Resources Hub
Welcome to our comprehensive resource hub for elders and their caregivers. Here, you'll find a wealth of information and support tailored to enhance the quality of life for older adults. From healthcare and financial assistance to social engagement opportunities and safety resources, we've curated a diverse array of services designed to address the unique needs of seniors.
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
Call our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900.
BCIL (Boston Center for Independent Living)
Serving individuals with disabilities since 1974, when it opened as the nation's second independent living center, BCIL is a 501(c)(3) organization. People with disabilities who aspired to complete inclusion into society founded the organization.In order to do this, BCIL equips individuals with a variety of disabilities, regardless of age, with the useful skills and self-assurance they need to take charge of their lives and actively participate in their communities.
Age Strong Commission
In order to increase behavioral health supports for Boston's older adults (55 and over), the Age Strong Commission of the City of Boston is offering grants to organizations, entities, or licensed professionals who have demonstrated efficacy in providing education, training, capacity building, and/or direct services. This includes meeting the needs of clinical providers and behavioral health programs to serve underserved and marginalized communities better.
Caregiver Program at BSHC
Boston Senior Home Care is a nonprofit private company that offers long-term services and supports, person-centered care planning, home care, and case management to people who want to stay in their communities but require assistance to do so. They provide programs and education initiatives for those serving as caregivers and information about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and controlling chronic disease at any age.
Offered Programs
- Caregiver
- AFC Programs
- Home Care
- Snap Food Assistance Program
- Community Transition Liason Program
- Supportive Housing Program
- One Care
- And More!
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Via a network of local and regional non-profit organizations, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs offers top-notch resources, tools, and assistance relating to aging to all parts of the state. The Agency supports people in Massachusetts' 1.7 million senior citizens living well into old age by forming partnerships between providers, caregivers, and the elderly population.
Boston ElderINFO
Boston ElderINFO's goal is to be the go-to source for all the information required by Boston's elderly, disabled, and caretakers to live independently, with dignity, and in safety.
LGBTQ Aging Resources Guide
As the nation's first and only technical assistance resource center, the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging, an initiative of SAGE, aims to improve the caliber of services and supports provided to older persons who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender, as well as their relatives and caregivers.
Ethos LGBTQ Program
Through increased access and use, AgeWell Equality (AWE) is a systems change program that aims to improve the LGBT friendliness of aging services. The LGBT Elders Resource Guide connects members of the elder LGBT community, as well as their friends, supporters, and allies, to a wide range of organizations, programs, and services.
Healthy Produce ($2 per bag)
Fair Foods has been supplying nutritious produce to low-income households in the Boston area for the past 35 years. Beyond providing temporary hunger relief, our innovative $2 Bag Program boosts your dollar to lower the cost of a nutritious diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables.
Greater Boston Food Bank
In all nine counties and 190 towns and communities in Eastern Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) collaborates with over 600 hunger-relief organizations, such as food pantries, community meal programs, and other food assistance providers.
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) offers programs that remove barriers and allow people with disabilities to live their lives on their own terms. Our services concentrate on community living, training and employment, and determining a person's disability for federal support programs. We are builders of communities and agents of change. We also center everything we do around the needs of the people we serve.