News/Events
Benefit Dinner Gala
Thursday, May 5, 2011
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Honorary Co-Chairs
The Honorable Governor Deval L.
Patrick
State Senator Steven A. Tolman
Featuring Emcee Dick Flavin
Venezia
20 Ericsson St
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Tickets start at $100 with sponsorships available
at higher levels. For more information please contact our
development office at 617-971-9360 x119. All proceeds from the event
will be used for the Thomas C. Duffly Next Step Fund to provide assistance
for graduates of the Hope House program on their continued road to
recovery.
Sponsorship and Advertising Form (pdf)
HOPE HOUSE GOLF TOURNAMENT MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
Please join us for our third annual Golf Tournament to be held at the Kernwood Country Club in Salem, Massachusetts. We are pleased to host this fun-filled day to benefit the men of Hope House. The cost for this event is $250 per golfer. This price includes 18 holes of golf, cart, barbecue lunch, dinner and use of the driving range and practice facility. Additional events include a putting challenge, longest drive contest and a closest to the pin challenge. Reception, awards presentation and dinner will be held directly after golf in the dining room at Kernwood. Non-golfers are invited to join us for lunch, dinner or both! Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available.
Hope House welcomes Back on My Feet to Boston!
We have partnered with the Philadelphia-based non-profit Back On My Feet to start a running club at Hope House. Back On My Feet offers participating residents connections through the program to job training, employment and housing. Participants earn the opportunity to move forward in the program by maintaining a 90 percent attendance rate at the morning runs three days a week.
We are pleased to welcome this innovative program to Boston and to Hope House.
Read more in this Boston Globe article:
Hope House honors Tom Duffly at Anniversary Dinner
The Hope House Board of Directors invites you to our First Anniversary Dinner at Hamersley’s Bistro on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. We will be honoring Hope House Executive Director Thomas C. Duffly. Tom joined Hope House in 1994 and became executive director in 1999. He has been the driving force behind the construction of our new center in Roxbury; from site selection to furniture selection! His breadth of knowledge and experience, along with his deep attachment to Hope House, has proved invaluable to our continued growth. Please join us as we honor his dedication to the mission of Hope House at our Anniversary Dinner.
Art Appreciation Luncheon
Hope House recently received a donation of 20 original artworks through The Art Connection. The Art Connection is a nonprofit organization that seeks to enrich under-served communities by expanding public access to original works of art. Since its inception in 1995, this unique gifting program has identified and catalogued original works of art donated from generous individuals and has supported non-profit agencies in the selection of pieces that are meaningful to them. The art donation and placement program has been called a "museum without borders" as it places the work of donor artists on the walls of community service organizations. In their new environments, art stimulates dialogue, creativity, learning and healing. Each piece is offered at no cost; it is given by the artist to the non-profit organization.
Hope House clients and staff made up the art selection committee and all are quite enthusiastic about their new art collection. A reception and luncheon was held at Hope House to thank and celebrate the artists and donors. Art Luncheon photographs may be viewed here.
Hope House executive director Tom Duffly said, "We are pleased with the artwork provided by The Art Connection for our new facility. The positive impact the photographs and paintings have made for our clients and staff is terrific."
"The Art Connection is proud to have taken part in transforming this large space into more of a home, especially since the residents in treatment often transition from prison, homeless shelters, or the street," said Mary Coogan, Board Chair of the Art Connection.
Hope House development director Susan Bradley said: "We were happy to discover The Art Connection and amazed that such a program existed! The Art Connection staff has guided us with a high level of professionalism and enthusiasm, from our first phone inquiry through to the placement of the art pieces. The residents and staff of Hope House are most appreciative of the beautiful works that we have received."
Dorchester artist Mike Ritter had four of his photographs selected by Hope House. He shared, “I take pride in Boston and in my work. By providing donation opportunities to very inspirational institutions, The Art Connection helps me strengthen my relationship to Boston through my work. Knowing my photos may help provide some inspiration and solace at Hope House is tremendously gratifying." - Photo Gallery
Thank you to all who participated in our grand opening celebration on May 5th; it was a wonderful day for Hope House. The sky cleared in time for us to hold the ceremony outside at our front entrance on Farnham Street. Speakers included Evelyn Friedman, Director of the Department of Neighborhood Development, Tina Brooks, Undersecretary of Housing and Community Development, Tom Gleason, Executive Director at MassHousing and the always enthusiastic Senator Steve Tolman. All shared celebratory and thankful remarks about the mission of Hope House to provide quality treatment and affordable housing for those in recovery from addiction.
Our celebration continued with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a delicious lunch prepared by the Hope House staff with the assistance of volunteer current and former residents. Our new kitchen was put to the test with more than 200 people in attendance! Guided tours of our new facility, including the 22 affordable housing units, were offered throughout the day.
We are proud of our new building but more important, proud of the work we can do here to support those in recovery. Thank you from all of us at Hope House for a great kick-off; we look forward to many happy and successful years here in our new home.