Mission Statement
To empower older adults to age well, engage in the community, and enrich their lives.
What We Do
The Marblehead Council on Aging (COA) serves as an elder advocate and offers services and programming designed to promote healthy aging. The COA also offers a wide variety of creative arts, fitness, health, nutrition and recreation programs, in addition to health screenings, health insurance counseling (SHINE) and transportation services. An Outreach Coordinator is available to assist seniors and their families in identifying and accessing appropriate community services, as well as assisting those who are faced with unexpected or unfamiliar concerns as they age. The COA is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Our monthly newsletter is located online on our website or a paper copy is located in the Community Center’s main lobby.
For all non-members of the COA, to register or sign up for classes, please call the office at (781) 631-6225.
Nutrition Programs
Tuesday’s home-cooked, “sit-down” lunch (Lunch by Doug) is offered most Tuesdays @ 12:00pm. $5.00/pp. The cost of this meal is offset by the generosity of the Friends of the Council on Aging. Please check out our monthly menu located in our online newsletter under – “monthly newsletter”, Facebook page @ “Marblehead COA” or paper newsletter located in our lobby. RSVP by Friday for lunch(es) the following week by either calling the COA (781) 631-6225 or by selecting the “Participant Login button” at the at the top of this page
We look forward to seeing you!
Grab ‘n Go Lunches are offered on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. This program is offered through “Agespan”, (formerly Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley & North Shore). Grab n Go lunches can be picked-up between 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. Cost for lunch is a suggested donation of $2.00. Grab n Go menus are listed in our Newsletter and Facebook page. RSVP by Friday for lunch(es) the following week by calling the COA (781) 631-6225 or by logging into our COA system at the top of this page.
The Traveling Chef is a sit down meal offered once a month at the COA. This program is also offered through “Agespan”. Cost for lunch is a suggested donation of $2.00. Please check out the Traveling Chef menu located in our online newsletter under – “monthly newsletter”, Facebook page “Marblehead COA” or paper copy newsletter located in our lobby.
For the Traveling Chef, please RSVP one week prior to the date of service by either calling the COA (781) 631-6225 or by selecting the “Participant Login button” at the at the top of this page.
Meals on Wheels is a program offered through Agespan. To find out more about this program or to register for meals, please call 1-800-892-0890.
S.H.I.N.E
SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Everyone…on or eligible for Medicare) can help! Certified SHINE counselors offer free, unbiased, confidential counseling on all aspects of health insurance to anyone on or eligible for Medicare. SHINE counselors will also assist if you find yourself enrolled in a plan that is not in your best interest by reviewing your coverage with you and helping to determine if you are qualified to make a change at this time of year.
To schedule a SHINE appointment, call the COA (781) 631-6225.
COA members – click here to access your account or to sign up for non-fee programs.
For all non-members of the COA, to register or sign up for classes, please call the office at (781) 631-6225.
Many people are faced with unexpected or unfamiliar concerns as they get older. The Marblehead Council on Aging (COA) Outreach Coordinator helps Marblehead Seniors – and their families – identify and access appropriate community services, such as:
- Finding options/answers to questions
- Helping Seniors understand and use the maze of public and private services
- Finding services for all income levels
- Providing help with phone calls, applications, and other contacts
- Meetings can be arranged with Seniors and/or their family members or close friends
- Meetings can occur over the phone, as well as at the Senior Center, in the senior’s home, by mail, or by email
- There is no charge to contact our Outreach Coordinator
- Information shared with our Outreach Coordinator is confidential
- Housing information
- Home Care Options
- Transportation i.e. MBTA Ride, Reduced Fare Charlie Card
- Food Resources i.e. Farmer’s Market Coupons, Produce Delivery, SNAP, CSFP
- Benefits Information and Eligibility i.e. SHINE, MassHealth, Fuel Assistance
- Medical Equipment
- Socialization
- Home Safety i.e. Home Safety Audit, Lockboxes, Personal Medical Response Systems
Please call the COA Office at (781) 631-6225 for more information about any of these services or to schedule an appointment.
The Council on Aging sponsors several day and overnight trips throughout the year. All day trips must be paid in full at the time of registration and all overnight trips require a deposit at the time of registration.
For information on trips currently being offered, please call the please call the Program Director at (781) 631-6225.
The Marblehead COA depends heavily upon its volunteers to help deliver programs and services to Marblehead residents. COA Volunteers are a talent and time network that drives programs and services farther and deeper into the community.
Volunteers help with monthly newsletters, COA programs, services and activities, office duties, classes, and community events. They serve meals and monitor the COA fitness center. Volunteers welcome visitors to the Center, make the morning coffee and offer tours. On-site and off-site sports – such as our golf, bocce, curling, and chair volleyball programs all are facilitated by COA volunteers.
If you would like to keep active and be enriched by community service, please consider becoming a volunteer. There are many opportunities available in our lively community. All volunteers are subject to a CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) background check.
lease contact the COA Director, Lisa Hooper, at (781) 631-6225 for more information or complete the Volunteer Application and CORI Form and we will contact you.
THANK YOU for thinking of volunteering at the COA.
From Boston and the South Shore
Follow Route 1A North along the coastline. In Swampscott, follow the signs for Route 129, which becomes Atlantic Avenue. Follow Atlantic Avenue to the second set of traffic lights. Take a left (Ocean Avenue) then a left (Pleasant Street) at the next set of traffic lights. The fire station will be on the left. Follow Pleasant Street through the next set of traffic lights, staying in the left lane. Take a left at the next set of traffic lights (also the entrance for Marblehead High School). Take the next right into the Community Center parking lot.
From Salem and the North and West
From Route 128 take the Route 114 East exit. Route 114 in Marblehead becomes Lafayette Street and then Pleasant Street. After entering Marblehead, pass through two sets of traffic lights. At the next set of traffic lights go straight across the intersection. (This is also the entrance for Marblehead High School.) Take the next right into the Community Center parking lot.
The COA publishes a monthly newsletter containing more than twenty-five fitness and recreation programs offered weekly. Lunch menus, monthly educational events and Outreach programming are also included.
To have a newsletter mailed to you, contact the office (781) 631-6225. The annual cost is a $25.00 donation to the Friends of the COA. Newsletters are also located on this website as well as the COA’s online participant program. Paper copies are located in the Community Center lobby. Monthly and weekly events are highlighted on the MHD COA’s Facebook page.