Tippett Home for Terminally Ill Needs Your Support

"I'd never seen such kindness,"

VNA Care Network & Hospice recently launched a $2 million capital campaign to renovate the Stanley R. Tippett Home, a hospice home in Needham for the terminally ill, as well as establish a patient care fund.

For nearly two decades, this hospice residence has given solace to more than 2,000 patients and loved ones navigating the final weeks of life. The Tippett Home offers a homelike setting for terminally ill patients to live and receive hospice, a combination of physical, emotional, practical, and spiritual support. Loved ones also receive support, and care helps both patients and families focus on life.

The Tippett Home needs repairs and renovations associated with nearly two decades of service to the community. These updates and the creation of a patient care fund will help ensure the residence continues bringing comfort to those coping with terminal illnesses such as cancer, pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, Alzheimer's, and AIDS.

Putting Donations to Work Locally

Contributions to the Tippett Home capital campaign will address four key areas:

Patient and family comfort
Energy efficiency
Outdoor improvements
Patient care fund for grief and bereavement services and provision of hospice care for those in need

The new entrance is under

construction. View more photos.

Making a Gift

You can support the Campaign for the Tippett Home by:

Making a gift online. In the comments box, please note that the gift is for the Tippett Home campaign.
Mailing a gift using our downloadable donation form.

Naming opportunities are available beginning at $1,000 (download opportunities). For more information, contact Jane Woodbury, vice president of business and fund development, at 888-663-3688, ext. 1360 or jwoodbury@vnacarenetwork.org.

More Information

Learn more by:

Watching a video about the campaign
Downloading a brochure about the campaign.
Viewing photographs of the renovations.
Signing up for e-mail updates.
Liking us on Facebook to view photos as we make progress on the renovations
Reading about the ways hospice and the Tippett Home helped local families:
- Families Become Attached to Tippett Home After Experiencing Wonderful Care — There’s something about hospice that’s difficult to put into words, even after Janis Miller’s 11 years of involvement with the Stanley R. Tippett Home. Read more.
- Reluctant Traveler Finds a Comfortable Place to Wait — When Bernice Zigman's family learned her diagnosis was terminal, they started hearing the same word again and again. Read more or watch the video of author Laura Zigman.
- Tippett Home for Terminally Ill a Source of Support for Family Facing Cancer — It was Christmas Day when Melissa Rober’s family noticed something wasn’t right. Their fun-loving, adventurous sister seemed disoriented and wasn’t acting like herself. Read more.
- Family Creates Cherished Memories at the Stanley R. Tippett Home — The red brick house at 920 South Street, Needham, became “Heaven on Earth” for Elizabeth “Betty” Drew and her family. Read more.

For assistance making a donation, contact:

Susan Young, director of fund development, at 888-663-3688, ext. 1370 or syoung@vnacarenetwork.org
Jane Woodbury, vice president of business and fund development, at 888-663-3688, ext. 1360 or jwoodbury@vnacarenetwork.org

For more information about hospice services, call VNA Care Network & Hospice's Referral Center at 800-728-1862.

Policies • Español • Language Assistance • Site Map • Contact Us