Home-delivered and kosher meals are available to some homebound elders. Click here to Download the Healthcare Proxy Application. Advocacy The Council on Aging works to protect and support the interests and rights of older people. It joins efforts with other organizations to monitor important legislation, programs, and access to services. Inexpensive daytime classes for older people are co-sponsored by the Council on Aging and the Brookline Adult and Community Education Program.
Subjects range from humanities to exercise sessions.
For full particulars, please call 730-2700. The Council on Aging sponsors a number of groups, classes and workshops, ranging from a Newcomers' Club for those wanting to learn more about the community to two monthly Book Discussion Groups. A Retired Men's Club meets every week at the Devotion School, and The Friendly Connection, which brings people with common interests together, holds monthly brown bag lunches as well visiting local restaurants. It also sponsors weekly Bridge, Scrabble and Mah Jongg games. The Solemates walking group strolls forth every week in good weather, and a Senior Crafts Fair featuring the work of local seniors is held each fall in the Brookline Town Hall.