Healthy Aging Cape Cod coalition urges sustained funding as volunteer-led programs expand
Sep 12, 2025
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.
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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.
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