Area Agency On Aging (AAA)

As the designated Area Agency on Aging for Somerville and Cambridge, Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) receives federal funds under the Older Americans Act. A portion of this money is set aside and awarded to community organizations through a competitive grants process.

Area Agencies on Aging are a federal designated network across the state and country, which were established as a key component of the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965. OAA articulated a set of far reaching objectives related to the health and well-being of older Americans and sought to establish a framework for the delivery of community based services which could work to achieve the Act's objectives.

Amendments to OAA in 1972 led to the development of the national nutrition program. In 1973, states were required to establish planning and service areas and to set up AAA's within those areas.

Current Grantees

Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services
CASPAR
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
MAB Community Services
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Americans
New England Home for the Deaf
North Charles Impact Program
SCM Community Transportation
Somerville Council On Aging

For more information contact Mary Ann Dalton at:
617-628-2601, ext. 3201 or m_dalton@eldercare.org.