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Council on Aging updates: transportation grants pending, counseling expansion and memory-cafe partnerships
Summary
Staff reported waiting on a MassDOT grant under $50,000 to sustain the Go Go transportation program, said short-term counseling briefly has no wait list and recommended increasing clinician hours, and described partnerships for memory cafes and volunteer handyman support under a Community Connections program.
Council on Aging staff briefed members on multiple program updates, including transportation, counseling and dementia-support partnerships.
Transportation: Staff said they have largely exhausted available grant funds and are awaiting word from MassDOT on a grant application for just under $50,000 to continue the Go Go rides program; demand for trips—particularly to Boston-area…
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