MCOA Joins Boston Pride Parade
MCOA staff joined a group of 250 elder advocates marching in the 2019 Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8th. Parade Grand Marshall Dale Mitchell - Executive Director of Ethos lead the group. Marching with the group included many MOCA members and partners...
David Stevens Receives Award from The Commission on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
On June 5, 2019 at the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Conference, David Stevens received an award from the Commission on the Status of Gandparents Raising Grandchildren for MCOA's support. Ilene Mitchell, chair of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of...
Apply to the 2019 Helping Hand Mini Grant before the deadline
The Helping Hand Mini Grant awards up to $1000 to councils on aging, private nonprofits and regional transit authorities for equipment or projects designed to update or enhance transit services in rural and small urban areas. Mini Grants must be directly related to...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY20 #4 Conference Committee
MCOA Membership: A quick review of the FY20 Budget (compilation thanks to Julie Watt Faqir, J.D. Executive Director Home Care Aide Council-updated by me) indicates both the House and the Senate accepted the recommendations by the Governor in House 1. His proposal...
Massachusetts Community Health Initiative Funds Regional Engagement Sessions
Are you working on racial justice to help improve health equity in your community? Is your organization concerned about how issues like poor housing or educational opportunities are impacting the health of your family and friends? We want to hear from you!...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY20 #3G SUCCESS
MCOA Membership Earlier tonight the full Senate passed both of our amendments and allot of other Elder Care agenda items! Thanks for all your great work. Highlights: Fully funding the Service Incentive Grant Program while maintaining $12/Formula Grant = 25...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY20 #3F
MCOA Membership Thanks for all your great work. As of 9pm Monday May 20th 2019, our two lead amendments received significant support from the Senate: Fully funding the Service Incentive Grant Program while maintaining $12/Formula Grant = 23 co-sponsors via two...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY20 #3E
MCOA Membership Thanks for all your great work. As of 9pm Monday May 20th 2019, our two lead amendments received significant support from the Senate: Fully funding the Service Incentive Grant Program while maintaining $12/Formula Grant = 21 co-sponsors Additional...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY20 #3D: WE NEED MORE
MCOA Membership: We still need MORE Co-Sponsors We need more Senators to sign on to be a Co-Sponsor of the following amendments. They can sign on thru Monday, May 20th using their internal system “quill”. Each of you to contact your Senators and make the case to...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY20 #3C: Mid Week Update and the Results are not good!
MCOA Membership: I am befuddled. We are half way thru the period where Senators can sign on as co-sponsors to our Amendments and since Friday, we have added only a couple more names to our lists (see below). To be taken seriously we will need at least 21 co-sponsors,...