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Outreach Services


Outreach assistance connects you to community and regional services and programs. We also provide home and office visits for personal supportive services such as those listed below. Contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7080 or email Council on Aging

  • Outreach HomeVisits for Homebound Elders
  • Home Care Assessment & Referrals
  • Protective Services (abuse/neglect of an elder) and Elders-at-Risk Assessment and Referrals
  • Friendly Visitor Program for Homebound Elders
  • Social Services Assistance (helps with financial needs, housing, Food Stamps and MassHealth applications)
  • Fuel Assistance
  • Health Care Insurance Information (guides you to various insurance alternatives and assists you with applications and forms)
  • Community Resource Assistance Program (coordinates home chores for seniors)
  • Medical Equipment Loan Closet (loans wheel chairs and other items)
  • Police/Senior safety support services (Telephone Reassurance Program, lock box, coordination of services with TRIAD Liason Coordinator)
  • TRIAD/S.A.L.T Council (Seniors And Law enforcement Together), whose mission is to keep seniors safe in the community
  • USDA Food Distribution

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Support Groups

The support groups listed below are available to all residents. Meetings are held at the Grace Gouveia Building located at 26 Alden Street. Contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7080 or email Council on Aging for meeting schedules and answers to your questions. Confidentiality respected.
  • Mental Health Counseling Services
  • Drug & Alcohol Counseling
  • Helping Our Women/Cancer Support Group
  • Domestic Violence Intervention Program
  • Hate Crimes Victim Assistance
  • AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod & Islands meetings and referrals
  • Caregivers Support Group
Personal Assistance Program


The Council on Aging offers seniors help with a variety of financial, legal, and personal needs as listed below. Contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7080

  • Social Security
  • Health Care Proxy/Living Wills
  • Income Tax Assistance
  • Fuel Assistance
  • Senior Seminars/Financial Planning
  • S.H.I.N.E. (Serving Health Insurance Needs of the Elderly)
  • Senior Legal Aid
  • Social Service Assistance
Nutrition Programs

The Council on Aging provides a variety of nutritional programs in a social setting at the Cafe Gouveia and hosts the Meals On Wheels program. Contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7080

  • Meals On Wheels (Elder Services of Cape Cod & Islands-Age 62 to participate)
  • Congragate Lunch (Wednesday at Noon)
  • "Back door" Pantry (Emergency food pantry)
  • Gourmet Cooking Classes
  • Men's Breakfast
Transportation

The Council on Aging provides scheduled transportation as shown below and to COA events when schedule permits. For more information contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7080

Van Schedule Call for Pick-up, Departure/Return Information

Monday (2nd & 4th of every Month) Hyannis - medical appts. - personal appts. - shopping
Tuesday (2nd & 4th of every Month) Orleans, Harwich (Fontaine Medical Center)
Wednesday (weekly) GU, Senior Dining
Thursday (weekly)  
Friday (weekly)  
Social and Artistic Programs

The Council on Aging staff and volunteers plan and coordinate year-round social activities and events. Click for Monthly Calendar. For more information contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7080

  • Card Clubs- Poker, Bridge & Cribbage
  • Oil Painting
  • Ceramics
  • White Line Wood Cutting
  • Senior Art Gallery
  • Trips to Museums, Shows and Musical Events
  • Story Telling
  • Bingo
  • Big Screen Movies
  • Men's Breakfast
  • Travel Program with Polly
  • Gourmet Luncheons
  • Cook-Outs
  • Sundae Socials
  • "Out to Lunch" Program
Senior Life and Fitness Activities

Council on Aging promotes healthy seniors through education and participation in the following programs:

  • Low Impact Aerobics
  • Muscle Strength Training
  • Senior Exercise Equipment (free, available daily 1 p.m. to 2p.m.)
  • Yoga
  • Stretching
  • Upper Body Massage
  • Podiatrist
  • Hearing Tests
  • Weight Reduction Program
  • Foot Care (office and home visit)

Check the Monthly Calendar or contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7080

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Intergenerational Programs

Intergenerational programs are designed to bring seniors together with our youth. Listed below are programs and activities that enable all generations to share their interests and talents. Contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7080 or email mhurst@provincetown-ma.gov for more information.

  • National Honor Society/Senior Program
  • Student Volunteer Assistance
  • High School and Elementary School Chorus presentation
  • Library's Born to Read Group
  • Let the Sun Shine In-Spring Window Washing
  • Mentor Program
Senior Education and Leisure Activities
  • Gourmet Cooking Classes
  • Art Classes
  • Bridge
  • Senior Radio Program
  • Book Talk at WOMR
  • Reverse Mortgage
  • Wellness Seminar Series
  • Protecting Your Assets/Insurance Planning
  • Medicare, Medigap, HMO's-Keeping Up
  • Mobile Library Program
  • Alzheimer's Disease Presentation
  • Pre-Retirement and Estate Planning Seminar
  • Use of Computers - Internet Available
Annual Programs

Annual Holiday Party with Provincetown Business Guild

Christmas Caroling for the Homebound

Holiday Shopping

Holiday Singing with School Chorus

Cape Summer Day Trips
Public Health Programs

The Council on Aging works in partnership with the Provincetown Public Health Office to provide the services listed below. Contact the Council on Aging at 508.487.7083 or email vcarrano@provincetown-ma.gov for more information.

  • Diabetic & Cholesterol Screening
  • Blood Pressure Clinics
  • VNA Services
  • Flu Clinic (Pneumonia &Tetanus Inoculations)
  • Individual Diabetes Monitoring
  • Hepatitis A & B Vaccine Clinic
  • Health Education and Prevention Program
  • Wellness Seminar Series
  • Annual Health Fair
  • Adult Immunization Program
  • Emergency Preparedness