Foxborough Frames Up the Opioid Crisis in New Videos
The town of Foxborough has – through cable TV and YouTube – created two programs that directly frame the “Opioid Crisis” or the “Killer Drug Epidemic.” The links are cited below. The presentations include firsthand accounts of the challenges of addiction. Local...
New “Care Room” Open May 2017 at the Easthampton COA
This year the Director & Activity Coordinator have been on track to rejuvenate our building and introduce some new services. Our latest innovation is the “Care Room” located downstairs in the former computer room. The concept of the Care Room is to allow better...
UMass Boston and LeadingAge Establish New LTSS Research Center
LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston: The Gerontology Institute and LeadingAge are joining forces to establish the nation’s first center to combine the resources of applied and academic researchers focused on long-term services and supports. UMass Boston and...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY18 #3A
MCOA Membership: We have been contacted by the Grandparents Commission about the omission of the funding for the Grandparents Commission in the SWM FY18 budget proposal. MCOA strongly supports their work because we know first - hand how successful and necessary they...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY18 #3B
MCOA Strongly Supports the Following Amendments to the FY18 SWM Budget MCOA MEMBERS: The Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging and Senior Center Directors (MCOA) is supporting several key amendments to the FY18 SWM Budget. Please join your elder advocates...
MCOA Legislative Alert: SHINE
Thanks to Al Norman/MHC... ADVOCATES, DO THIS ONE THING BEFORE MAY 19TH: Take one minute and sign the attached letter drafted by NCOA to support the SHINE program funding in Massachusetts, which is part of the federal SHIP budget that has been cut once already by...
MCOA Legislative Alert FY18 #3
MCOA Membership: WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP. The Senate Ways and Means Proposal for FY18 was released Tuesday and it did not include funds to continue the Elder Mental Health Programs. MCOA supports an increase in Line Item #5046-0000 of $500,000 for a modest...
Don’t Wait. Communicate about Hurricane Safety.
Prepare for Hurricanes Now Know what to do before, during, and after a hurricane. Prepare before hurricane season starts. Pacific hurricane season starts May 15 and Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1. Create an emergency communication plan with your family before...
Aging Council Begins Work on Issues Facing Older Residents
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON, APRIL 8, 2017.....Eileen Connors remembers her 9-year-old grandson groaning and walking away after he learned her age at her 70th birthday party, and another grandchild telling her she didn't "look like a grammy"...
“Food Deserts” Leave Many Hungering for Better Grocery Access – Boston Globe
Want healthy food? In much of Mass., it’s hard to get By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff May 03, 2017 It’s not hard to find a McDonald’s in the Mason Square section of Springfield. Liz O’Gilvie has counted 10 within a mile and three-quarters of her home. But the nearest...