LAWRENCE - AgeSpan is proud to announce its 3-year accreditation for Case Management for Long Term Services and Supports from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for our Home Care Program. NCQA awards the status of Accredited–3 years to organizations that...
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Kay elected president of Meals on Wheels Massachusetts
There’s a new person leading Meals on Wheels Massachusetts, and it’s one of AgeSpan’s own. AgeSpan Nutrition Manager Rebecca Kay was voted in by representatives of the state’s Aging Services Access Points (ASAP) as president of the organization. “It’s something I had...
Listen: Making Connections Through Meals
Our Reunir Restaurant Program is featured in a new podcast series, ReiMAgine Aging, produced by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, in partnership with Point32Health Foundation and the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative. Listen to the...
Celebrating 50 on the Field at Riverwalk
MEDIA RELEASE LAWRENCE - AgeSpan is celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary and 10-year lease renewal at Riverwalk Innovation District with a special 50 on The Field event on Wednesday, October 4. AgeSpan Chief Executive Officer Joan Hatem-Roy and Sal Lupoli,...
Mobile Market helping make ends meet
By Terry Date | tdate@eagletribune.com LAWRENCE — It’s Tuesday morning and raining on people huddled closely in a line that stretches along two sides of the Boys & Girls Club. They wait, most of them under umbrellas, to enter and receive fresh spinach,...
Media Mention: Merrimac Senior Center hosts drag show
By Lisa Rinaldi, Correspondent, The Daily News of Newburyport MERRIMAC — The Merrimac Senior Center was alive with music and laughter when the center’s LGBTQ+ Social Connections group recently marked the 10th anniversary of its founding. The festivities...
Caller: “Meals on Wheels Saved My Life”
Thanks to the quick thinking and action of her Meals on Wheels driver, June is alive and can continue to enjoy the simple things in life. “When I hear the birds singing, I think that’s a miracle,” June said. That’s because June may not have survived if it hadn’t been...
AgeSpan’s Medically Tailored Meal Program receives national achievement award
Media Release AgeSpan is thrilled to announce our Culturally Competent, Medically Tailored Meal Program received a 2023 Aging Achievement Award from USAging, one of the highest honors presented by USAging to its members. The program offers a heart-healthy Latino meal...
Senior Farmers’ Market Coupon Distribution is August 2
Make the most of the summer’s bounty with a free Senior Farmers' Market Coupon Booklet. Local councils on aging will distribute the free coupon booklets, worth $50, to eligible older adults on Wednesday, August 2. The booklets are made available through the...
AgeSpan among agencies to receive funding to help older adults maintain health-care coverage
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that MassHealth will provide $1.25 million in grant funding to help older adults and those who need assistance in completing the redetermination process. The grant funding will also fund enrollment events across the state,...