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MCOA Leads Dementia Friendly MA, Offering Resources and Grants

MCOA is the state lead for the Dementia Friendly Massachusetts (DFM) initiative, a community-based, grassroots movement to grow awareness, services, and infrastructure to support the lives of people living with dementia and their caregivers. Communities often choose to merge DFM goals with corresponding and overlapping goals for network membership in the Age-Friendly Massachusetts movement, which is steered by AARP-MA.
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The US Senate Special Committee on Aging Publishes The Consequences of Clutter
Some may remember that in March of this year the US Senate’s Special Committee on Aging distributed an RFI, seeking written testimony from people with lived experience and other stakeholders on the effects of hoarding. Committee members have finished their report, and...
Exciting Opportunity for Council on Aging Staff to Collaborate!
Based on valuable feedback from our network, the MCOA is seeking proposals for facilitated round table discussions at the upcoming Fall Conference! What are Facilitated Round Table Discussions? These small-group sessions will provide a platform for in-depth...
Membership Meeting, Thursday June 6, 2024
MCOA Membership Meeting | Via Zoom June 6, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Agenda 10:00 Welcome Emily Shea, MCOA Board Chair 10:05 Remote Access to Vote Tatum Pritchard, Director of Litigation, Disability Law Center, Inc. 10:20 My Healthy Brain: Lifestyle Habits that...




