Kristen Porter named LGBTQ Senior Housing’s new gerontology advisor
With plans well underway to transform Hyde Park's former William Barton Rogers Middle School into New England's first apartment building geared for LGBTQ Seniors, LGBTQ Senior Housing is staffing up.
Funding for Pryde—stripped from US House bill—restored in Senate version
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) applauded the inclusion of the $850,000 in the Senate's Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for the completion The Pryde, the first affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors in Massachusetts,...
LGBTQ Senior Housing hosts grand opening of The Pryde in Hyde Park
LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc., Pennrose, City of Boston, local officials, and project partners celebrated Pride Month with the grand opening of The Pryde, Boston’s first LGBTQ-affirming affordable housing community for seniors aged 62 and...
Construction of New England’s first LGBTQ senior housing is underway
The renovation of a handsome old school building into New England's first LGBTQ senior housing is officially underway! With a ceremony this past Friday, local leaders, community activists and developers "broke ground"...
Congresswoman Pressley, Senators Warren and Markey deliver the $850K for Pryde LGBTQ+ senior housing
On Monday, March 25, 2024, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) applauded the final passage of $850,000 in federal community project funding for The Pryde, an affordable...
Youth on Fire moves from Fenway Health to Home for Little Wanderers
The Home for Little Wanderers, the nation’s oldest child welfare agency, is expanding its portfolio of services and programs by accepting ownership of Youth on Fire, a drop-in center that provides food,...
US Rep. Pressley back on House floor calling to restore Pryde funding
US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) returned to the House floor last week to defend funding for The Pryde — the first affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors in Massachusetts, developed by LGBTQ Senior...
Boston Police Department engages with Pryde LGBTQ senior housing
Officers of the Boston Police Department recently joined leaders of LGBTQ Senior Housing on a walkthrough of The Pryde, the Bay State’s first affordable housing project for LGBTQ seniors. Security concerns and...
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley slams GOP for cutting funds for The Pryde, LGBTQ senior housing...
Late yesterday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) issued the following statement after the Republican majority on the House Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Committee removed community project funding in support of LGBTQ organizations from Fiscal...
Cambridge officials work to create a plan for LGBTQ-friendly senior housing
With an eye toward the future, the Cambridge City Council has voted to explore past efforts to create LGBTQ-friendly housing for seniors and come up with a better plan.
