Since 1875 East End House has offered innovative programming to the community and continues to strive for excellence as we look to the future. Our programs have received numerous accolades and distinctions. In 2010 East End House became the first in the country to be accredited as an overall agency and to earn separate accreditation for the School Age and Middle School Programs through the Council on Accreditation (COA). In both 2009 and 2010 the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the United Neighborhood Centers of America recognized excellence in family engagement programming through the national Families Count: Family Strengthening Award. East End House was also awarded the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s Management Award in 2010. The agency continues to create innovative and essential programs for the children, youth, families, and seniors in our community.
East End House community center uses a holistic approach to promote the well-being, academic achievement, and successful transition to adulthood of children and youth from under-resourced families in Cambridge and surrounding communities. As part of this approach, East End House provides support services to a diverse population, from infants to seniors, to strengthen family and community.
Capital Needs and Vision for the Future
East End House Board of Directors
Susan Lapierre, Chair, Retired, Senior Vice President and Community Relations and CRA Officer; Cambridge Savings
Sylvia Hampton, Vice Chair, Fundraising and Marketing Consultant, Hampton Bates
Tim Ford, Tim Ford, Jr., long-time neighbor, former consumer, and specialist in facility maintenance, repairs, and construction (retired from the facility maintenance department of Fidelity Investments)
Rebecca Gallo, Senior Officer at Middlesex Community Foundation
Josh Krell, Attorney, Brown-Smith Attorneys at Law
Robert J. Salines, Retired, East Cambridge Business Owner
Michael J. Delia, Ex Officio, President and Chief Executive Officer
Board of Advisors
Anya Bear Alexander, Community Engagement Administrator, Office of Government and Community Relations MIT
Tim Bombard, President, East Cambridge Savings Bank
Dennis Carlone, Development Consultant, Former Cambridge City Council Member
Peter Crawley, East Cambridge Resident and Independent Sustainability Consultant
Todd Ellis, Senior Financial Consultant, Walter Shuffain
Jason Forney, Bruner/Cott Architects. Architectural and Capital Development Consultant
Sharmil Modi, Founder and Managing Partner, The East Cambridge Company
Marc Roopenian, DivcoWest
Issie Shait, New England Development
Peg Sprague, Early Childhood Education Consultant
Kathleen Wilson, Managing Partner, Tier One Partners
Salvatore Zinno, BioMed Realty
East End House Board Emeritus Members
Kathryn Bloom, Retired, Biogen Foundation
Bill Gartner, Retired, Consultant
Jim Stone, Stone Family Charitable Foundation
Timothy Toomey, East Cambridge Resident, Former Cambridge City Council Member and Massachusetts State Representative
Richard Vendetti, Former East Cambridge Resident
*Updated 6/26/2025