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Sage Stage of Life: Empowering Older Adults through Supportive Conversations
Community Conversation on Behavioral Health and Older Adults COA staff with an interest in behavioral health have a terrific opportunity to tune into a livestream event: Sage Stage of Life: Empowering Older Adults through Supportive Conversations, hosted by the...
USE YOUR SMARTPHONE FOR TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS LIKE UBER, LYFT, & MORE
Transportation and Mobility Coordinators Meeting March 15 at 10:00 AM Join us for a continuation of our discussion in January on Transportation Options. Maria Foster, Community Outreach Specialist at the Brookline COA, and Jane Gould, PhD, author of "Aging in...
March MCOA Membership Meeting Agenda & Registration
Via Zoom March 7, 2023 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Agenda | REGISTER 10:00 Welcome • Emily Shea, MCOA Board Chair 10:05 Blue Cross Blue Shield Programming Opportunities within COAs • Heather Hurd, Field Outreach Consultant, BCBS of Massachusetts 10:15...
MCOA Dues Rates Schedule for FY 25
Dear COA Director, We know many of you are in the midst of planning you FY25 budgets, and we have had a few inquiries regarding MCOAs Dues rates for FY25. You may recall that an increase in the Formula Grant rate ( i.e.: $12 to $14 per elder), triggers consideration...
Transportation Call to Action | RTA Advancement bill (S.2277/H.3272)
The following email is from Alexis Walls, Assistant Campaign Director, Massachusetts Public Health Association. The MCOA Board of Directors has supported the RTA Advancement Bill. There is a link, below, that outlines the importance of this bill to older adults in...
Leadership in Action 2024 Training
ATTENTION NEW COA DIRECTORS! Leadership Development Leading Yourself | Leading Others | Leading the Organization Join Jacquie Collins of Partnering for Performance in this leadership series focusing on three areas of Leadership Development: Leading Yourself, Leading...
Congratulations to all the amazing participants of the 2023 Walk Massachusetts Challenge (WMC)!
We are so proud of each and every one of you for taking up the challenge and getting moving this year. We know it takes dedication and determination to make physical activity a regular part of your life, and we applaud your commitment to your health and well-being. In...
2023 Circuit Breaker Tax Credit
The Lexington Study Committee on Tax Exemptions and Deferrals has created their annual Circuit Breaker Tax Credit flyer that provides eligibility criteria and instructions on how to apply for the 2023 tax year and previous years—this can mean thousands of dollars of...
Attention New Directors – Training Opportunity!
Have you joined our network within the past couple of years? Are you looking for training to reach your full potential? Join us on December 12 at 10:00 AM as Jacquie Collins of Partnering for Performance reveals a new training series, starting in January, that will...
Nutrition News You can Use | Novemeber 7, 2023
Continuing Resolution With the partial government shutdown looming again, please note SNAP funding will not be impacted and benefits through December will be distributed. Also, the current continuing resolution provides FY23 funding levels of the Older Americans Act....