Final letters to House and Senate Ways and Means on SNAP Gap legislation
Snap Gap Organizational Sign Letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Michlewitz.11-4-19 Snap Gap Organizational Sign Letter to Senate Ways and Mean Chairman Rodriques.11-4-19
Legislative Ask of the 191st General Court
To the 191st General Court: Printable copy On behalf of the 350 cities and towns that have established a municipally based Council on Aging, we want to thank members of the 191st General Court for their support maintaining the COA Formula Grant to $12/elder this year...
Formula Grant Projections
Line Item Allocation for COAs with a $10, $11, & $12 per elder Formula Grant (xls file) The 222 Plan - 2020 Census Projections with a $10, $11, & $12 Formula Grant (xls file)
Updated Legislative Ask
To the 191st General Court: Download and Print On behalf of the 350 cities and towns that have established a municipally based Council on Aging, we want to thank members of the 190th General Court for their support of increasing the COA Formula Grant to $12/elder this...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY20: GAA- Governor signs “no allocation vetos”
Thus: $12/elder Formula Grant Fully funded Service Incentive Grant (additional $500,000 over FY19) $300,000 added to Elder Mental Health Additional funding for Healthy Initiative Program ($2m) and $1m for pilot programs for SNAP Medicare Savings Account Program- Older...
MCOA Legislative Alert Good News: FY20 Conference Committee Budget
MCOA Membership: Late Sunday the FY20 Budget Conference Committee released its compromise proposal. Both Chambers passed this proposal Monday afternoon. The Governor will have 10 days (August 1st) to sign/veto. The legislature then could opt to override any vetoes...
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...