that.” 

Rogerson President and CEO Walter Ramos commented, “Darlene’s gift is not only extraordinarily generous, it is a statement—a clear example for others to follow. The need for this kind of investment in homes and care for older adults has never been greater, and Rogerson is fortunate to have leadership that both recognizes this urgency and answers the call.”