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Media Release March 23, 2023 A total of $3 million was awarded to AgeSpan and other Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) and acute care hospitals across Massachusetts through the Hospital to Home Partnership Program, which is designed to build partnerships between...
Community champions to deliver meals and friendly visits to older adults Across the United States, 1 in 4 older adults lives alone and feels lonely. Meals on Wheels is a vital program that delivers more than a daily, hot meal plus a wellness check and friendly visit....
LAWRENCE - The Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program was one of only five SMP Programs in the country to receive a $150,000 federal grant to increase and improve the diversity of its paid and volunteer workforce to better meet the needs of Medicare and...
Media Release January 3, 2023 AgeSpan is seeking drivers and on-call volunteers to support our home-delivered meals program particularly in the areas of Dracut and Greater Haverhill. Volunteers are needed immediately. This is a wonderful way to give back and help...
Many people this season need assistance with food, shelter, and other resources. Please share this information for services in the Merrimack Valley and North Shore compiled with assistance from North Shore Community Action Programs.
AgeSpan employees and volunteers, including Food Initiatives Program Manager Ruth Ortiz, were interviewed about our Mobile Food Market as part of WCVB-Channel 5 Boston's Day of Giving, which aired September 22, to benefit The Greater Boston Food Bank. Our free market...
By Jill Harmacinski jharmacinski@eagletribune.com LAWRENCE — Many people love animals and crave the comfort, companionship and loyalty of their own pet. An award-winning local program helps individuals with dementia achieve that without having to feed, pick up after...
The market is a collaboration with The Greater Boston Food Bank and Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence This summer, people of all ages will be able to choose from a wide variety of produce and other foods at the new AgeSpan Mobile Market in Lawrence. AgeSpan partnered...
AgeSpan was one of 43 agencies honored for innovative programs and initiatives that help older adults at the 2022 USAging Innovations and Achievement Awards. The national awards highlight success programs and were presented at the USAging 47th Annual Conference and...
The American Lebanese Awareness Association honored AgeSpan Chief Executive Officer Joan Hatem-Roy at their annual Scholarship Awards Dinner on June 5. ALAA has awarded a total $1.3 million in scholarships to more than 1,800 students of Lebanese descent over the past...