Arlington's Bright Day Memory Cafe, in collaboration with Arlington Council on Aging
Where: Bright View of Arlington
1 Symmes Road, Arlington
When: Monthly, usually the first Monday of each month, including holidays
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP requested but not required. Please contact Chris Angell at cangell@town.arlington.ma.us or 781-316-3402 to RSVP or for more information.
The Arlington Council on Aging in partnership with Bright View of Arlington brings the Arlington community a Memory Café. Those living outside of Arlington are also welcome. A Memory Café is a welcoming space for people with some form of dementia or other changes in memory and their care partners. This program is designed to engage (and entertain) all who attend providing a safe and welcoming atmosphere. Please note that a caregiver must accompany individuals who need help with personal care. Bright View has graciously offered their location with modern facilities and plenty of parking.
Bedford Memory Café
Where: Bedford Council on Aging, 2nd Floor Flint Room
12 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA
When: Usually held on the fourth Tuesday of the month
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: Free or charge
RSVP is appreciated but not required. Please contact Abby Ferreira at a.ferreira@elderdayservices.org or 781-863-1166 ext. 104.
Join us for coffee, conversation, and activities in a welcoming place for individuals and families living with memory changes.
Belmont Memory Café
Where: Belmont Senior Center, 2nd floor
266 Beech Street, Belmont
When: Monthly, usually the fourth Thursday of the month
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: Free, but donations accepted
RSVP is appreciated but not required. Please contact Dana Leavitt at 617-993-2977.
A Memory Café is a special time set aside for individuals with memory impairment and their caregivers. Please come and enjoy home-cooked refreshments, sensory-stimulating activities and supportive socializing in a stigma-free atmosphere. Belmont Memory Café programming has included creative arts, musical performers, interactive Interplay. Programming and food sponsored by Minute Women Home Care.
Brookline Memory Connections Café
Where: Brookline Senior Center
93 Winchester Street, Brookline Currently meets via Zoom video conferencing.
When: Monthly, usually the fourth Wednesday of the month (please call for specific date changes)
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP required. Contact Jamie Jensen at jjensen@brooklinema.gov or 617-730-2753.
The Senior Center welcomes people living with memory changes to its monthly Café that includes a variety of interactive programming, refreshments, and other enjoyable experiences with peers facing similar challenges. Individuals with memory loss and their care partners can connect with others in a social, relaxing, and supportive environment. Either party can attend alone, but a care partner must accompany those who require care assistance. Please contact Jamie for information about monthly virtual cafés, or in-person cafés when that becomes possible again.
Updated 6/28/20
Burlington's Memory Café
Where: Burlington Council on Aging
61 Center Street, Burlington, MA 01803 (first floor, Murray-Kelly Room). The right side of the building is wheelchair accessible
When: Usually meets on the third Tuesday of the month, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch is provided.
Cost: Free of charge
RSVP is required. Please contact Brenda Pappas 781-273-7010 bpappas@burlington.org or Andrea Cross 781-505-1138 across@burlington.org to register or for more information.
Friendly Day Café is a welcoming, interactive social time for those with memory changes and their care partners. Come enjoy friendship and fun. A care partner is required to attend with each guest. The café is sponsored by Lahey Clinic.
"Let's Make Memories Together" Café
Where: Cambridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
8 Dana Street, Cambridge
When: Usually meets on the last Sunday of the month
10:00 a.m. - noon
Cost: Free of charge; donations accepted.
An RSVP is not required but is appreciated. For more information or to RSVP, contact Elena Ceban at 617-383-1834 or e.isacenco@outlook.com or Seana Hall at 508-524-3306.
Each meeting will offer a planned activity such as musical entertainment, games time, arts & crafts and more!
Canton's Memory Café
Where: Canton Public Library
786 Washington St, Canton, MA
When: Usually meets on the fourth Thursday of the month
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Cost: Free
No RSVP is needed. For more information, contact Marylou Sullivan at the Canton Senior Center, at 781-828-1323 or msullivan@town.canton.ma.us.
Canton’s Memory Café provides a safe and supportive gathering place for friends with varying levels of memory loss to relax and enjoy conversation with their care partners and family over refreshments and entertainment. While the Memory Café is open to anyone in the community, any guest who requires a personal care attendant must have a caregiver present. Transportation is available with 24 hours advance notice.
Concord Memory Café
Where: Concord Council on Aging
Harvey Wheeler Building
1276 Main Street
West Concord, MA 01742
When: Usually meets the second Monday of every month
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Lunch Included
Cost: Free of charge
RSVP is required. Please call the Concord Council on Aging at 978-318-3020 to reserve your spot!
For more information, contact Elizabeth Kaupp at 978-412-7907 or elizabeth@rightathomecare.com.
A Memory Café is a welcoming and safe place for people with forgetfulness or other changes in their thinking and for family and friends to come together. The Concord Memory Café provides lunch and creative arts. We ask that attendees bring their care partners. A reservation is required to help us prepare for enough people. The Concord Memory Café is sponsored and facilitated by Right At Home of Bedford.
Last updated 12/19/2019.
Lexington Memory Café
Where: Lexington Community Center
39 Marrett Road, Lexington
When: Monthly, usually the third Wednesday of the month
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP not required, but please call to confirm dates. For more information, contact Michelle Kelleher, Senior Services Coordinator for Town of Lexington, at 781-698-4844.
Minute Women Home Care, provider of home care services to families in metro-west Boston, has partnered with Town of Lexington Senior Services to provide a monthly Memory Café supported by a grant from the Dana Home Foundation. The Memory Café is a welcoming place for individuals and families living with memory changes and a time to socialize, meet others, and have enjoyable experiences. The program is free of charge and includes coffee and refreshments. Each month the Memory Café features a guest artist or engaging activities, meaningful conversation, education, and resources. Please note that a care partner must accompany guests who require personal care assistance.
Last updated 7/26/19.
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Insight Café
Where: The Courtyard at Youville Place
10 Pelham Road, Lexington
When: Usually meets the third Tuesday of the month
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: Free of charge
RSVP is required. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Susan Snow at 781-861-3535 or susansnow@youvilleplace.org.
We invite you to Insight Café - an inside look at the innovative memory care programs offered at the Courtyard at Youville Place. Each monthly session provides expert-led education for care partners and the opportunity for their loved ones to participate in an engaging program. This is different from most memory cafés because guests will be divided into two groups. Care partners will be invited to have an educational presentation and a facilitated discussion, while guests who are living with dementia will be invited to participate in an interactive program in another room.
Last updated 2/14/20.
Lincoln Memory Café
Where: The Commons in Lincoln
1 Harvest Circle, Lincoln (right off Route 2 at exit 50)
When: Monthly, usually the fourth Thursday of the month
10:30 a.m. - noon
Cost: Free
RSVP appreciated but not required. Please sign up by calling 781-259-8811.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Kaupp at 978-412-7907 or elizabeth@rightathomecare.com.
The Lincoln Memory Café is a welcoming and safe place for people with forgetfulness or other changes in their thinking to come together, along with their family and friends. Please note, we do ask our attendees to bring their care partners. Snacks are provided, plus socialization and creative arts entertainment. Right at Home Boston Northwest co-sponsors this Memory Cafe with the Lincoln Council on Aging and The Commons in Lincoln.
Last updated 12/19/2019.
CARE CAFÉ (CARE= Caregivers Assemble Relax & Enjoy)
Where: Medford Council on Aging
101 Riverside Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
When: Usually held on the first Wednesday of each month
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: Free of charge
RSVP requested but not required. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Arlene Carroll, MCOA Program Development Volunteer and Community Outreach Manager, at 781-396-6010 or at acarroll@medford-ma.gov.
Our CARE Café offers social connectivity, inclusion, support, information and activities in a welcoming space for persons and their families living with memory changes. The CARE Café offers Body and Brain Yoga for the first hour and The Mitsy Kit which is a touch based quilting class for the second hour. The Yoga class varies and will be adding a musical component. The Mitsy Kit class also extends a feeling of familiarity each month and offers different projects each month for any stage or skill level. Information is always made available and refreshments served. The program is FREE and all communities are welcome.
Milton's Memory Café
Where: Milton Council on Aging
10 Walnut Street, Milton, MA
When: Usually meets on the 4th Thursday of the month
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP is requested, but not required.
Please contact the Milton Council on Aging at 617-898-4893.
The café’s goal is to help guests feel comfortable and to know that they are not alone. Cafés are a place to talk with others who understand what you are going through, to forget about limitations and instead focus on strengths, to enjoy other’s company, and to explore something new. Please plan to join us for our Memory Café at Your Center for Living right here in Milton.
Memory Café of Needham
Where: The Center at the Heights
300 Hillside Avenue
Needham, MA 02494
When: Second Wednesday of the month
11:00 a.m. - noon
Cost: Free
For more information, please contact Kim at 781-444-2266
Come to Needham Memory Café Located at The Center at the Heights in Needham Center for an enjoyable morning surrounded by friends, conversation, and engagement. A collaboration of Avita of Needham, and FirstLight, a local home care company.
Temple Emanuel Memory Café
Where: Temple Emanuel Reisman Hall
385 Ward Street, Newton Currently meeting via Zoom video conferencing.
When: Monthly, on Thursdays (contact Tracy Schneider for specific dates)
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP required. Contact Tracy Schneider at Tracys120@yahoo.com or 617-959-4928.
The Temple Emanuel Memory Café is an inviting place for people with forgetfulness or other changes in their thinking and their family and friends. Our café is inspired by Jewish themes of the season while also being welcoming to all. Each month we'll start with conversation starters then enjoy an interactive program and refreshments. A care partner must accompany guests who require personal care assistance. The monthly café gatherings are open to Temple Emanuel members as well as the greater community. This program series is proudly co-presented and co-sponsored by Temple Emanuel and Memory Care Assisted Living at NewBridge on the Charles.
In addition to our monthly Memory Cafés, four times a year we host a Caregiver Support Group, art program, and luncheon sponsored by The Center for Memory Health at Hebrew SeniorLife, which leads into our afternoon Memory Café. Caregivers participate in a support group while seniors explore "art for stress relief" with an art therapist. Both sessions are followed by a kosher luncheon at no cost. Please call 617-959-4928 for dates and times. Please contact Tracy at Tracys120@yahoo.com or 617-959-4928 for information about virtual or in-person cafés.
Updated 6/28/20.
Thyme Café
Where: Adelaide of Newton Centre
157 Herrick Road
Newton, MA
When: Usually meets the second Tuesday of the month
noon - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP requested but not required. Please contact Dawn Krupwich, LSW at 617-544-3454 or dkrupwich@benchmarkquality.com.
Thyme Café is a cozy café space with an adjacent outdoor courtyard area. It is handicap accessible, all one level, and there are no steps involved. A light lunch will be served.
Last updated 2/13/2020.
Newton Memory Café
Where: The Newton Senior Center
345 Walnut Street, Newtonville Currently meeting online via Zoom video conferencing.
When: Monthly, usually the third Wednesday of the month
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP not required, but please call 617-796-1660 to confirm dates.
The Newton Memory Café welcomes those living with memory changes and their care partners to come talk, enjoy light refreshments, and socialize. Musicians, storytellers, poets, and other artists are scheduled to provide engaging activities. The Café is part of a larger movement to help communities become both age friendly and dementia inclusive. Please contact Ilana for information about virtual and in-person cafés.
Last updated 6/28/20.
Norwood Memory Café
Where: Norwood Senior Center
275 Prospect Street, Norwood
When: Monthly, usually the third Thursday of the month
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free, but donations are appreciated.
RSVP not required, but please call or email to confirm dates. For information and to volunteer, contact Jean Cotton, MS Gerontology, CDP, at je7cot@msn.com or 781-762-1611. The café website is norwoodmemorycafe.com.
A welcoming place for individuals, families, and friends of those living with memory changes. Join us for conversation, refreshments, and activities in a carefree environment. We respectfully ask caregivers to be present with any guests that need personal assistance. Norwood Memory Café, Inc. is a nonprofit organization and part of a national memory café movement.
Last updated 11/21/19
Reading’s Memory Cafe
Where: Currently meeting online, via Zoom video conferencing
When: Last Tuesday of each month
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more information or to RSVP and receive the Zoom link, please contact Kerry Valle, Town of Reading Case Manager, at kvalle@ci.reading.ma.us or 781-942-6659 or Alyse Warren, Town of Reading Nurse Advocate, at awarren@ci.reading.ma.us or 781-942-6693.
Reading's Memory Café is a welcoming gathering for people with memory loss and those who help care for them. The café offers an opportunity to socialize, participate in an activity, and make new friends in an accepting environment.
Last updated 6/6/2020.
The Memory Café by the Lake
Where: Sharon Adult Center
219 Massapoag Avenue, Sharon
When: Monthly, usually the second Monday of the month
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Please call to confirm dates.
Cost: Free
For information about café reopening, please contact Kathie Medeiros at kmedeiros@townofsharon.org or Susan Edinger at sedinger@townofsharon.org or call 781-784-8000.
The Memory Café by the Lake welcomes those living with memory changes and their care partners, whether it be family or friends. Monthly activites will vary but attendees will always have the opportunity to enjoy refreshments and conversation with others facing similar challenges. This will take place in a safe and supportive environment. A care partner must accompany anyone who needs assistance.
Updated 9/13/20
Somerville Council on Aging Memory Café
Where: Mt. Vernon Restaurant
14 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02145
When: Usually held the second Thursday of the month
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP requested: Please contact The Somerville Council on Aging at 617-625-6600 ext. 2300 to sign up.
A Memory Café is a safe, comfortable, environment to share your stories and socialize with others who have worries about their memory. The café is geared towards individuals with memory loss and their care partners as well as those who worry about memory problems.
Stoneham Memory Café
Where/When: For date/time and location, please contact the Stoneham Senior Center at 781-438-1157 or email Anne Lawrence, LICSW at alawrence@stoneham-ma.gov.
Cost: Free
A memory café is a welcoming space for people with some form of dementia or other changes in memory. Come enjoy time with family, friends, or caregivers. Each memory café offers a unique opportunity to enjoy refreshments and an engaging activity while connecting with other locals who understand what you are going through. Please note that a caregiver must accompany individuals who need help with personal care.
Updated 2/21/2020.
JF&CS Memory Café
Where: JF&CS Headquarters
1430 Main Street, Waltham Currently meeting online via Zoom video conferencing.
When: Meets monthly, usually on the first Friday of the month.
10:00 a.m. – noon
Cost: Free
RSVP not required, but please call or email to confirm dates. Contact Beth at bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org or 781-693-5628 for more information.
A welcoming place for individuals and families living with memory changes. Enjoy coffee, refreshments, creative arts, and conversation with new friends of all ages. A guest artist leads a creative exploration each month. Co-hosted by the Waltham Student Group of Brandeis University. A care partner must accompany guests who require personal care assistance. Our virtual café meets monthly on Zoom or by telephone. For information or to RSVP, please contact Beth at bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org or 781-693-5628.
Updated 6/28/20.
The Memory Lane Café
Where: The Tolles Parsons Center, 1st floor Multipurpose room
500 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
This café is currently on hold. For more information, contact Kate Burnham at 781-235-3961 or Kburnham@wellesleyma.gov.
Last updated 6/11/2019.
"Our Moment" Café
Where:
142 Middlesex Ave (Fourth of July Building)
Wilmington, MA 01887
When:
Usually meets on the third
Wednesday of the month
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP requested but not required. Please contact Terri Marciello or Laura Pickett at 978-657-7595 or tmarciello@wilmingtonma.gov or lpickett@wilmingtonma.gov to RSVP or for more information.
“Our Moment” Café is a special gathering place for those dealing with memory loss, and for their caregivers. The Café gives the person with memory loss and their caregiver opportunity to socialize, participate in an activity and make new friends in a welcoming environment.
Memory Café at the Jenks
Where: Jenks Center, Winchester
109 Skillings Road, Winchester
When: Monthly, usually held on the fourth Tuesday of the month
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Cost: Free
RSVP requested but not required. For more information or upcoming dates, contact Suzanne Norton or Colleen Wages at 781-721-7136 or cwages@winchester.us.
A social gathering where people with memory loss and their care companions can come together in a safe, supportive environment. Guests can share conversations over light refreshments in a relaxed atmosphere that sometimes includes music, art, or other appropriate activities. Often a caregivers group is offered, unless otherwise noted.
Winthrop Memory Café
Where: The Arbors at Winthrop
46 Lincoln Street, Winthrop
When: Usually held the third Saturday of the month
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP requested as space and supplies are limited. Please contact Shamika Johnson-Adams at sjohnson@arborsassistedliving.com or 617-207-3009 to RSVP or for more information.
Memory Cafés provide a safe and welcoming space for those who are personally dealing with memory loss and the ones who help them with their daily challenges. We know how isolating memory loss can be for its sufferers and caregivers alike and our goal is to create the opportunity for positive experiences, engagement, and socialization. Please join us in forming new friendships and bonds through music, art, and new experiences. Everyone is welcome!
Brighter View Memory Café
Where: Woburn Public Library
45 Pleasant Street, Woburn
When: Usually meets on the second Tuesday of the month
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP required. Please contact Ashley Thibault at athibault@bvsl.net or 781-935-4094 to RSVP or for more information.
Brighter View Memory Café is a welcoming social gathering for those dealing with memory loss, along with their family, friends, and caregivers. Guests will enjoy interactive entertainment.
Updated 7/15/2019