Walter Ramos, President and CEO of Rogerson Communities, was tapped by his alma mater Roger Williams University to deliver an address to its graduating class welcoming them into its alumni association. Addressing a crowd of nearly 1300 graduates and their loved ones, Walter, who graduated from RWU in 1983 with a degree in Political Science and Law, shared his story – from the seats in which the class of 2025 were sitting to the stage speaking before them, overcoming challenges and obstacles along the way. “Life and career paths almost never happen as you expect and never without turns and…
The activity room at Rogerson Communities’ Adult Day Health Program (ADH) is a popular gathering place for participants in Roslindale. It’s a space for friends to meet, chat, play a game or do some reading. On this day, however, the room was even livelier than usual — five volunteers from insurance company Liberty Mutual were joining the older adults in attendance to make art, play bingo, share a meal, and socialize. Rogerson’s ADH offers comprehensive services to older adults five days a week, from health and wellness support to social engagement, special outings, nutritious meals, and memory care. As participants…
Peter C. can be found wheeling around Rogerson’s Adult Day Health Program at 23 Florence Street every one of the five days a week that it’s open. He comes for many reasons — filling meals, companionship with friends, engaging activities — but mostly because to him, it feels like home. Peter came to Boston from his native Grenada in his early twenties. Though New England could not have been more different from the Caribbean island of his birth, he settled in Roxbury and considered himself at home. About 13 years ago, however, tragedy struck — Peter’s house burned down, and…
Rogerson Communities is deeply saddened by the loss of longtime Board Member Philip Johnston. Phil has served on the Rogerson Board of Directors since 2019 and has been a cherished friend and mentor of President and CEO Walter Ramos for more than four decades.
The face of Alfreda Payne is a friendly and familiar one to residents of Beacon House. It should be—Alfreda has been the Resident Services Coordinator at this historic property on Boston’s Beacon Hill for 35 years.