Massachusetts Councils on Aging

Thank you Gov Healey and the MA House of Representatives & Senate for your support in the FY'26 budget for a raise to $16/older adult for the Formula Grant! Grateful for your consistent support for the important work that COA's do each day to support older adults in the Commonwealth.

10.07.2025 14:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Social isolation is a major health risk for older adults. Groups across Mass. are stepping up. Rates of depression among older adults has increased since COVID, leading to an array of other physical health risks.

Betsy Connell, MCOA Exec Director:
“Social isolation is more dangerous than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.”
Older adults in MA face a growing health crisis from loneliness. Communities are stepping up—but more help is needed.
💬 Read the full WGBH article here:
🔗 www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

07.07.2025 15:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

friends at a COA enjoying a game of Jenga

Thank you to Chairman Rodrigues, Senate President Spilka & the MA Senate for supporting $16/older adult in the FY’26 Formula Grant. We’re grateful for your continued support of COAs and older adults across MA. #mapoli #aging

22.05.2025 21:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

MCOA Team outside the Hogan Center

🌸 Huge thanks to everyone who made the Spring Symposium so inspiring and educational! 💡💬
Your energy, ideas, and connection made it unforgettable. 💐
Here’s to growing and facing the future together. 💪📚✨
#SpringSymposium #ThankYou

09.05.2025 12:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Massachusetts commits to age-friendly policies! Executive Order + State Plan = Better care, housing, transportation & support for older adults. Pictured MCOA Dir. Betsy Connell, Gov. Healy and Asst. Dir Maddie Noonan

👏 THANK YOU @MassGovernor @MassLtGov & @MassAging for prioritizing older adults! 💙 New Exec Order + State Plan = wins for aging in MA: 🏛️ Age-friendly govt 🗣️ Older voices heard 🏥 Better care & housing 🧭 Local support 🌟 Dignity & joy! 🔗 tinyurl.com/3w53pa6f

08.05.2025 19:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

MCOA thanks Chairman Michlewitz and the MA House for supporting a raise to $16/older adult in the FY’26 Formula Grant! We're grateful for the Chairman’s continued support of COAs and the vital work they do every day for older adults across the Commonwealth.

05.05.2025 20:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Flyer with event details

📢 Free Webinar: Empowering Age-Friendly Communities!
How can we make our communities more livable, inclusive, and age-friendly? 🏡✨ Join experts from AARP and the Mass Healthy Aging Collaborative \

📅 Date: Thursday, April 11
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
💻 Where: Online via Zoom

04.04.2025 13:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Eleanor Roosevelt in a blue dress with thoughtful expression By FDR Presidential Library & Museum

Black and white headshot, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, founder of AARP By Los Angeles Times

Black and white headshot Maggie Kuhn, leader of the Gray Panthers

🌍✨ Closing Women’s History Month with Gratitude ✨🌍

"Here's to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them." – Unknown 💜

We honor Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, and Maggie Kuhn—trailblazers who shaped aging advocacy.

#WomensHistoryMonth #StrongerTogether

31.03.2025 19:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0