Alfred Davis, 70, allegedly used money intended to improve senior health to fund his own virility, among other things.

BOSTON, MA – The former head of a Boston elder services program was accused of stealing thousands of dollars that were intended to benefit the city’s seniors and using the money to fund elaborate personal vacations and Viagra-like supplements for himself, officials said. Conley and other officials announced Wednesday.

Davis was the director of elder services for the Boston Housing Authority in 2008 when the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation named him a “Community Health Leader” and awarded him a grant of $105,000 to improve the health of Boston seniors living in public housing, officials said.

Davis was also awarded a $20,000 stipend for his own personal development as a community health leader, according to officials.

The alleged misuse of funds caused the Elder and Disabled Housing Division of the Boston Housing Authority to be eliminated and its operations taken over by other City of Boston offices, officials said.

“This defendant was a trusted member of the elder services community. But rather than fulfilling the commitment he made to Boston’s seniors, he allegedly used his position of trust to cash in at the expense of vulnerable elders and the agencies dedicated to meeting their needs,” DA Conley said in the announcement.

A multi-agency investigation alleged Davis used some of the money to help the seniors, but pocketed about $20,000, officials said.