Supportive Day Program News Today

(Editor’s note: We love to hear from the community as they share their recipes with us. If you have one you’d like to share, email calendar@mvtimes.com.) I work at the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living as the executive assistant, but the highlight of my day is joining the Supportive Day Program, a social and engaging […]

On the third Thursday morning of the month, a group gathers at the Center for Living to take their medicine. The medicine is music, and the occasion is the Music and Memory Cafe, part of the center’s Supportive Day Program. The healing power of music has long been recognized as an effective form of therapy, […]

M.V. Center For Living, the Island’s Dementia and Caregiver Support Network Leslie Clapp, executive director 508-939-9440 lesliec@mvcenter4living.org mvcenter4living.org M.V. Center For Living will be closed Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day, and on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 and 24, in observance of Thanksgiving. Regular Programs Daily: 9 am – 2 pm, Supportive […]

The Supportive Day Program at the Vineyard’s Center for Living offers a long list of activities: exercise, art, music, yoga, drama, discussions, current events, games, special presentations by local artists, companionship, and a snack and family-style lunch. New to that rich list of activities is animals. The Supportive Day Program is now a Foster Pet […]

M.V. Center For Living, the Island’s Dementia and Caregiver Support Network Leslie Clapp, executive director 508-939-9440 lesliec@mvcenter4living.org mvcenter4living.org Save the Date: May 20, 10 am — Walk and Roll, a walk for dementia and caregiver support services at MVCL. Stay tuned for details! Regular programs: Daily: 9 am – 2 pm, Supportive Day Program Friday: […]

M.V. Center For Living, the Island’s Dementia and Caregiver Support Network Leslie Clapp, executive director 508-939-9440, lesliec@mvcenter4living.org mvcenter4living.org MVCL will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, for Presidents’ Day. Regular programs: Daily: 9 am – 2 pm, Supportive Day Program Friday: 10 – 11 am, Music & Memory Cafe Open House Friday: 10 – 11:15 […]

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Council on Aging is hoping to spark interest in the Senior Center’s supportive day program with billboards that better advertise its...

M.V. Center For Living, the Island’s Dementia and Caregiver Support Network Leslie Clapp, executive director 508-939-9440 lesliec@mvcenter4living.org mvcenter4living.org MVCL will be closed Jan. 2, 2023, and Jan. 16, 2023. Regular programs: Daily: 9 am – 2 pm, Supportive Day Program Friday: 10 – 11 am, Music & Memory Cafe Open House Friday: 10 – 11:15 […]

Leslie Clapp, executive director 508-939-9440 lesliec@mvcenter4living.org mvcenter4living.org Regular programs: Daily: 9 am – 2 pm, Supportive Day Program Friday: 10 – 11 am, Music & Memory Cafe Open House Friday: 10 – 11:15 am, Dementia Caregiver Support Group The Supportive Day Program (SDP) SDP is a daily activity program for individuals who are at risk […]

A forum held by the Martha’s Vineyard Older Adult Transportation Coalition Tuesday night made attendees aware of a variety of existing and brand-new programs that get older adults on the Island where they need to go. The coalition is a collective of Vineyard Councils on Aging, elderly housing organizations, local planning entities, and pretty much […]