Insights & Resources

Oct
13
2023

For Pauline Grappie, an Email from Mainstay Supportive Housing Changed Everything   It’s 2,000 miles from the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago to Norwood, Mass. where Pauline Grappie now...

Oct
10
2023

For Carla Fireman, living in a Mainstay supportive home has provided a launching pad for her to live on her own. Carla, who is 46 years old and has low...

Aug
29
2023

Mainstay Receives Town Fair Tire Foundation Grant Giving Program Presents Award for Second Straight Year   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWTON, Mass. – August 29, 2023 – Mainstay Supportive Housing &...

Jul
19
2023

Walk into Joel Waitkevich’s room at his Mainstay house and you’ll quickly realize what he’s passionate about. It’s decorated with fire department patches, hydrants, and helmets. Joel has volunteered with...

May
25
2023

Sandy Slavet compares her daughter’s Mainstay supportive home in Norwood to the apartment on the hit TV show “Friends.” “Mainstay Supportive Housing has provided her the kind of life that...

May
25
2023

When Joe and Susan Iannoni started looking for a supportive housing option for their adult daughter Allie, who has Down Syndrome, they quickly became overwhelmed. “It was challenging to say...

May
25
2023

Vickie Cox-Lanyon remembers the stress and confusion of trying to find the right supportive housing program for her adult son Drew, who has intellectual disabilities.  “It was so hard. I...

May
25
2023

Robbie Smith is a busy guy. He works two part-time jobs, has a girlfriend and performs lots of chores at his Mainstay supportive home in Norwood. “I usually make my...

May
25
2023

Since living at Mainstay’s supportive living program, Paul Zerola’s parents have seen their son grow more independent and confident. Paul, who is now 33 and has Down Syndrome, first moved...