We Can All Use A Little Help Sometimes
It is not easy to reach out for help when we are experiencing overwhelming feelings, intense reactions, or having difficulty engaging in daily activities. We often feel alone in our troubles. Nationally, one in four older adults experience mental health or substance use challenges. In Massachusetts, 31% of people 65 and older have been diagnosed
Aminta Lara-Peters: A Life of Volunteering Comes Full Circle
Aminta Lara-Peters, who helped people throughout her life, including as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia, passed away on June 17, 2024, at age 83 at her family home in Northfield, MA. Aminta lived with her husband Malcolm Brian Peters, her daughter Olivia Lara-Cahoon, her daughter’s spouse Yaki, and her grandson Mauro, now 5 and
Volunteering Is Good for Your Health!
The healthy benefits of volunteering are proven and numerous. Volunteering is a way to increase your activity, and has been shown to build strong social connections that are known to support mental, emotional, and physical health. And, by focusing on helping someone else, we build self-resilience that helps us to cope with the daily joys
Support Available for Grandparents at Back-to-School Time
Summer is flying by and folks are starting to think about children returning to school. Back to school can be a challenging time for many reasons; reconfiguring and reacclimating to school schedules, collecting necessary supplies, securing clothes for the upcoming winter, school physicals, and so many more logistics. It can be even more daunting for
New Graduates “SHINE” a Light on Medicare
On June 21, six out of the eight new SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone) graduates received their certificates and celebrated at LifePath’s office in Greenfield (graduates Ken Heider and Lucas Schlidbach were unable to attend). As newly-certified SHINE counselors, they will work in their own communities to provide free and unbiased health
Tips from the Money Management Program: How To Spot A Scam
Did it sound too good to be true? Did it scare you? Did someone text, email, or call you with good news or bad? Unfortunately, you probably didn’t win the lottery. Fortunately, it is unlikely anyone in your family is in trouble. Most likely it was a scammer.
Scammers have become very creative. They have a
The Better Breathers Support Group at Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Are you suffering from lung disease, or know someone who is? Baystate Franklin now hosts a monthly Better Breathers Meeting in person.
The American Lung Association’s Better Breathers Club programs have connected people living with lung disease to educate, support, and help each other in communities around the country for over 50 years.
Better Breathers Club members
Get $50 Worth of Farmer’s Market Coupons for Free!
Craving some fresh zucchini or ripe blueberries? LifePath will be distributing 650 free farmer’s market coupon booklets, worth $50 per person (up from $25 per person in previous years). One of these coupon booklets could be yours!
The coupons are part of a program from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, designed to help older adults
LifePath Marches with Pride
The LifePath Community marched in the Franklin County Pride Parade and Rally on Saturday, June 15, to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. This was our largest-ever showing of folks at a Pride parade. Thanks to all who participated in making this an amazing day!
LifePath Prepares to Celebrate 50 Years this Fall
I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to join the LifePath team, particularly at such a pivotal time in its history, as we get ready to celebrate LifePath’s 50th anniversary this September. One of the biggest events of the year, of course, will be our annual Walkathon event. It will be held on Saturday,
LifePath’s Dean Lagrotteria on WHAI
On June 10, 2024, Dean Lagrotteria, LifePath Elder Protective Services Regional Program Director for Berkshire and Franklin counties and the North Quabbin area, spoke with Nick Danjer on radio station WHAI.
Aging in Place Workshop Series Recordings
In Spring 2024, LifePath partnered with Greenfield Community College to offer a series of virtual programs on Aging in Place. Here are the links to the recorded versions of the workshops. (To view, click on the YouTube image on the lower left side of the screen.)