Rosie's Place
Encyclopedia
Rosie’s Place is a sanctuary for poor
and homeless women located in Boston, Massachusetts.
and was the first shelter
specifically for poor and homeless women in the United States
. The mission of Rosie’s Place is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that helps poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives. Rosie’s Place has evolved from providing meals and shelter to creating permanent solutions through advocacy
, education
and affordable housing
. Rosie’s Place relies solely on the generous support of individuals, foundations
and corporations and does not accept any city, state or federal funding
.
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
and homeless women located in Boston, Massachusetts.
History
It was founded in 1974, by Kip TiernanKip Tiernan
Kip Tiernan, also known as Mary Jane Tiernan, was a social activist. She was born in Connecticut and raised by her grandmother, and came to Boston in her early 20s...
and was the first shelter
Women's shelter
A women's shelter is a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape, and domestic violence....
specifically for poor and homeless women in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The mission of Rosie’s Place is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that helps poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives. Rosie’s Place has evolved from providing meals and shelter to creating permanent solutions through advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and affordable housing
Affordable housing
Affordable housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs are deemed "affordable" to those that have a median income. Although the term is often applied to rental housing that is within the financial means of those in the lower income ranges of a geographical area, the...
. Rosie’s Place relies solely on the generous support of individuals, foundations
Foundation (charity)
A foundation is a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations that will typically either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes....
and corporations and does not accept any city, state or federal funding
Funding
Funding is the act of providing resources, usually in form of money , or other values such as effort or time , for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutions...
.
Further reading
- Marquard, Bryan, "Rosie’s Place founder Kip Tiernan dies at 85", The Boston Globe, July 4, 2011
- Vander Wiede, Kate, "Rosie’s Place debuts Women’s Education Center", South End News, Tuesday Mar 9, 2010