May 10, 2021 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS May 22, 2021: The window for accepting Title III proposals has closed. SeniorCare Inc., Area Agency on Aging, requests proposals from qualified organizations to provide services under Title III of the Older Americans Act for FFY2022 through Title III-B (supportive services) to persons 60 and older living in one…
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May 1, 2021 Read President Biden’s proclamation about Older Americans Month. In tough times, communities find strength in people—and people find strength in their communities. In the past year, we’ve seen this time and again throughout the North Shore as friends, neighbors, and businesses have found new ways to support each other. In many cases,…
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Dec 1, 2020 Take our Needs Assessment Survey today so we can meet the needs of older adults! As one of the federally designated Area Agencies on Aging in Massachusetts, SeniorCare coordinates the operations of community services for older adults in our nine communities. Every four years, we conduct a Community Needs Assessment that evaluates…
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May 1, 2020 Around the nation, older adults make their marks every day as volunteers, employees, employers, parents, grandparents, mentors, and advocates. They offer their time, talents, and experience to the benefit of our communities. For 57 years, Older Americans Month has been observed to recognize older Americans and their contributions to our communities. Led…
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Mar 25, 2020 By Lance Robertson, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration for Community Living. Originally published on the HHS Blog. Today, our country affirmed the rights, dignity, independence, and well-being of older adults when President Trump signed HR4334, the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 into law. The law reauthorizes critical Older Americans…
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Mar 13, 2020 The Older Americans Act was enacted in 1965, and supports a range of home and community-based services, such as Meals On Wheels and other nutrition programs, in-home services, transportation, legal services, elder abuse prevention and caregivers support. The law established the system for funding local programs— Federal funds flow through the Massachusetts…
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Jan 17, 2020 This weekend, we remember and celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I recently read the full text of Dr. King’s memorable “I Have a Dream” speech, which he gave in August 1963 in Washington D.C. I had not read this speech since I was a high school student, and it…
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Jan 18, 2019 This weekend, we remember and celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I recently read the full text of Dr. King’s memorable “I Have a Dream” speech, which he gave in August 1963 in Washington D.C. I had not read this speech since I was a high school student, and it…
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