Advocacy

With so much of the media, funding, and legislation focused on youth, teens, and middle-aged adults, older adults often feel invisible and forgotten.

As the population ages, and older adults are projected to outnumber children for the first time in history, more supports are needed for older adults, many of which can be found at your local Council on Aging.

MCOA advocates for the Councils on Aging through lobbying of Beacon Hill to ensure that all of Massachusetts older adults have equal access to the resources and opportunities that allow them to meet their basic needs and to remain in their homes and a vital part of their communities for as long as possible.

MCOA joins with our partners in aging services to raise our voices for funding, research, resources, systems, and programs that will ensure older adults in Massachusetts are never invisible or forgotten.  MCOA stands with our Councils on Aging, and stands for the older adults of Massachusetts.