The Commission meets the second Wednesday of every month 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Executive Office of Elder Affairs located at One Ashburton Place 5th Floor in Boston, Ma. All meetings are open to the public.
All Commission meetings are open to the public. Dates, times and locations are posted at www.mass.gov/elders
The Commission meets the second Wednesday of every month 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Executive Office of Elder Affairs located at One Ashburton Place 5th Floor in Boston, Ma. All meetings are open to the public." Should now say "The Commission meets the second Wednesday of the every month 1:00 pm -3:00 pm via zoom. All meetings are open to the public. To receive the link for the meetings, please contact colleen.pritoni@mass.gov
The Commission’s responsibilities include:
The purpose of this Commission is to be a resource to the Commonwealth on issues affecting grandparents raising grandchildren, and relatives, other than parents, raising kin.
The Commission spent its first year (2009-10) conducting a Learning Tour across the state, in order to identify the issues that were of most concern to grandparents and kin (Listening and Learning Tour). By using the feedback from that tour, a written report Listening Tour Report; and an article Grandparents raising Grandchildren, from toiling to spoiling were developed. Also as a result of these findings, the Commission created four sub-committees to further explore the most urgent issues and begin to make appropriate recommendations.
Although Commissioners chair working groups, there are many community members and organizations represented on these committees who have made generous contributions of time and ongoing support. As a result, we have made great progress moving forward on many initiatives that empower and educate grandparents about the choices that they have and the resources available to them. Much of this work is done by volunteers.
In addition, some of the Commissioners run support groups, others represent the Commission at events when we are invited to present, and still others spend many hours behind the scenes talking to grandparents, community groups, and advancing the work of the Commission on the legislative level.
We are hoping that this website is a place we can share information and tools that reflect the work we are doing on each of these issues, and we welcome your input, questions, corrections and comments!
We are committed to the grandparents' voice, and we invite you learn more about the Commission and especially to work with us as we continue to move forward. Grandparents contribute so much to their families and communities. Please join us in supporting them. If you would like to get involved with the Commission in its efforts to provide information and resources to grandparent and kinship caregivers, pleas contact Colleen Pritoni with the link below.
