Programs & Services

Caregiver Support Grant

This grant is administered by the South Hadley Senior Center.  If you need respite services for a loved one diagnosed with memory loss, dementia ,or Alzheimer's Disease, please consider applying for this grant. The grant provides financial assistance up to $500. per calendar year for paid, in-home, or in a facility, respite support to families in South Hadley who are caring for an older adult who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia. Please call the Center at (413) 538 - 5030 for information. This grant is made possible by donations from South Hadley citizens, local businesses, the Koske Family, and from the Cares Act from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. A partnership between the South Hadley Council on Aging and WestMass ElderCare.

Council on Aging “Stay Well” Wellness Scholarship

This grant is administered by The South Hadley Senior Center. Start the New Year off in a Healthy Way! Stay Well “wellness grants” are available to low- and moderate income South Hadley seniors. Interested individuals need to speak to Ann Andras in the Senior Center to fll out a simple means-test form. A maximum of $150 yearly can be used to cover the cost of any exercise classes. 

South Hadley Council on Aging’s Lifelong Learning Lecture Series 

The South Hadley Council on Aging’s Lifelong Learning Lecture Series was developed with a vision for an affordable, accessible, inclusive, collaborative community-based Lifelong Learning Program to serve South Hadley seniors aged 60 and over.

Working with Mount Holyoke College, the Senior Center has access to a variety of wide-ranging topics and interests.  As for qualified speakers,  Mount Holyoke College is able to draw from the Mount Holyoke College community, which includes active professors, retired professors and professors from the Five College Consortium that Mount Holyoke is part of, but could also include undergraduate and graduate alumni.  

The lectures are held monthly at the Senior Center and are free to the public. The South Hadley Senior Center is grateful to the South Hadley Council on Aging Travel Club for sponsoring the Lifelong Learning Lecture Series. The Senior Center asks for a suggested donation of $10 to $15 per lecture, made payable to the Senior Center Activity Fund.

Lifelong learning is the "ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated" pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. It is important for an individual's competitiveness and employability, but also enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development.

“I’m still learning.” ~ Michaelangelo at 87

Tech Time With Sandy

In December Sandy will be at the COA on Wednesdays. Please call or visit The Welcome Desk to make an appointment.

Sandy our technology wizard can answer your questions. Examples of things she can help with include setting up your iPhone, iPad, tablet, or laptop. She can also help you with accessibility features, Bluetooth connections, or an Alexa! Call the COA to make an appointment with Sandy!