Introducing the Connection, Health, and Equity through Food (CHEF) Program
Exclusively sponsored by Hannaford Supermarkets, the CHEF Program is a collaborative network of organizations and volunteer initiatives across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Eastern Massachusetts, and Upstate New York that are focused on increasing older adults’ equitable access to healthy food and social connection.
CHEF Grants Will Increase Older Adults’ Equitable Access to Food and Social Connection
CHEF grants will provide funding to increase older adults’ equitable access to food and social connections in their communities. Grants will allow awardees to make investments in programmatic infrastructure, sustainably expand current programming and/or launch innovative, new programming that supports the food and social connection needs of older people. Priority will be given to projects and programs that serve diverse older people, veterans, and older people living with disabilities. Funds can also be used to help find solutions to the root causes of food insecurity and social isolation, including but not limited to poverty, transportation, rurality, and language barriers.
Who We Are
Meet the amazing organizations that make up the Maine Council on Aging.
What We Do
Learn about MCOA’s priorities as we work towards building better communities that support healthy aging.
Legislative Priorities
Find out how MCOA and its allies work on and track important policy issues that impact older Mainers.
Maine Wisdom Summit
The Summit offers participants tools and ideas they can bring back to their communities and workplaces.
Aging Resources
Visit our resources for the latest reports and research on aging in Maine and across the nation.
Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging
helping to build strong communities that support healthy aging through shared learning and collaborative partnerships.
The MCOA Newsletter
Keep up to date with what MCOA and our affiliated organizations are working on!
MCOA Biennial Report
July 2020 – June 2022
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Join Us!
Let’s work together to reach our vision of a Maine where we live healthy, engaged, and secure lives with choices and opportunities as we age in our homes and communities!