Chelmsford was founded in 1655, as a farming community. Our historic buildings and Forefather’s Burial Grounds are invested in and cherished by the community. As a community, we thrive on the enthusiastic sense of volunteerism and engagement exhibited through our residents and local businesses.
The Chelmsford Senior Center opened its doors in 1989. In the interim, it has established a well-earned, rich reputation for providing an enviable suite of programs/services designed to improve the quality of life, mobility and independence of seniors. These programs/services include: nutrition programs and Meals on Wheels, transportation services, companion services, inter-generational activities, social day program, a fitness room, various support groups, social programs and many more. One example is the Friends Cafe: The Friends Café offers seniors a vibrant and modern space as an alternative destination in which to socialize with old friends and new. In addition, the Friends Café offers healthy drink and snack options and casual indoor/outdoor seating. Not only does the Café offer a new place for individual seniors to gather but is quickly becoming a new place for small groups to hold meetings rather than their normal local donut shop chain or fast food restaurant. The Town also has many senior housing options, a large senior tax worker program, home service agencies and nursing facilities. With enthusiastic and involved officials and department heads, Chelmsford looks forward to developing its age-friendly initiative to further improve and even expand the services we currently offer. The initial targeted areas that we will focus upon are: expanding senior transportation, increasing affordable housing options and working with area businesses to support dementia-friendly projects.