Providing Day Shelter and Support Services for the Homeless
 and Those in Need.
CDCW's 2014 organic garden
Dear Friends:

Come what may, we are serving a larger influx of 20 somethings and more women than before at the Day Center. Many of them are at shelters and outside, with recent past histories of addictions, under-employed and without family support. We are addressing their needs in a wholistic manner so they can sustain successes and move towards stability. We welcome your help.  Let's have a conversation.

Warmly,
Marilyn

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.-MLK,Jr.
   
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T he CDCW provides services that are directed, on a sustained basis, to the root causes of a person's homelessness to ensure better long-term outcome.  
Our Services consist of:

Day Shelter
Healthy Meal
Stabilization Program
Counseling
Case Management
Medical Coordination
Health Initiatives
Job Readiness
Housing Referral
Legal Referral
Music Program
Micro-Loan
Urban Garden
Community Education
New Initiatives:
-Health Survey
-Comprehensive Emergency    Shelter Plan
-Domestic Violence 

Interested in getting involved with the Day Center?
We are always looking for volunteers to cook  healthy lunches, solicit for hygiene items or other tasks. Contact Marilyn to get started.

In the News

Day Center, Brandeis collaborate on homeless survey
By Jaclyn Reiss, Globe Correspondent

The Community Day Center of Waltham, a day shelter that serves homeless people and others needing support services, is partnering with Brandeis University students to survey its clients and pinpoint their mental and physical health needs.  For more of the story, click on the link

 

Open House

Local businessman Bob Marcou chatting with our volunteer nurse Annie Aisenberg

Over fifty of our new and old friends attended our April 30th Open House. What a great opportunity to connect with our community! 

We provided tours of our new facilities and discussed our new initiatives.Many elected officials were in attendance. They are Marilyn Devaney, Governor's Council; Diane LeBlanc, Robert Logan and Bill Fowler of the City Council and Margaret Donnelly of the School Committee.

The event was catered by Brelundi.

 

Job Announcement

The  Community Day Center of Waltham is looking for an Assistant Director to provide direct oversight of the Day Center's programs and volunteers to carry about the mission of the CDC.  We are seeking an Assistant Director with counseling experience to work with homeless individuals, many of whom have substance abuse and mental illness.  For a job description please contact Marilyn at:

 

Her Story
CDCW case manager Nina Lordi with Christina 
   
"This was especially difficult on me to lose my two bedroom apartment when my daughter moved out.  I had poor health and was temporarily living in my car while looking for housing. I couldn't be happier to find my own place now. I feel secure and safe and can concentrate on my heath. A special thanks to Nina (Lordi) and Cindy (Davidson) for spending the extra time with me in search of a new residence." 
-Christine S.

 

Health Survey Update

 

We are two-thirds of our way in finishing our health survey of homeless individuals in the Greater Waltham area. Special thanks to:

 

-Paul Barrett, Esq. at Donoghue, Barrett and Singal, who donated money for gift cards for the survey respondents;

-Brandeis students: Diane, Sara, Jay, Aryah, Oliver, YuChen, Lara, Becca who helped with the interviews; and

-Mike Hanlon of the Soup Kitchen and Annette Poirier of Bristol Lodge who encouraged their clients to participate in the survey.

 

"Out in the Cold" Video


Thanks to our volunteer producer Julie Land, we created a video to give a voice to our guests photographers. Guests were given cameras and asked to document their personal experience with homelessness this winter. Patrick, Steve, TJ and Ren spoke of survival, hardship, isolation and hope.  Hear from the photographers in their own voices at:
Steven, one of the photographers

 

Annual Meeting

Thank you, Miles, Betty, Michael and Angela.

At our Annual Meeting on April 2015, we selected our board leaders and they are:

Miles Hutton, President
Angela Lordi, Vice President
Betty Rots, Clerk
Michael Colomba, Treasurer

Thank you for your service!
New Board Member
"I travel in and out of Boston every day and since the Long Island shelter closed, the homeless people are everywhere. It displaced so many and it is hard to head to a warm office building while most of them are sitting out in the cold.  They are all struggling in one way or another.  Most of the people I stop to talk to have mental health issues and really can't help themselves.  They need a voice. Community Day Center is one of the few day shelters around and after volunteering there, I realized that it is a wonderful place filled with caring people who are trying to provide service on so many levels.  They do great work and I am very honored to be on the team."  -Diane Walsh
Welcome Diane!

 

Goodbye to Our Interns







"Before I interned at the Day Center, I only had a simplistic view of the homeless. My experience has broadened my views and made me go outside my comfort zone." -Lara Liebman



Lara is graduating Brandeis and will be attending Northwestern in a PhD program in psychology.

 

Our Dedicated 2015 Volunteers To Date

 

Sue Adams
Rev. Igor Alexis
Andrea Alexis
Jackson Bennett
Sandy Bennett
Alan Bone
Jose Borras
Alex Bordona
Charnan Bray
Caitlyn Brecher
Sue Burkart
Jake Chase-Lubitz
Tim Colomba
Martha Creedon
Dick Crowley
Cindy Davidson
Katherine Day
Mary Ellen Dennison
Frances Dragon
Laryl Dubin
Christine Dutt
Cecily Dutt-Whittington
Aryeh Enoch
Livingston Ferrand
Joe Finn
Eben Forbes
Bill Fowler
Byron Garcia
Carlos Garcia
Elana Garcia
Lauryn Gardner
Elise Ghittleman
Eleanor Goud
Kelly Grady
Arden Gramling
Becca Groner
Ai Harimoto



Prathibha Harrison
Yuchen He
Lydia Yujie He
Sue Hildreth
Kelly Hill
Cathy Hughes
Rev. Sara Irwin
Erin Jensen
Ken Johnson
Mary Johnson
Anna Jones
David Kaloupek
Amy Kazakoff
Jaclyn Kellner
Frances Kenny 
Lauren Kessler
Christina Keung
Bruce Kim
Julia Kim
Juno Kim
Rev. Paul Kim
Shayna Korol
Clarisse L van der Feltz
Julie Land
Alison Lasewski
John Lee
Richard Lee
Sang Lee
Lara Liebmann
Gertrude Lola
Lisa Lorgeree
Jeremiah Lowe
Dr. Sharyn Lowenstein
Kathy Lundgren
Rev. Tom Maehl
Saren McAllister
Marisa McBrine

Mira McMahon
Britta McNarmara
Marci McPhee
Brianna Moore
James Moore
Stephanie Moreno
Shannon Morrisson
Karen Nader
Petra Nelson
Nhi Nguyen
Norrie Osgood
Max Parish
Barbara Passero
Maryann Pescatore
Thomas Regan
Clarence Richardson, Jr.
James Rim
Benjamin Rosen
Rachel Sharer
Amanda Song
Katelynn Staples
Lenny Somevill
John Swisher
Salome Teshale
Erica Theroux
Tripti Thomas
Brian Tom
Jessica Tom
Lauren Tom
Matthew Tom
Roberta Trudeau
Micky Wacks
Rose Wallace
Marjorie White-Baskin
Oliver Bo Wen
Louise Wilkes
Clare Wynne
Erica Young
Dimitry Zarkh

 

 

                                                     Day Center Lead ership
2015 Board Members
Miles Hutton, President

Angela Lordi, Vice-President

Michael Colomba, Treasurer

Betty Rots, Secretary

Alan Bone

Kathryn Davis

Bill Fowler, City Councilor

Diane LeBlanc, City Councilor

John McBrine, Esq.

Max Parish
Diane Walsh

Honorary Board Members

Rev. Lydia Hews
Rev. Thomas Maehl
Councilor Stephen F. Rourke

State Rep. Thomas M. Stanley

 

Staff

Marilyn Lee-Tom, Executive Director

Deb Morrison, Dual Diagnosis Consultant 

Nina Lordi, Case Manager

Annie Aisenberg, R.N., Volunteer Medical Coordinator

Roberta Walz, PT, Volunteer Medical Coordinator

Diana Langberg, Summer Intern

Naomi Weinblatt, Psychology Intern

 

Thank you to our Donors!


 

















2014-2015

Benefit Restaurant One

Bird Precision

Brasco Funeral Home

Brelundi

Brookline Savings

Chaplains On The Way

Charles River District Medical Society

Christ Church Episcopal

Church of the Covenant

Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church

Clipper Ship/Strategic Panning Grant

Colvin's Inc. Aerial Trucks

Copper Hose Tavern

Congregation B'Nai Torah

Congregation Dorshei Tzedek

Crescent Suites Hotel
Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, P.C.
Dunkin Donuts

Elinor & Jack Marcou Charitable Foundation

First Evangelical Lutheran Church

First Parish in Lexington

First Parish Waltham

First Parish Church in Lincoln 

First Parish Church in Weston

Frederick E. Weber Charities

Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation

Heidi's Restaurant

Hobbs Brook Management

Hogan Tires

Iron Workers Union Local 7

Jean Preston Fund

Jeanne O'Connell EA,CHFC

Jones Partnership

LaSalle Street Securities 

LYC Financials

Mass. Medical Society

Morijah Evangelical Church

Mt Auburn Hospital

New 2U Shop

Newton Presbyterian Church

Newton Highland Congregational Church

Newton Wellesley Hospital

Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted

Pamplemousse

Panera Bread

Park Lodge Hotel Group

Park Place Realty Trust II

Presbyterian Church in Sudbury

Presbytery of Boston

Quality Engineering Associates, Inc.
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
St. Jude Parish/Waltham
Stevens & Ciccone
Temple Aliyah
Temple Beth Israel
The Presbyterian Church in Needham
Three Sons Autobody

United Parish of Auburndale

Village Bank

Waltham Lion's Club

Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce

Waltham Womans Club

Waltham Rotary Fund

Watertown Savings Bank

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Mayor Jeannette McCarthy
State Senator Mike Barrett
State Rep. Tom Stanley
City Councilor Bill Fowler
City Councilor Joseph Giordano, Jr.
City Councilor Diane LeBlanc
City Councilor Robert & Paula Logan
City Councilor Gary & Janis Marchese
City Councilor Stephen & Donna Rourke
Councilor Joe & Judith Vizard

Ezra Abrams

Susan and Ron Adams

Rita and Leonard Adelson

Cynthia Aghamianz

Debra Abberton/Gary Ainsworth

Annie Aisenberg
Mark & Ellen Aisenberg
Dr. Ruth Aisenberg
Elise Ghitelman & John Allen
Alexis Anderson
Leonard & Judith Andrews
Sharon Anita
Janine  Elyse Aronson
Ron Arsenault
Toby & Rebecca Ast
Carol Bagley-Hutton
Carol Belliveau
Drs. Lionel & Anne Bercovitch
Howard & Mary Berg
Alan & Joan Bone
Connie & Tim Braceland
Charnan Bray
Nancy & Mark Brown
Marian & Bill Bruins
Jose Boras
Erika & Rhonda Bourne
Susan Bowler
Denise & Donald Brewer
Barbara & Bill Burgess
Robert Burgess
Sue Burkart
Donald & Sondra Caplin
Peter & Laura Chan
Robert & Ruth Chapman
Nick & Eva Chau
Jean Chin
Merle Chong
Henry Sang & Nora Chuang
Sam Yee & Camille Chun-Hoon
Rev. Christine Elliot/ Rev. Mark Clark

Robert Clement
Helene Cohen
Lorenzo & Liana Colomba
Michael Colomba
Eben & Judith Cook
Jeffrey Conway
John Countryman
John & Eleanor Coxell
Leo Keightly/Martha Creedon
Ruth & Henry Cretella
Dick Crowley
Philip Crutchfield
Gabrielle & Carl Cunningham
Alan Bowers/John Cunningham
Lisa Curlett
Elona & Federico Dai
James Dana
Wendell & Aileen Dang
Tony Lockhart & Kathryn Davis
Kenneth & Jennifer Dewar
Lisa Dinardo
Sara Dion
Edna Dolber
Mary Donnelly
Doris Donovan
Paula Doress-Worters
Berenice Douglas
Frances Dragon
Jonathan & Linda Duce

Sharon & Jim Duda

William Dusett

Doug Durkee

Pam Eagar

Mark Hulliung & Amy Eastwood

Thomas & Angelina Emberley

Sally-Hilda Erickson

Carol Euyang-Yu 

Evan & Felicia Falchuk

Susan & Douglas Faller
Rev. Norman & Luci Faramelli
Lawrence Fava
Piera Fico
Gail Flackett
Lora Jo Foo
Eben Forbes
Elizabeth Fortin
Maryesther & Robert Fournier
Maureen & Bill Fowler
Rev. Marc Fredette
Janet Freedman
Paul Lauenstein/Leona Friedman
Suzanne Frederick
Byron Garcia
Glenna Gelineau
Aileen & Colin Gardner
Frank & Sara Geoffrion
Thomas & Alice George
Thomas & Rebecca George
Victor & Elisabeth Gerdes
Jane Getter
Barry Stearns &Leslie Gildersleeve
Eleanor & Richard Goud
Bethany Guen
Richard & Judy Guen
Jutta Hager
James & Georgie Hallock
David Kaloupek
Doa Hanaike
Sarah Hankins
Anne Hanning
Marjorie Hartman
Emily & Thomas Haslett
Dr. George/Daphne Hatsopoulos
Deborah & Leo Heffernan
John Hennessey
Jeffrey Herman
D.M. Hess
Rev. Lydia Hews 
Kathleen Heydt
Kelly Hill
R.& E. Hodder
Herbert & Leila Hooper
Hung Ling & Gigi Hsu
Cathy Hughes
Suzanne Hughes
Robert Allen & Shirley Hui
Alicia & Miles Hutton
Margaret Jackson
Tad & Gail Joniec
Ken Johnson
Dave Kaloupek
Cynthia Piltch & Jamie Katz
Daniel & Maureen Kelleher
Rev. Thomas/Rev. Patricia Kepler
Colleen Kettle
Wiifred Kneisel
Cornelia & Peter Koutoujian
Scott & Christine Kyle
Dr. Si Hoi Lam
Julie Land
Milton & Helen Lauenstein

Chuck & Judy Lau

Anne Laurant

Nancy Lawrence-Smith
Seth & Cynthia Lawry
Sheila Marcou & Peter LeBlanc
Peter & Maggie Lee
Reinaldo Rivera & Regina Lee
Teresa Lee
Richard & Sally Lee

Douglas Tom & Marilyn Lee-Tom

Steven & Donna Lee

Tom Lee

Karen Leeds

Carol Dion Lees

Richard Leger

Betsy Lewenberg

Joe Godles & Nancy Liebermann

Catherine Lin

Michael & Lily Ling

Nathan & Barbara Liskov

Kin-ming & Vivien Lo

Lisa Rosenfield & Alan Lobovits

Gertrude Lola

Francis Lombardo

Robert & Gwyneth Loud

Noam Daniel Shore & Connie Lofchie

Angela Lordi

Lucia Chen-Lowe & Rev. Sam Lowe

Gary Tolly & Sharyn Lowenstein

Karen & Mike Lowery

Elizabeth Lubak

Lindamir & Stephen Lyle

Richard & Antoinette Lyons


 


 


 

Martha Ahrens & Gary Madison

Elaine Maher
Karen Malikowski
Douglas & Andrea Marcou 
Dr. Deborah Scott/ Ralph Martin
John & Marisa McBrine

Mary McDonnell
Phil McCourt
Susan & Donald McGurk
Elena Dankins & Katrina McIvor
Karen & Michael Mellett

Barbara & Marc Mitchell

Annette Miller

Karen Sue Miller

Barbara & Marc Mitchell
Alice Boardman Morrish
Alfred & Geraldine Muccini
Karen & David Muise
Claire Mullen
Catherine Murphy
Rev. Joan & Robert Murray
Shawn Nehiley
Judy Lee-Ngai & Eric Ngai
Sheryl & Joseph Nutile
Carol & Michael Nutry
Gerald & Jean Palmer
Dr. Wendy Parish

Tina Charney & William Partlan
William & Mildred Peters

Raymond & Catherine Pfau

Theresa Pirie

Richard Pizzi, Jr.
Susan Polk
In memory of Bobby Polsen
Linda & Patrick Powell
Marsha Powers
Gregg & Gail Prescott

David & Ann Pursell

Shahram Rounhani-Rankoohi & Nargess Ramin
Dr. Norman Nishioka & Dr. Helen Riess
Andrea Shirley/Joyce Richmond
Dr. Jay & Melody Ritt
Allan Rodgers
Gail Rogers
Melanie Malherbe & Jay Rose
Mary Rosenfeld

Annelies Rots

Arnold & Betty Rots

Gisela Rots
Dr. Roslynn Rubin

Christine Ryan

Peter & Gloria Ryan

Will Sahlein

Arthur Sands

Barbara Saulnier

Brian & Stephanie Schaffhausen

Jordan Schwartz

Gerry Goldsmith & Kitty Scott

Lewis Seelig

Mark & Barbara Seeto

Rebecca Sheble Hall

Maria Sheehan

Robert & Ellan Siegal

Andrea Shirley

Yum-Tong Siu & Sau-Fong Siu

Maria Skalesky

Daniel Taylor & Joan Smith

Rev. Jean & John Southard

Rabbi Toba Spitzer

Nancy Stanton

Linda Hsu & Marc Steinberg

Warren & Kelly Stoker

Arthur & Marianne Tallis

Helen Taplin

Victor & Randi Tartaro

Alice & Jonathan Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Owen Taylor

Rita Agnew & Allen Tom

Brian Tom

Jessica Tom

Dr. Lawrence Tom & Mary Shaffer-Tom

Lauren Tom

Matthew Tom

Terrance & Julie Toole

Ching-Yin Watt & Scott Tougas

Michael & Cindy Tracy

Shirley Traite

Katherine Tranquada 

Linda Beattie & Paul Tremblay

Victor Troll

Ming & Ananna Tse

Ingeborg Uhlir

Marc & Nadia Ullman

Laura & Peter Van Zandt

Donna & Bill Vanderclock

Robert & Susan Vasquezi

Roberta Walz

Jennie Wan

Harold Weiner

David & Joyce Wilbourn

Christine Dutt & Douglas Whittington

Louise Wilkes

Robert & Paulette Wo

Florence & Hong Wu

Barry Wyshogrod

Mark Yarm

Stephen & Karen Yee

Dr. Michael & Karen Young

Denyce Zabrecky

Roberta Zackman
Suzanne Hildreth & Dimitry Zarkh


 


 


 


 


 



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