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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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Join Us for ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture 2024’ Virtual Symposium on October 29th
MCOA and Dementia Friendly Massachusetts are co-sponsoring "Let's Talk about Dementia and Culture 2024." This virtual symposium is brought to you by Dementia Friends Massachusetts, and will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. This year's...
MCOA Membership Meeting Via Zoom September 5, 2024 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MCOA Membership Meeting Via Zoom September 5, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Agenda 10:00 Welcome Emily Shea, MCOA Board Chair 10:05 Art Pharmacy Adrienne Hundley, Head of Community Strategy 10:50 MCOA New Training Series Andrea Cordis, Training and Education...
The Home Modification Loan Program in MA
The mic-drop moment at the July 11 Outreach meeting was when the presenter, Tim O’Reilly, who manages building projects for Backyard ADUs, shared that Massachusetts’ Home Modification Loan Program (HMLP) will provide 0% interest loans of up to $50K to eligible...