[9] It was also in 2002 that the project defined their mission as "ensuring that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults and their caregivers have equal access to the life-prolonging benefits, protections, services and institutions that their heterosexual neighbors take for granted."

The year 2003 proved to be a major time of legislative change and policy action and advocacy for the LGBT Aging Project.

[9] On May 17, 2004, marriage equality became a reality for the state of Massachusetts, partly due to the role that the LGBT Aging Project played in legislative advocacy for the cause.

In 2006, Bob Linscott, the current assistant director, was hired as a part-time outreach worker and site coordinator for Café Emmanuel.

[14][15] In 2008, a major stride was made in the Massachusetts state legislation with the passage of the MassHealth Equality Law, largely due to the work done by the LGBT Aging Project.

This law ensures that same sex couples who are legally married in Massachusetts have equal access to eligibility evaluation when applying for the state's Medicaid program.

[18] The LGBT Aging Project receives funding through a variety of sources including state grants, foundations and individuals.