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Needham senior center wins state grant to continue Gogo medical transportation; staff pursues meal, dementia and connectivity partnerships
Summary
At a Council on Aging meeting, staff reported a state grant of just under $10,000 to continue a medical transportation pilot with Gogo Inc., progress on a tablet distribution program and plans for dementia-focused programming and backup meal vendors amid funding uncertainty.
A senior center staff member told the Town of Needham Council on Aging that the center received a state grant “for, just under $10,000 to continue the medical transportation program through Gogo Inc.” The report came during routine program updates at the council’s meeting.
The staff member said the Gogo Inc. service differs from taxi-based transport and has produced “some growing pains,” but staff and the provider are “working with them to figure out… the most effective people way to get people from point a to point b.” The center will evaluate…
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