Advocacy Updates
MCOA Membership – Action Needed! Please contact your legislator today to ask for their support of MCOA’s FY24 Budget Request!
Hi Everyone! Your advocacy is needed for the FY24 Formula Grant! Please be sure to contact the House and Senate legislators that represent the city or town where your Council on Aging is located. Here’s how to do this: Please cut and paste the sample email below...
MCOA Submits FY24 Budget Request to Governor Healey
Dear Governor Healey: On behalf of the 350 cities and towns that have established a municipally based Council on Aging, we want to congratulate you as our new governor and express our sincere best wishes as you begin to lead this historic administration. The...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY23: GAA–Governor Signs Final Budget!
Congratulations to all of you on your ongoing efforts to provide quality services to our Commonwealth’s older adults. You transformed, evolved and adapted our network in ways we could never have dreamed of. We have seen tremendous changes over the last year but one...
FY23 Letter to Legislators
To the 192nd General Court: On behalf of the Massachusetts Association of Council on Aging and Senior Center Directors representing 350 communities that have established a municipally based Council on Aging, we express our gratitude for the FY22 budget that included:...
MCOA Reflection on the FY22 Senate Ways and Means Budget proposal
MCOA Membership: The FY22 Senate Ways and Means Budget proposal was released yesterday and: SWM did not include the additional $200,000 request for Elder Behavioral Health Line Item #9110-1640 that was added in the House; but SWM did concur with the Governor and the...
Data Summary Report of EMHOTs; For the 7/1/20 – 12/31/20 Reporting Period
Data Summary Report of EMHOTs; For the 7/1/20 – 12/31/20 Reporting Period See the report here
MCOA Legislative Alert: HWM FY22 Budget
MCOA Members: Just released: House Ways and Means (HWM) FY 22 Budget 9110-1640: “For the geriatric mental health program, including outreach, counseling, resource management and system navigation for community-dwelling elders with mental health needs...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY22: Revised Strategy
MCOA Membership: The House Ways and Means Committee will be releasing it proposed version for the FY22 Budget on Wednesday, April 14th, followed by full House debate the week of April 26th. The Senate will then follow the same procedure and conclude its deliberations...
MCOA Legislative Alert: FY22- House 1 released January 27, 2021 noon
MCOA Membership: HOUSE 1 FY22 GOVERNOR'S BUDGET: FY22 Proposed FY21 Allocated 1. HHS ELD 91101640 Geriatric Mental Health Services Program $800,000 $1,000,000 2. HHS ELD 91109002 Grants to Councils On Aging $17,066,651 $17,000,000 + earmarks IMPACT: EMHOT...
FY22 Letter to the Legislators
To the 192nd General Court: Downloadable and Priintable Version On behalf of the Massachusetts Association of Council on Aging and Senior Center Directors representing 350 communities that have established a municipally based Council on Aging, we express our gratitude...