Conchy Bretos-Winner of the $100,000 Purpose Prize Award
Conchy Bretos received the first ever $100,000 purpose prize for her innovative work in providing assisted living services in public housing. Funded by Atlantic Philanthropies and The John Templeton Foundation, the Purpose Prize is designed to demonstrate that investment in the work of social entrepreneurs over the age of sixty will yield important returns for society. Ms, Bretos was selected from a pool of over 1,200 nominations by a distinguished group of judges, including Sidney Poitier, David Gergen, Cokie Roberts, author Gloria Steinem and Jeffrey Taylor.
News of the award received broad recognition and exposure in all major media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The LA Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, The Washington Post, National Public Radio, Business Week and the CBS Evening News.
| USA Today "Older Citizens with "Purpose" Honored" September 5th, 2006 |
San Francisco Chronicle "S.F. Group Rewards Over-60 Innovators" September 5th, 2006 |
| Business Week "Activism Isn't Just for Kids" October 16. 2006 |
The Wall Street Journal "Judea Pearl Among Purpose Prize Winners" September 5, 2006 |
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The New York Times "Don't Call it a Lifetime Achievement Award. They're Just Getting Started" September 5, 2006 |
The Chronicle of Philanthropy "Building Charities for a New Age" September 14th, 2006 |
| Chicago Tribune "Unexpected Job Loss Can Hit Retirement Plans" October 1, 2006 |
CBS Evening News Solution Helps Keep Seniors at Home February 8th, 2007 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer "For Goode, Retirement with Purpose" September 5, 2006 |
The Miami Herald "Second Act" August 11th, 2007 |
| Los Angeles Times "Awards Honor Those Who Continue Their Labor" September 5, 2006 |
"A World of Options For All:
The Evolution of Affordable Assisted Living & How To Get Started"
- Journal of Housing and Community Development 2007 Buyer's Guide Issue (May/June 2007)
"Housing Directors as Change Agents?"
- January-February 2006 NAHRO Journal of Housing & Community Development
"The Helen Sawyer Plaza Conversion Program Pilot Study"
- Southeast Florida Center on Aging - Florida International University, North Miami Campus
"The need for senior housing grows as baby boomers age"
- By Donna Kimura, Affordable Housing Finance
"Medicaid Waiver and Assisted Living Facilities"
- Journal of Housing & Community Development (May/June 2002)
MIA Consulting has conducted several seminars and presentations for: CLPHA, NAHRO, Regional NAHRO, PHADA, USHUD, The Council on Aging, among others and most recently FAHRO.