Here’s a sneak peek at some phenomenally good news we just received! #CummingsGrant #ThePryde #lgbtqcommunity #seniorhousing
LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc
Non-profit Organizations
Boston, MA 620 followers
Dedicated to providing affordable LGBTQ friendly senior housing.
About us
The stated mission and raison d’etre of the newly incorporated LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc (formerly the LGBT Senior Housing Task Force) is to facilitate access to safe, welcoming and affordable housing for low-income LGBTQ seniors, including through a formal role in the development of such housing; to define onsite housing services and programming that addresses the needs of LGBTQ seniors; and to support community space to serve seniors in the Greater Boston community.
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http://www.lgbtqseniorhousing.org
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 1 employee
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2019
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Boston, MA 02116, US
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This picture captures the joyful work of changing the world! Thank you, Philippe Saad and everyone at DiMella Shaffer for making our dream of beautiful, inclusive, safe and welcoming affordable housing for our LGBTQ elders and allies a reality at #ThePryde!
Members of DiMella Shaffer senior living team a.k.a. known internally as "senior moments" visited The Pryde, our adaptive reuse project which will provide 74 units of LGBTQ friendly affordable housing. The picture was taken in the old school gymnasium which is now part of The Pryde Community Center. Aileen Montour and Gretchen Van Ness from LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc joined our group to give their heartfelt appreciation to the team's hard work over the past years. It takes a community to build a community! Thank you to Christian Summer Roidt Elizabeth Gray, Assoc. AIA and Cassandra Michaud, NCIDQ for organizing this tour Thank you to our developer friend Pennrose and for our construction partner NEI General Contracting #lgbtqseniorhousing #adaptivereuse #inclusivedesign
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Today is National Honor Our LGBTQ Elders Day! We invite you to join us in honoring LGBTQ elders by making a donation to LGBTQ Senior Housing - the only non-profit in New England solely dedicated to providing safe, affordable housing and community space for LGBTQ older adults and allies. Your donation comes to us at a critical time as we prepare to welcome The Pryde’s first residents in June. Join us in making history! https://lnkd.in/eNvi2FQA #nationalhonorourlgbtqeldersday #nationalhonorourlgbtqelders
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It was great to have such an engaged audience at Environments for Aging's annual Conference + Expo last weekend! https://lnkd.in/gED3niSr Philippe Saad Cassandra Michaud, NCIDQ LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc Pennrose
During the #EFAcon session, "Designing The Pryde—An Approach to Affinity and Inclusive Design," presenters Cassandra Michaud and Philippe Saad from DiMella Shaffer discussed the grassroots research effort that supported the need and desire for LGBTQ senior housing. Attendees learned how that research informed site selection, planning strategies, and design considerations that worked to translate the LGBTQ identity into architecture and interior design. #seniorliving
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Congratulations to our brilliant and visionary partners at Pennrose, DiMella Shaffer, Thornton Tomasetti and NEI General Contracting on receiving this well-deserved honor. We're not just reimagining affordable senior housing that is welcoming, engaging and healthy for all -- we're building it! #ThePryde #awardwinning #lgbtqcommunity
The Pryde, our #BestInBuildingHealth winner, offers more than just affordable housing for LGBTQ-affirming seniors—it stands as a beacon of belonging. Congratulations to the team at Pennrose Companies, LGBT Senior Housing Inc., DiMella Shaffer, Thornton Tomasetti, and NEI. Explore the inclusive features of this groundbreaking development here: https://ow.ly/cBkR50Roerh #BiBH2024
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Thank you, PolitiFact, for helping set the record straight! #ThePryde #CommunityProjectFunding #lgbtqcommunity https://lnkd.in/eY9xrAx3
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It took almost a year and the tireless work of the best Congressional delegation in the country, but in the budget bill just passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by the President, $850,000 in Community Project Funding has been awarded to LGBTQ Senior Housing for programs and services at The Pryde that will serve and support our residents, the Hyde Park community, and the LGBTQ+ community. This historic and transformative investment in The Pryde would not have been possible without the courage and determination of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and the steadfast support of U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and their remarkable staffs. After House Republicans denied Community Project Funding to #ThePryde and two other projects that benefited the LGBTQ+ community last year, they embraced us and never let us go. They took up our cause and never stopped fighting. THANK YOU to our Congresswoman, Senators and everyone who helped make this day possible, despite enormous backlash. #CommunityProjectFunding #lgbtqcommunity #thankyou https://lnkd.in/e_g4w7RZ
Despite Republican Attacks, Pressley, Warren, Markey Deliver Funding for The Pryde LGBTQ+ Senior Housing in Boston - Ayanna Pressley
https://pressley.house.gov
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A belated shout out and thanks to 2Life Communities for hosting our Board member Lisa Krinsky, Director of the LGBTQIA+ Aging Project at Fenway Health's Fenway Institute last month! This is an incredibly valuable collection of resources about housing for our growing population of LGBTQIA+ elders and those who love them. #ThePryde @#lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqseniors https://lnkd.in/eh6ybBeR
Creating welcoming and inclusive housing for LGBTQIA+ older adults
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Congratulations, Environments for Aging, for featuring our good friends and partners Philippe Saad and Cassandra Michaud, NCIDQ, at DiMella Shaffer, at your upcoming conference! Their pioneering work to imagine and design #ThePryde to be a truly welcoming and inclusive home for all will be life-changing for our community. #seniorhousing #affordablehousing #lgbtqcommunity
Many underrepresented communities, such as the LGBTQ+ population, do not identify with traditional senior housing communities, which is driving a need for new, more inclusive environments in the market. Learn more during the “Designing The Pryde—An Approach to Affinity and Inclusive Design” session at #EFAcon with speakers, Cassandra Michaud, associate, and Philippe Saad, principal, at DiMella Shaffer. (Headshot credit: Robyn Ivy Photography) This session will discuss The Pryde in Boston (New England’s first LGTBQ+-friendly senior housing), the grassroots research effort that supported the need and desire for LGTBQ+ senior housing, and how that research informed design considerations for the senior living community. "I invite attendees to think about this community not as “shelter” against an unfriendly world—although safety is a very important concern—but as a place that is designed to be beautiful, welcoming, and inclusive for the residents and the community," -Philippe Saad Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3wK6YlU
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Our Board of Directors continues to grow in the most fabulous way. Please help us welcome our newest member: Ben Demers! Ben is an urban planner for the City of Somerville, where he coordinates private development projects to ensure public benefits. Prior to his work with Somerville, Ben managed educational resources for Out & Equal, a nonprofit focused on advancing LGBTQ workplace advocacy, and also received his Master of Urban Planner and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University. Ben is invested in building models for communal living and aging in place, particularly for marginalized communities. If you've ever had the good fortune to meet or work with Ben, you know why we're so excited to have expertise and enthusiasm strengthening our mission. Welcome, Ben and Happy Pryde! #ThePryde #welcomeaboard #lgbtqcommunity
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