01 Sep Once consumed by hoarding, she now helps others let go

Posted at 08:50h in In the News

Source: GLOBE CORRESPONDENT | By: Hattie Bernstein   “In a support group, there is help and hope. Your life will get better,” said Lorraine Gilmore, at home in Southborough. For years, Lorraine Gilmore had been a pack rat. In her Wellesley home, books, newspapers, and mail had piled up on...

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21 Jul Learning to help those who hoard — without shame or judgment

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Source: Boston Globe | By: Cristela Guerra A woman was shocked to learn she’d accumulated over 3,000 tank tops. A man filled his house with nearly 15,000 books. To him, they’d become tangible reminders of his intelligence. A musician collected nearly 20,000 records. The hunt for a new ones...

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14 Jul On the right track: New home for Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership

Posted at 08:55h in In the News

Source: Boston Business Journal | By: Catherine Carlock, Real Estate Editor This fall, the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership — a nonprofit and the state’s largest regional provider of rental-housing voucher assistance — will get a new home of its own: a vacant two-acre parcel formerly owned by...

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02 Jun A new home for Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership

Posted at 08:48h in In the News

Source: The Boston Globe | By: Cindy Cantrell For more than 30 years, Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership has been helping homeless and chronically homeless individuals and families find and afford a place to call home. Now the nonprofit organization is relying on the public’s assistance in...

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