Age Strong designations
We are a City Department, Council on Aging and a federally-funded Area Agency on Aging.
As an Area Agency on Aging (AAA), we receive federal funding through the Older Americans Act (OAA). Through this funding, we support many programs and services across the City of Boston.
About Area Agencies on Aging
In 1972, the Older Americans Act established Area Agencies on Aging. The goal is to help people live independently in their communities. We achieve this through a process that includes:
- assessment of community-specific needs
- service planning, and
- service delivery.
The Age Strong Commission, as an Area Agency on Aging, delivers some direct services, including information and direct help. We also partner with a network of nonprofit organizations across the City to meet the diverse needs of our vibrant community.
Agencies we fund as an Area Agency on Aging
Agencies we fundProgram location | Name and Description |
---|---|
Program location |
Boston Senior Home Care
89 South Street, Suite 501, Boston, MA 02111 |
Name and Description |
Family Caregiver Support Program
Services: Offers help to caregivers through:
|
Program location |
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children 99 Summer Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 |
Name and Description |
KINections
Services: Support to grandparents raising grandchildren through:
|
Program Location | Program name and details |
---|---|
Program Location |
Ethos
555 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 |
Program name and details |
Nutrition Services
Services:
|
Program Location |
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
75 Kneeland Street, Suite 204, Boston, MA 02111 |
Program name and details |
Nutrition Program
Services:
|
Program Location | Name and Description |
---|---|
Program Location |
Ethos
555 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 |
Name and Description |
Healthy Aging / AgeWell West Roxbury Program
Services:
|
Program Location |
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
75 Kneeland Street, Suite 204, Boston, MA 02111 |
Name and Description |
Asian Health Focus
Services:
|
Program Location |
La Alianza Hispana
1000 Massachusetts Avenue #101 Boston, MA 02118 |
Name and Description |
Aliancianos Senior Program
Services: Offers programs that support fall-prevention and healthy lifestyle skill-building, including:
|
Program Location |
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
11 Norwich Street, 2nd Floor Suite., Worcester, MA 01608 |
Name and Description |
‘Ask the Pharmacist’ HomeMeds
Services:
|
Location | Program name and details |
---|---|
Location |
Ethos
555 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 |
Program name and details |
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Services:
|
Program Location | Program name and details |
---|---|
Program Location |
ABCD Mattapan Family Service Center
535 River Street, Mattapan, MA 02126 |
Program name and details |
Senior Program
Services:
|
Program Location |
ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center
1 Michelangelo Street, Boston, MA 02113 |
Program name and details |
Elder Services Program
Services: Help for low-income older adult residents living in:
|
Program Location |
Boston Medical Center
Doctors Office Building, 720 Harrison Avenue, Suite 707. Boston, MA 02118 |
Program name and details |
Elders Living at Home Program
Services: Supports older adults in the transition from homelessness to housing through:
|
Program Location |
Developmental Evaluation and Adjustment Facilities, Inc.
215 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA 02134 |
Program name and details |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Senior Independent Living Support Services Program
Services: Provides referrals for:
|
Program Location |
East Boston Social Centers, Inc.
68 Central Square, East Boston, MA 02128 |
Program name and details |
Senior Place Program
Services: The program offers supportive services to East Boston’s older adults, including:
|
Program Location |
Ecumenical Social Action Committee
434 Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 |
Program name and details |
Senior Home Repair
Services: Helps older adults with:
|
Program Location |
Ethos
555 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 |
Program name and details |
Volunteer Services Program
Services: The program offers:
|
Program Location |
Friendship Works
105 Chauncy Street, Boston, MA 02111 |
Program name and details |
Friendship Works
Services:
|
Program Location |
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
75 Kneeland Street, Suite 204, Boston, MA 02111 |
Program name and details |
Asian Elder Drop-In Service
Services:
|
Program Location |
Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114 |
Program name and details |
Boston Elder Legal Services
Services:
|
Program Location |
Generations Incorporated
25 Kingston Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 |
Program name and details |
Active Aging Program
Services:
|
Program Location |
HEARTH
1640 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02118 |
Program name and details |
Housing Stability through Recreation and Socialization
Services:
|
Program Location |
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion
100 West Dedham Street, Boston, MA 02118 |
Program name and details |
Resident Services Program
Services:
|
Program Location |
John F. Kennedy Family Service Center
15 Tufts Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 |
Program name and details |
Senior Services Program
Services:
|
Program Location |
La Alianza Hispana
1000 Massachusetts Avenue #101, Boston, MA 02118 |
Program name and details |
Aliancianos Senior Program
Services (for older Latino adults):
|
Program Location |
Little Brothers Friends of the elderly
2 Park Plaza Suite 314. Boston, MA 02116 |
Program name and details |
Volunteer Services Program
Services: The program offers:
|
Program Location |
MAB Community Services
200 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA 02446 |
Program name and details |
Boston Visually Impaired Elders Program
Services: Support for older adults who experience vision impairments includes:
|
Program Location |
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
56 Warren Street, Suite 200, Roxbury, MA 02119 |
Program name and details |
Housing Resource Services
Services: Help for older adults, including grandparents caring for grandchildren, who are:
|
Program Location |
Operation PEACE, Northeast
78 Peterborough Street, Boston, MA 02215 |
Program name and details |
Peterborough Senior Center
Services:
|
Program Location |
South Boston Neighborhood House
136 H Street, South Boston, MA 02127 |
Program name and details |
Senior Program
Services:
|
Program Location |
Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAID)
42 Charles St. Suite E |
Program name and details |
Senior Day Program
Services:
|