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Our Team

Welcome Home is run by a volunteer staff dedicated
​to keeping useful home goods out of landfills and putting them
into the hands and homes of those who can use them.

Board Members


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​Mindy Peckler
Co-Founder
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Mindy has been a part of Welcome Home since its inception.  She cares deeply about the mission and is passionate about helping people turn their houses into warm and welcoming homes. Mindy is also committed to the Sisterhood at Temple Emanuel, CJP, Community Hevra Kadisha, Tufts Hillel, League of Women Voters and the Newton Election Commission. Professionally, she has worked for Mersky, Jaffe & Associates, a fundraising consulting firm, for 24 years where she coordinates the firm’s research, feasibility/campaign readiness studies.

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​Julie Plaut Mahoney
Co-Founder

Executive Director
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​Julie is committed to keeping usable home goods out of landfills and in the hands of people who can use them. Before Welcome Home, Julie worked in elder care for 20 years, including end of life care, and Newton at Home. Julie places high value on the partnerships that sustain Newton non-profit organizations and for-profit businesses, to make Newton a thriving place for all. She grew up in Newton, raised her children in Newton, and is overjoyed to be operating out of 2,000 square feet in West Newton.



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​Jordana Alford​
A lifelong volunteer, Jordana left behind a corporate marketing job to become a volunteer for Stop Stigma Now, a company that fights the stigma associated with addiction. She also dedicates time to many other local causes that have global reach. In addition, Jordana is on the executive board of CJP/Women's Philanthropy and on the board of directors for Temple Emanuel in Newton. Jordana loves volunteering at Welcome Home helping donors recycle and repurpose their home goods and working with clients to pick out items that will make their house a home.  

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​​Lynne Cohen-Friedman

When Lynne isn't volunteering at Welcome Home, she  works as a Commercial Real Estate Broker with Conviser Property Group. She enjoys interacting with those who donate goods to Welcome Home, as well as the individuals who come to pickup their orders. 

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​​Julia Hamilton

Julia joined Welcome Home as a volunteer in January 2020.  Before raising two children full-time, she worked in Marketing, Training and Development. Volunteering has been an important source of joy, fulfillment and community since her high school years.  She has tutored elementary children, built homes through Habitat for Humanity, served as a Buddy at AIDS Action, assisted with coordination of the Newton Kids PMC, and contributed to numerous PTO events and fundraisers. “It’s great to be a part of protecting our environment while gifting basic household necessities to those facing financial hardship.  What is useless to some is worth a lot to others.”  

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​Tim Mahoney, CPA, Treasurer

Tim Mahoney has been a Welcome Home volunteer since the earliest days, and has been Treasurer since 2019. Tim is a Certified Public Accountant and partner at Starr, Finer, Starr, LLP in Boston, Ma. He is President of Temple Emanuel, Newton, and is an avid player on the Temple Emanuel men's softball team.

Our Volunteers

Suzanne Afergan
Jordana Alford
Laurie Alford
​Janet Altman
Jacquie Arbuckle
​Susan Beaumont
Deborah Benik
Ronna Benjamin
Tal Berreby
Alberto Betancour Longas
​Barbara Biancone
​Bara Blender
Emma Bosco
Cathy Boskey
​Stephanie Briguglio
​Emma Canty
May Chiu
Carol Chudnofsky
Janice Chung
John Coats
​Martha Coats
Sandy Cobb
Celeste Cooperman
Lily Creem
Jean Dahlben
​Marvin Davidson
​Teia DeGeorge
​Dubs Dickey
Jennifer Egener
​Rosita Fine
Lynne Cohen Friedman
Karen Fromm
Elliot Gabriel
Heidi Gambino
Karen Garb
​Karin Gavish
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Jenn Gershon
Louise Gessel
​Susana Goihman
Rochelle Goldin
Beth Goldstein
Rebecca Gonzalez
Abby Gordon

Lynda Gordon
Kiki Gross
​Barb Guilfoile
Jeff Halprin
​Julia Hamilton
Cullen Hoffmann
Mike Horowitz
Sarah Housman
Laura Hu
​Laurel Hudson
​Beth Israel
​Hedy Jarras
Sunwoo Kahng
Sheryl Kalis
Carol Kirson
​Mary Kirson
​Shamin Koya
Martin Larson
​Linda Lerner
Tammi Levy-Cantor
​Caryn Lipchin
Zac Lipchin
​Sarah Mahoney
Tim Mahoney
Linda Matzkin
Lauren Meese
​Hector Merlin
Carol Mersky
Jill Millis
Joan Minklei
Eileen Mullarkey
Nancy Nelson
Ali Newman
​Caleb Newman

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Nan Niland
Michael Norman
Robin Norman
Maureen Oates
Mindy Peckler
Sophie Peckler
Rachel Pemstein
​Carla Powdermaker
Merrill Puopolo
​Terri Queller
Eva Radding
Dave Roover
Michelle Roover
Sandy Ropper
​Sophie Rosenberg
Lesley-Ann Rozowsky

Susanne Salerno
Rosita Shtifter
Francine Shron
​Anne Sills
​Dillon Silvers
Gail Stein
Zoey Steinberg
Christine Strossman
​Marcia Tabenken
Ruth Tepper
​Rick Thau
Sandy Cohn Thau
​Phyllis Theermann
Martha Tobar Hoyas
​Millie Tubman
​Leslie Uyeda
​Wendy Vietor
​Devon Villarreal
Brenda Waber
Barbara Wallace
​Jim Wieder
Margery Wieder
Zoe Wyett
​Debbie Yoburn
Marlene Yudelman


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Welcome Home
A Home Goods Pantry











Privacy Policy

Address:
1191 Washington Street REAR (entrance on Dunstan Street), West Newton
Welcome Home's door and parking lot are located at the rear of 1191 Washington Street, on Dunstan Street, in West Newton. Please note - you must enter Dunstan Street from Watertown Street as Dunstan Street is now one-way and you can no longer enter it from Washington Street.
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For GPS/Navigation Systems, use:
27 Dunstan Street, West Newton. We are located next to 27 Dunstan Street - look for our signs.

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 590351, Newton Center, MA, 02459

Phone:
(617) 454-4795

Email:
[email protected]

Tax ID:
32-0609377

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Dirección:
1191 Washington Street, parte trasera, West Newton. La entrada es por Dunstan Street.

La puerta de Welcome Home y su estacionamiento se encuentran detrás de 1191 Washington Street. Por favor tome nota que usted debe de girar a Dunstan Street desde Watertown Street ya que Dunstan va en una sola dirección y no puede entrar a esa calle desde Washington Street. 

Para los que usan GPS, Maps ó cualquier otro sistema de dirección, use: 27 Dunstan Street en West Newton. Estamos al lado de este edificio. Busque nuestro letrero.

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