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Rogerson Hires Veteran Affordable Housing Leader as it Eyes Growth

Rogerson Communities announced today the filling of a critical leadership role as it works to expand its housing footprint to combat the senior care crisis in Massachusetts. Joe Crisafulli, a 39-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), joined the nonprofit as its new Director of Affordable Housing on March 2, 2026. Crisafulli will oversee Rogerson’s income-eligible properties in the Commonwealth after having overseen a portfolio of more than 2,800 properties during his career. Rogerson, a leading developer and management agent of affordable and market-rate housing for older adults in the state, has a portfolio of 21 properties comprised of more than 1,500 units. Growing its housing footprint is a primary initiative in the organization’s five-year strategic plan. “This is the most important moment in Rogerson’s…

Rogerson Board Chair Makes Six-Figure Gift in Support of Boston Memory Care Development

Rogerson Communities today announced a six-figure naming gift made by Mary R. Jeka, Chair of Rogerson’s Board of Directors, in support of the organization’s redevelopment of its Rogerson House memory care community in Jamaica Plain. Jeka’s gift will be commemorated with the dedication of a library space, which will be known as the Jeka Family Library, on the new building’s main level. “I’m so pleased to be able to make this gift in support of older adults and their care,” said Jeka, “The new Rogerson House is such a crucial project, both for those in need of memory care and…

Rogerson Awarded Grant from The Boston Foundation To Combat Food Insecurity for Older Adults

Rogerson Communities has received a $25,000 grant from The Boston Foundation to alleviate food insecurity among Boston’s older adults. The award, called Meeting the Moment: Sustaining Families, is a one-year grant in support of costs related to food distribution to underserved populations around the city. Access to nutrition is a key component of Rogerson’s mission to enhance the well-being of older adults. The organization plans to use the grant funds to help feed participants in its Adult Day Health (ADH) program, which incorporates a meals program. Last year, nearly one in three adults in Massachusetts experienced food insecurity in the prior…

From Surviving to Thriving

Sheronda Davis is a curious, socially engaged, and independent person. Most of all, however, she is resilient. After a truly life-altering experience, she found her way to a welcoming and supportive home on Beacon Hill, at Peter Faneuil House. While she has lived most of her adult life in Greater Boston, Sheronda spent her late teens and young adulthood in New York City. Coming of age in New York during the 1970s and early 1980s was a memorable experience, she says, recalling how she “hit the club scene” at storied dance hotspots like the Paradise Garage and the Crisco Disco. She had settled down a bit by the time she visited a friend in Boston around Thanksgiving of 1986, and decided to apply for a job at Filene’s Basement. If she…

Compassion When It’s Needed Most

We hear the story far too often: an older adult experiences a health crisis that threatens her financial stability, and even her ability to remain housed. When it happened to Elizabeth, a resident of Beacon House who fell behind in rent due to a hospitalization, her property manager didn’t hound her—she helped her. Elizabeth built a career on helping others, founding, with her husband, an intermediate care facility for people struggling with mental health and substance abuse disorders. She followed that up by earning a master’s degree and working in a hospital psychiatric department. After the passing of her husband and parents, she spent time at a Buddhist meditation retreat…