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...
Administration Releases Phase 4 Updated Guidelines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2021 CONTACT: Brooke Karanovich, Executive Office of Health and Human Services | brooke.karanovich2@mass.gov Administration Releases Phase 4 Updated Guidance to Health Care and Human Services Providers,...
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...
Senior College at Bridgewater State University
Senior College at Bridgewater State University is hosting an Information Session TODAY (January 19) from 1-2 pm, on their Spring 2021 Courses Seniors in your community may be interested in BSU’s Senior College courses which meet weekly for 4 to 8 weeks starting on...
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...
MCOA FY22 Request to Governor Baker
Dear Governor Baker: 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 signing the FY 21 budget that...
Impact of 2020 US Census on the COA Formula Grant – Projections
The following is an estimate of the formula grant for FY22 based on funding availability in the state budget. Impact-of-2020-US-Census-on-the-COA-Formula-Grant-12.15.2020
Membership Alert: Cognitive Behavioral Health Follow-Ups
Join us for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Q&A Session Follow ups: Thank you to all who participated in the workshops on using cognitive behavioral therapy. To support your work, MCOA and JF&CS are offering two follow up Q&A sessions to those who...
MCOA Membership Alert: FY21 EMHOT
MCOA is asking our membership to join elder Advocates from around the state to contact their Senators to support the Elder Mental Health Outreach Teams (EMHOT) Amendment. Amendment 206 filed by Becca Rausch, and co-sponsored by Senators Comerford and Jehlen, requests...
MCOA Alert- Call Your Senators for SHINE $
MCOA Membership Alert: FY21 SHINE MCOA is asking our membership to join elder Advocates from around the state to contact their Senators to support the SHINE Amendment. Amendment 204 filed by Becca Rausch and Pat Jehlen provides $1m in additional resources for a...