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Groveland COA reports steep program growth, flags grant-reporting change
Summary
At its July 15 meeting the Groveland Council on Aging heard that program activity and face-to-face participation roughly doubled over three years; Director Alyssa Lee warned that the state is restoring line-item reporting for the formula grant in FY27, and she previewed a fuller year-end finance report.
At the July 15 Groveland Council on Aging board meeting, Director Alyssa Lee told members that June was "another active month," with "about 1,400 interactions across all service areas," three new members, roughly 122 pantry visits and about 1,500 pounds of food distributed.
Lee said the center logged about 5,474 duplicated face-to-face interactions in fiscal year 2026, a roughly 100% increase from 2023. ‘‘That is about a 100% increase from the 2,023 numbers of face to face,’’ she said, and added the board will get a fuller FY26 report in August.
On finances, Lee said the COA’s revolving account has brought in about $27,000 so far and that the state-maintained formula grant will remain at its current funding level for FY27. She spelled out a change in reporting: after a year of generalized reporting, the state signaled it is "going back to requiring a lot of detail" for FY27, a shift board members said arrived on short notice.
"This year it is very generalized," Lee said of the current reporting. "They're going back to requiring a lot of detail" next year, she said, noting conversations with the executive office and her role on the advisory committee for the grant process.
Lee said the formula grant is calculated at about $16 per older adult based on the 2020 census, which she estimated would total roughly $30,884 for Groveland. She cautioned that the grant account numbers often include prior-year funds and that staff has been careful to spend only the appropriation for the given year.
Board members asked for clarity on allowable uses of the formula grant and whether specific line items were required; Lee said the grant’s language is broad but that the state’s FY27 approach will require more line-item detail than this year.
On staffing and programs, Lee said she has put an offer to a former program coordinator for a largely remote, fixed-hours position and expects an update once the candidate signs. She also reviewed other program highlights, including quarterly hearing screenings and an ongoing veg/market initiative that drew nearly 40 people at the first market and about 60 at the second.
The board did not take formal policy votes on finance changes at the meeting; Lee said the board will receive finalized FY26 numbers after the close of the year and that the director and chair will meet July 30 to review the director evaluation paperwork.
Next steps: Lee will circulate the full year-end financial report in advance of the August meeting and the board plans a July 29 strategic-planning session to align goals and evaluation metrics.
