Councils on Aging, Senior Centers, and Villages

Villages

“Villages” are organizations that coordinate volunteers to help with tasks like grocery shopping, home maintenance and repair, technology help, transportation, companionship, and more. Here is a listing of Villages in our area.

• Village Neighbors (Leverett, Shutesbury, New Salem, Wendell)
• Petersham Partners: 978-724-0078
• Northfield Neighbors at Home
• Valley Neighbors (Whately, Deerfield, and Sunderland)
• Athol Kindness Project – In Development
• Montague Villages 
• Amherst Neighbors
• Northampton Neighbors

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Councils on Aging and Senior Centers

Councils on Aging are a municipal committees that discuss the needs of local elders. Some Councils on Aging oversee the operation of dedicated senior centers, while others conduct activities in town halls or other locations.

Town	Address	Contact
Ashfield Council on Aging Douglas Field, Chair	Ashfield Town Hall PO Box 560 Ashfield, MA 01330	Town Clerk 413-628-4441 Ext 5
Athol Council on Aging	Town Hall 584 Main Street Athol, MA 01331	Town Clerk 978-249-4551
Athol Senior Center	82 Freedom St. Athol, MA 01331	978-249-8986 Email
Bernardston Council On Aging Nancy Bordewieck, Chair	Town Hall PO Box 504 Bernardston, MA 01337	Town Clerk 413-648-5408
Bernardston Senior Center Jennifer Reynolds, Director	Powers Institute 20 Church Street Bernardston, MA 01337	413-648-5413 Email
Buckland Council on Aging	Town Hall 17 State Street Buckland, MA 01370	Town Clerk 413-625-8572
Charlemont Council on Aging Linda Wagner, Chair	Town Hall PO Box 243 Charlemont, MA 01339	413-339-4201 Email
Colrain Council on Aging Betty Johnson, Chair	55 Main Road Colrain, MA 01340	413-624-3454
Conway Council on Aging Patricia Lynch, Chair	Town Hall PO Box 240 Conway, MA 01341	Town Hall 413-369-4235
Erving Council on Aging	Town Hall 12 East Main Street Erving, MA 01344	Town Hall 413-422-2807/2800
Erving Senior Center Paula D. Betters, Director	1 Care Drive Erving, MA 01344	413-423-3649
Gill Council on Aging Beverly Demars, Chair	Town Hall 325 Main Street Gill, MA 01354	Town Clerk 413-863-8103
Gill/Montague Senior Center	62 Fifth Street, PO Box 166 Turners Falls, MA 01376	413-863-9357 Email
Greenfield Council on Aging Margaret Saulnier, Chair	35 Pleasant Street Greenfield, MA 01301	Town Hall 413-772-1555
Greenfield Senior Center Hope Macary, Director	35 Pleasant St. Greenfield, MA 01301	413-772-1517
Hawley Council on Aging	Town Hall 8 Pudding Hollow Road Hawley, MA 01339	Town Hall 413-339-4319
Heath Council on Aging Victoria Burrington, Chair	Town Hall Heath, MA 01346	Town Hall 413-337-4934
Leverett Council on Aging Judi Fonsh, Chair	Town Hall PO Box 300 Leverett, MA 01054	Town Clerk 413-548-1022 x 5 Email
Leyden Council on Aging	Town Hall 16 West Leyden Road Leyden, MA 01337	Town Clerk 413-774-4111
Montague Council on Aging Roberta Potter, Director Theresa Miner, Chair	Town Hall 1 Avenue A Turners Falls, MA 01376	Town Clerk 413-863-9357
Montague/Gill Senior Center	62 Fifth Street, PO Box 166 Turners Falls, MA 01376	413-863-4500 Email
New Salem Council on Aging Edith Watson, Chair	Town Hall 19 S. Main St. New Salem, MA 01355	Town Hall 978-544-2731
Northfield Council on Aging Deb Lanou, Chair	Town Hall 69 Main Street Northfield, MA 01360	Town Hall 413-498-2901
Northfield Senior Center Colleen Letourneau, Director	69 Main Street Northfield, MA 01360	413-498-2901 Ext. 114 Email
Orange Council on Aging Henry Oertel, Chair	Town Hall 6 Prospect Street Orange, MA 01364	Town Clerk 978-544-2254
Orange Senior Center	135 East Main Street Orange, MA 01364	978-544-1113
Petersham Council on Aging Kay Berry, Chair	Town Hall PO Box 486 Petersham, MA 01366	Town Hall 978-724-6649
Phillipston Council on Aging Paula Haley, Coordinator	Town Hall 50 The Common Phillipston, MA 01331	978-939-4086
Rowe Council on Aging Brooke Shulda, Member	Town Hall PO Box 462 Rowe, MA 01367	Town Hall 413-339-5520
Royalston Council on Aging	Town Hall PO Box 125 Royalston, MA 01368	Town Hall 978-249-0493
Shelburne Council on Aging	Town Hall 52 Bridge Street Shelburne, MA 01370	Town Hall 413-625-0301
Shelburne Senior Center Juli Moreno, Director	7 Main Street Shelburne Falls, MA 01370	413-625-2502 Email
Shutesbury Council on Aging JoAnn Bernhard and Linda Avis Scott, Co-Chairs	Town Hall PO Box 276 Shutesbury, MA 01072	413-259-1371 Email
South County Senior Center Jennifer M. Remillard, Director	67 North Main Street South Deerfield, MA 01373	413-665-2141 Email
Sunderland Council on Aging	Town Hall 12 School Street Sunderland, MA 01375	Town Clerk 413-665-1442
Warwick Council on Aging Carol Foote, Chair	Town Hall 12 Athol Road Warwick, MA 01378	Town Hall 978-544-8304
Wendell Council on Aging Wendy Spittle, Chair	Town Hall PO Box 41 Wendell, MA 01379	Town Hall 978-544-3395/8721
Whately Council on Aging	Town Hall 218 Chestnut Plain Road Whately, MA 01093	Town Hall 413-665-4400

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