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Healthy Aging Cape Cod coalition urges sustained funding as volunteer-led programs expand
Summary
Barnstable County staff and community partners outlined Healthy Aging Cape Cod activities, demographic trends showing a growing older population, and the need to sustain staff support after short-term ARPA funding expires.
Mandy Speakman, deputy director for Barnstable County Department of Human Services, and community partners presented the regional Healthy Aging Cape Cod initiative and an older adult social services navigator program. Speakman noted staff absence for the program manager but said the county provides administrative and convening support.
The coalition is focusing on livability and dementia-friendly work, volunteerism and digital equity, and exploring older-adult housing as a rising priority. Mandy said the coalition has 56 regular participants from 38 organizations across the Cape, and leaders are planning a dementia-friendly retreat with roughly 60 attendees.
Why it matters: Barnstable County’s population is aging faster than many parts of Massachusetts; local town censuses show higher, year-to-year concentrations of older…
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