Beth-El Center’s Executive Director Announces Her Retirement

Beth-El Center homeless shelter and soup kitchen announced that the nonprofit organization’s Executive Director, Toni Dolan, is retiring in June of 2018. Beth-El Center’s Board of Directors is determined to ensure a smooth transition as they begin the recruiting process for a new leader for the agency.

“Toni has made a full commitment to work with us as we undertake this most important search process. I am certain that all who have come to know Toni and her commitment to our residents and clients will miss her being a presence in our community,” says Ed Davies, Beth-El Center Board Chairperson.

Toni has, over the course of eleven years, elevated the reputation and performance of Beth-El Center’s shelter and food operations and has become a champion for the hungry and homeless in the Milford area. During her years of service, she’s been involved in many significant accomplishments, including:

• Effecting financial stability of the Center
• Expanding the Center’s food programs including the addition of ‘Meals to Go’
• Recruiting community partner agencies and organizations to prepare and serve meals in the Soup Kitchen
• Implementing the ‘No Freeze’ Winter shelter
• Enhancing community relationships with funders/donors, partner agencies and networks to advance the cause of the homeless and hungry

“Toni announced to the Board in December her decision to retire, giving us plenty of time to prepare for her departure,” says Davies. “We have spent several years working on a Succession Plan to include this possibility.”

Beth-El Center’s Board of Directors will plan for an opportunity to honor Toni before she retires. A stable and effective organization will be maintained as Beth-El Center enters into a new chapter.

About Beth-El Center

The Beth-El Center is a recognized leader in caring for and meeting the needs of the hungry and homeless and strives to prevent and end homelessness. It serves individuals and families by providing temporary shelter and feeds up to eighty persons daily in the soup kitchen. Our clients include veterans, elderly and people working through unemployment, illness, catastrophic events, mental health and substance abuse issues. The Beth-El Center is located at 90 New Haven Avenue in Milford. Visit www.bethelmilford.org for more information.