July 7, 2011 — Kip Tiernan, a staunch advocate for the poor, and founder of Rosie’s Place, the nation’s first shelter for homeless women, and numerous other Massachusetts nonprofits, died of cancer on July 2 at the age of 85.
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Esther Hanig, deputy director of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN), the state’s nonprofit trade association, said, “Kip Tiernan, who was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the MNN/AGM 2009 Annual Conference, was a role model and heroine for the nonprofit community. Her dedication and prolific work changed thousands of lives. She will be sorely missed, but she leaves an incredible legacy.”